Luka Doncic on Saturday said he felt privileged to shoulder championship expectations after officially signing a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/03/basketball/nba/doncic-lakers-contract-extend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lukadoncic #losangeleslakers
Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five others on charges of running illegal "high-stakes" poker games at his mansion in the Los Angeles suburbs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/31/basketball/nba/gilbert-arenas-high-stake-poker-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #gilbertarenas #gambling
A Men's Health magazine profile confirmed the extent to which Lakers star Luka Doncic has gone to develop a slimmed-down look as he prepares for his first full season in L.A. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/basketball/nba/luka-doncic-mens-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lukadoncic #losangeleslakers
A 55-year-old Texas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after admitting to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/basketball/caitlin-clark-stalker-jailed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is out until further notice, with no timetable for her return from a right groin injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/25/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-timeline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #indianafever #caitlinclark
After initially balking about joining the Denver Nuggets, 6-foot-11 center Jonas Valanciunas said this week that he will play for the franchise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/23/basketball/nba/jonas-valanciunas-comment-nuggets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba#jonasvalanciunas #denvernuggets
Indiana Fever sensation Caitlin Clark called for better pay in the WNBA on Saturday as labor negotiations between the league and players intensify. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/20/basketball/wnba-clark-pay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #cathyengelbert #caitlinclark #unions
Japanese point guard Yuki Kawamura has signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls after a strong Summer League performance, the team announced on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/20/basketball/nba/bulls-sign-kawamura/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #yukikawamura #chicagobulls
Nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN reported on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/basketball/damian-lillard-portland-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball#damianlillard #portlandtrailblazers #milwaukeebucks
Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark has opted out of participating in the WNBA's All-Star festivities while she recovers from a right groin injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/basketball/clark-injury-all-star-game/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba#satousabally
NBA team owners authorized league officials to begin an in-depth analysis of possible expansion on Tuesday, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said there was no timetable for any decisions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/basketball/nba/nba-expansion-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #adamsilver
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A reminder that the “#Plato and #Aristotle” section in #Raffaello's “La Scuola di Atene”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_of_Athens
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuola_di_Atene
is best enjoyed picturing the two characters with a phantom #basketball each.
Dallas Mavericks rookie and No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg contributed 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes in his Las Vegas Summer League debut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/basketball/nba/flagg-summer-league-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #dallasmavericks #cooperflagg #bronnyjames #nbasummerleague #jasonkidd
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, eligible as of Tuesday for a contract extension, will reportedly wait until next summer to negotiate a new deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/basketball/nba/nikola-jokic-nuggets-contract/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #nikolajokic #denvernuggets
Red Panda, one of the most popular acts in halftime entertainment, was injured Tuesday after falling during halftime of a WNBA game in Minneapolis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/basketball/red-panda-injured/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #redpanda
The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard and signing free-agent center Myles Turner, a decision that reportedly did not sit well with Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/basketball/nba/bucks-waive-lillard-sign-turner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba#damianlillard #mylesturner #indianapacers #milwaukeebucks#giannisantetokoumpo
Three WNBA franchises are set to join the league by 2030, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia confirmed as the new teams on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/01/basketball/wnba-more-teams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba
Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with allegations that he was tied to gambling activity on NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/30/basketball/nba/beasley-subject-gambling-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba
WNBA players are demanding a larger share of the league's growing revenue, citing disparities in pay and broadcast income compared to their NBA counterparts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/26/basketball/wnba-players-compensation-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #women039snationalbasketballplayersassociation#nnekaogwumike
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that the league is studying the rash of recent Achilles tendon injuries that have occurred this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/26/basketball/nba/nba-studying-uptick-achilles-injuries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #adamsilver #tyresehaliburton #indianapacers