NCAA

Head coach and president of the Detroit Pistons Stan Van Gundy has never shied away from speaking his mind, so it comes has no surprise he’s got some strong thoughts on the NCAA’s recent wiretap dumb or the NBA’s much-maligned one-and-done rule. Van Gundy was recently asked to comment on the recent reports that identify [...]

Initially slated to be in the running as the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick, University of Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. suffered a back injury expected to sideline him for the entire season. Since then, however, there has been speculation that he would strive to return before the year is over—and, well, that’s apparently where [...]

If LeBron James has his way, Oklahoma freshman Trae Young will declare for this June’s NBA draft. Good thing James’ way just so happens to be the only way. Here’s what the four-time MVP had to say about the sweet-shooting guard while speaking with reporters (h/t SLAM Online’s Ryne Nelson): Reporter: Trae Young will have to [...]

Some people doubt whether the rise of Oklahoma’s Trae Young portends a prolific future in the NBA. But at least a handful of scouts from the Association aren’t among them. Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman spoke with a few scouts about the 6’2″ point guard’s upcoming draft stock, and one common theme emerged—they all believe Young [...]

Big Baller Brand is headed to Europe! To be more exact: Big Baller Brand will be taking its pull to…Lithuania. LaVar Ball has made good on his promise to get his sons, LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball, overseas contracts after pulling the former out of UCLA and declaring that the latter, 16, would forego the [...]

LaVar Ball wasn’t bluffing when he pulled LiAngelo Ball out of UCLA so him and his younger brother, LiAngelo Ball, could explore their overseas options. As LaVar told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman on Thursday, LiAngelo and LaMelo have officially signed with Lonzo Ball’s agent, Harrison Gaines, and will now look to suss out their pro options [...]

The Ball family is parting ways with UCLA—and, it seems, the NCAA in general. LaVar Ball told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman on Tuesday he would be pulling LiAngelo Ball from UCLA’s basketball program: This decision comes on the heels of LiAngelo being detained for shoplifting while on a team trip in China. LaVar, apparently, isn’t happy [...]

Back injuries are supposed to have ended Michael Porter Jr.’s lone season at the University of Missouri before it really started. The 19-year-old, who was in heavy contention to be selected first overall in next June’s NBA draft, isn’t supposed to play again before his professional career tips off. He underwent a microdisectomy of the L3-L4 spinal discs, which [...]

And now for some really crappy news. The Missouri Tigers announced on Tuesday that freshman Michael Porter Jr., one of the candidates to be selected first overall in the 2018 NBA draft, will miss the rest of this season due to a back injury that will require surgery. SI.com’s Chris Chavez relayed some of the [...]

President of the United States Donald Trump basically wanted a purple heart for intervening with the arrests of UCLA players LiAngelo Ball, brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley during a recent team trip to China. The trio was detained for shoplifting but eventually released and the charges dropped after [...]