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Kawhi Leonard has officially withdrawn from Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Clippers star decision to sit out was reportedly a joint one with his team and USA Basketball.In an official statement from Team USA, they gave fans an update as to why he would not be playing at the Olympics, "Kawhi has been ramping up for the Olympics over the past several weeks and had a few strong practices in Las Vegas. He felt ready to compete. However, he respects that USA Basketball and the Clippers determined it’s in his best interest to spend the remainder of the summer preparing for the upcoming season rather than participating in the Olympic Games in Paris." The two-time NBA Champion is no stranger to being injury prone. In the last seven years, he missed 256 regular-season games. When discuss...

Ahead of playing Chile in the 2024 Copa América, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced the renewal of its contract with adidas.As the official outfitter of Argentina’s national team, adidas will now be outfitting the soccer league’s mens’s, women’s and youth teams until 2038, a 14-year extension of its deal with the AFA.The AFA is composed of 28 teams within its primary, international-competing division, 38 teams competing at a national level and three other tiers of clubs. While adidas has been associated with the AFA since the 1970s, the two organizations inked their first contract in 2001. The deal was then renewed in 2011.“We are delighted to forge a new partnership with adidas until 2038. Our partnership spans several decades and this new long-term commitment allows u...

The Los Angeles Lakers have drafted USC guard Bronny James in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft. Selected 55th overall, Bronny will join his dad LeBron James for the purple and gold in the league's first ever father-son duo on the same team.It's been roughly two decades since LeBron entered the league himself and his every move has carried a wave of spectacle. The same media attention has applied to James' oldest son since his years at Sierra Canyon School in the San Fernando Valley, as well as his short stint at USC. While Bronny exhibited stellar athleticism, stout defense and a selfless attitude that mirrors that of his father's, his freshman year with the Trojans did not meet many basketball scouts' expectations, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game and a s...

NBA free agency is off to the races and James Harden has opted to return to the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $70m USD deal. The news comes fresh off the heels of fellow teammate, small forward Paul George, who decided to opt out of his current contract and test the transfer market. The latter development galvanized the Clips to bolster as much of their existing star power as possible, having also brought back point guard Russell Westbrook. Harden, an LA native, had come off a three team stint over the past few years, publicly falling out with his past squad, the Philadelphia 76ers, in a now famous beef with the team's president of basketball operations, Daryl Morey. While Harden's start with the Clippers wasn't stellar to begin with, he was instrumental in helping the club rebound i...

The Boston Celtics’ ownership group is planning to sell the team. The news arrives just weeks after the Celtics won its first NBA Championship since 2008 and its 18th overall.Led by Wyc Grousbeck and Stephen Pagliuca, the Boston Basketball Partners LLC was formed in 2002 and purchased the team for $360 million USD. The managing board behind the group will be selling off a majority stake in the team later this year or in early 2025. Grousbeck is planning to stay on as the Governor of the Celtics until 2028.“The controlling family of the ownership group, after considerable thought and internal discussion, has decided to sell the team for estate and family planning considerations,” the statement reads.The announcement didn’t specify if the team currently has any potential buyers. According to...