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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) arrives before game two of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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WNBA: Playoffs-Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun

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Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose is retiring, the 35-year-old guard told The Athletic. He made his announcement official Thursday morning via social media and by placing ads in local newspapers of the six NBA cities he played for: Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis.
Source: New York Times

The Rockets have been using the facility since July. Every player worked out and scrimmaged there either last week or this week. That includes center Steven Adams, who missed all of last season following knee surgery. According to a person familiar with the workouts, Adams was not only cleared to be a full participant but was outstanding in last week’s games.
Source: Houston Chronicle

Mark Cuban: “Before I did the work, I thought Kyrie was a team killer. I was like, ‘He’s not going to fit in anywhere.’ I never talked to people about him. There was no point. But when the opportunity to trade for him came up, we did the work. Nico Harrison knew him, Jason Kidd knew him, and I started talking to people who had played with him. And everybody loved him. Nobody had a bad word to say about Kyrie who had ever stepped on the court with him. That told me what I needed to know. He’s misunderstood. Читать дальше...

Cyro Asseo: The Atlanta Hawks and Jordan Bowden have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal, league sources told @hoopshype. Bowden recently played for the CEBL’s Montreal Alliance, and averaged 17.4 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.1 APG. He played last year for the Maine Celtics and College Park Skyhawks.

Lonnie Walker: “Brad Stevens mentioned there’s a possibility that I might spend some time in the G-League with Maine, and honestly, I’m perfectly fine with that … you gotta take it on the chin, you gotta continue to work, you gotta continue to be prepared and just keep being ready.”
Source: CLNSMedia.com

Khobi Price: Rob Pelinka said there’s “optimism” and “hope” that two-way big man Christian Koloko will be cleared to return to the floor. He’s still with the league’s Fitness-to-Play Panel, but Pelinka thinks Koloko will be cleared sooner than later.
Source: Twitter @khobi_price

The NBA has had a luxury tax for more than twenty years, but only over the last few have the numbers grown exponentially. In the 2019-20 season, the entire NBA paid only $10,143,106 in luxury tax combined; in 2022-23, that grew to over $670 million.

Dave McMenamin: JJ Redick says he and his coaching staff have discussed the moment that LeBron James and Bronny James will shared the court in the regular season, making NBA history. But they haven’t made any plans. JJ says he will involve father and son in the planning process.
Source: Twitter @mcten

Dan Woike: Gabe Vincent and Rui Hachimura are cleared for camp. Jarred Vanderbilt had two procedures, one on each foot, this offseason. Pelinka said there’s optimism that he’ll be available to start the regular season.
Source: Twitter @DanWoikeSports