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LeBron James shared that he “needed to give up something” in preparation for his 23rd season. He ended up eliminating wine and chocolate chip cookies from his diet. The sacrifice sounded like too much for Caitlin Clark to bear. The Iowa alum took to the comments to admit she wasn’t strong enough to make the same sacrifices for the sake of her career. “I’d rather retire than do this. This is why he’s him,” Clark commented.
Marc Stein: Alize Johnson has signed a lucrative deal to join the Shenzhen Leopards, agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group tells @TheSteinLine . The five-year NBA veteran averaged 20.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game for the Timberwolves’ @nbagleague affiliate in Iowa.
Jason Beede: Before today’s game at Kia Center, #Magic forward Paolo Banchero met with Blake Bonta, a 12-year-old from Iowa who’s been battling brain cancer since January 2023. Bonta has helped raised over $100,000 for pediatric brain cancer research while going through treatments.
Shams Charania: Milwaukee Bucks guard AJ Green has agreed to a four-year, $45 million fully guaranteed contract extension with the franchise, Matt Bollero of ProMondo Sports tells ESPN. Tremendous success story for the Bucks: an Iowa native who went from undrafted in 2022 to making NBA and $45M. Green is now under contract through the 2029-30 season in Milwaukee as the Bucks keep him from entering free agency next summer. The 6-foot-4 guard is one of the elite shooters in the league, shooting 42.7% from 3-point range and 44.9% on catch-and-shoot 3s last season.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves today named Josh Gershon as the General Manager of the Iowa Wolves, the team’s G League affiliate. Also, Andrew Novak has been named Assistant General Manager of the Wolves and Michael DiBenedetto has been named Assistant Coach. The team has additionally hired Will Barton as an Assistant Coach and D'Juan Hines as Strength Coach in Iowa. Sharod Wright and Addison Walters have been assigned to Iowa as the Manager of Basketball Operations and Assistant Coach, respectively.
Connor McCaffery, Clark's boyfriend, was a player development intern on the Pacers' staff, and he had played against Haliburton in college -- Haliburton at Iowa State, McCaffery at Iowa -- but their friendship grew once McCaffery joined the Pacers. "Me and Connor would talk all the time about [Clark's] journey," Haliburton said. "But I refused to cheer for Caitlin until she got out of college because I'm not cheering for Iowa." As the season went on and it was clear the Fever would have a good chance at landing Clark with the No. 1 pick, Haliburton finally relented.
Sean Cunningham: recognizable names visit the King’s on Friday: Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga) PG, 5'11", 176 Curtis Jones (Iowa) SG, 6'3", 183 Koby Brea (Kentucky) SG, 6'5", 202 Kadary Richmond (St. John’s) SG, 6'4", 206 Norchad Omier (Baylor) C, 6'5", 246 Vladislav Goldin (Michigan) C, 7'0", 253
Milwaukee Bucks guard A.J. Green is hosting a basketball camp in his home state of Iowa this summer. The former star at the University of Northern Iowa announced June 1 that he would be hosting his second annual two-day shooting clinic for middle school and high school-aged kids in his hometown of Cedar Falls.
UConn's 82-59 win over South Carolina on Sunday averaged 8.5 million viewers across ESPN and ABC. The number represents a 55% decrease from last year's Iowa-South Carolina matchup and a 14% decrease from the LSU-Iowa game from two years ago. It did represent a 75% increase in viewership from 2022, the last time Caitlin Clark didn't appear in the final.
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Minnesota Timberwolves PR: NEWS: @Timberwolves recall guard Terrence Shannon Jr. from G League affiliate @Iowa Wolves. Minnesota also transfers guard Tristen Newton from Iowa.
Chris Hine: The Timberwolves announce Rob Dillingham (ankle sprain) has been cleared for full contact 5-on-5 basketball activities and will be headed to Iowa as part of a rehab assignment.
When an Iowa player got hit in the mouth during a game against Sioux Falls, Wall spent a minute or so telling a story about what it was like to go straight to the dentist from a game after a similar hit. He said he enjoyed the opportunity. “I was here last year working out for a couple teams,” Wall said. “I was on the other court, working out before games. That was fun. This was fun.”
Minnesota Timberwolves PR: NEWS: @Timberwolves recall forward Leonard Miller from G League affiliate @Iowa Wolves. Minnesota also transfers guard Daishen Nix from @Iowa Wolves. In Iowa's win today, Miller finished with 23 pts, 10 rebs and 3 blks while Nix ended with 20 pts, 7 rebs, 7 asts and 4 stls.
