Charania: "Warriors owner went out and sat face to face with Jonathan Kuminga in the last month, and Joe Lacob essentially asked Kuminga, 'Do you want to be here? Do you want to be with the Warriors?' and Kuminga flipped that really and said, 'Do you even want me?'"
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Charania: "Warriors owner went out and sat face to face with Jonathan Kuminga in the last month, and Joe Lacob essentially asked Kuminga, 'Do you want to be here? Do you want to be with the Warriors?' and Kuminga flipped that really and said, 'Do you even want me?'"
Westbrook on KD leaving OKC: “I’m pissed. I’m livid. I feel like we let that opportunity slip away. I start laughing instantly I’m like this can’t be true, nah no way (KD) would go to that team, they just beat us.”
Westbrook on KD leaving OKC: “I’m pissed. I’m livid. I feel like we let that opportunity slip away. I start laughing instantly I’m like this can’t be true, nah no way (KD) would go to that team, they just beat us.”
Adam Silver gets ahead of Torre’s claim that he lied about not knowing of Aspiration’s existence: “I said I never heard of it— I meant in the context of the accusations here. I was certainly aware of the brand.”
Adam Silver gets ahead of Torre’s claim that he lied about not knowing of Aspiration’s existence: “I said I never heard of it— I meant in the context of the accusations here. I was certainly aware of the brand.”
[Stein] “There is an undeniable sense that many around the league regard the Clippers as guilty until they are proven innocent. People were outraged and convinced that the Clippers are poised to receive some type of penalty. The general perception of their alleged transgressions is that negative."
Source: https://marcstein.substack.com/p/monday-best-the-latest-nba-personnel
For more on the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard and this month's investigations from Pablo Torre alleging that Steve Ballmer is connected to the lucrative payments from a team sponsor to which Leonard was under contract, I point you to last week's piece below from The People's Insider Jake …
[Hollinger] Voiding Kawhi Leonard’s contract would be the “most problematic” penalty for the NBA. Opposing teams are likely hoping for a contract voiding while retaining the cap hit, but that “to me, is an unlikely endgame.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6629202/2025/09/16/kawhi-leonard-nba-clippers-endorsement-contract/?source=usersharedarticle
> Which takes us to the biggest, ugliest, most confounding part of this: The possibility of voiding Leonard’s contract. This is the most direct penalty available given the violation, but unfortunately, it’s also the most problematic for the rest of the league.
> This problem arises …
Molly Qerim is leaving ESPN
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2025/09/16/molly-qerim-espn-first-take-host-exiting/86176742007/
After spending almost and 9 years on First Take, Molly is leaving the show and Network. Stephen A announced this today. Wow that’s shocking. Wonder what prompted her to leave the show and network. Also shocking it looks so abrupt. Part of me wonders if she was fired or …
[Abbott] Similarly, billionaire Mark Cuban has gotten himself some airtime. He argues that he, Cuban, knew Aspiration was a fraud from the first email he ever received. But curiously he also later argues that it makes sense that Steve Ballmer would not have known that Aspiration was a fraud.
Source: https://www.truehoop.com/p/someone-is-lying
Similarly, billionaire Mark Cuban has gotten himself some airtime. He argues that he, Cuban, knew Aspiration was a fraud from the first email he ever received. But curiously he also later argues that it makes sense that Ballmer would not have known that Aspiration was a fraud.
And …
[BasketNews] Giannis Antetokounmpo' wife targeted with online threats by Turkish fans
>Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wife, Mariah, shared a hateful comment she received targeting her and her family during EuroBasket, stating that there’s no place for this type of behavior anywhere.
>Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wife, Mariah, and their children were with him all the way as he led Greece to a historic bronze …
[Slater] The message from Jonathan Kuminga and his agent Aaron Turner to the Warriors this week: Flip the team option to a player option and Kuminga will sign deal and buy-in to mission of getting Steph Curry another title. GSW has been reluctant to add a player option in any offer.
[Slater] The message from Jonathan Kuminga and his agent Aaron Turner to the Warriors this week: Flip the team option to a player option and Kuminga will sign deal and buy-in to mission of getting Steph Curry another title. GSW has been reluctant to add a player option in any …
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