The timeline for Caitlin Clark to return to the Indiana Fever might be pushed back after the star guard sustained a left ankle bone bruise earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-setback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba

The Indiana Fever's injury woes continued after guard Sophie Cunningham was ruled out for rest of the season Tuesday because of a right knee injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/basketball/sophie-cunningham-injury-ends-season/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #indianafever #sophiecunningham

Five-time All-Star and former No. 1 draft pick John Wall announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/basketball/nba/john-wall-retires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #johnwall #washingtonwizards #losangelesclippers

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been cleared to resume playing following a right knee injury as Slovenia prepares for the upcoming EuroBasket competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/basketball/doncic-slovenia-injury-scare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #lukadoncic #losangeleslakers #eurobasket

The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to an investment group led by Bill Chisholm, five months after the deal worth a then-record $6.1 billion was agreed upon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/14/basketball/nba/boston-celtics-sale-approved/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #bostonceltics

The Indiana Fever have yet to clear star guard Caitlin Clark to return to practice as she continues her recovery from a right groin injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-recovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba

A pair of reports published Thursday linked the recent rise of sex toys being thrown onto WNBA courts to a cryptocurrency group pushing a memecoin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/08/basketball/wnba-sex-toy-incidents-memecoins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba#memecoins #cryptocurrency #sophiecunningham

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

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