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Jeff Goodman: Omaha’s Marquel Sutton has entered the portal and will also declare for the NBA Draft, CAA agents Richie Felder and Max Saidman told @TheFieldOf68. The 6-8 senior averaged 18.9 points and 7.8 boards this past season for an Omaha team that went to the NCAA tourney.
Tom Orsborn: Doug McDermott said Creighton's jersey retirement ceremony for him last night before 18,000-plus in Omaha was an "unbelievable experience." "It just brought back so many memories," he said. "I definitely had the chills walking out there, that’s for sure."
For years, Denver has tried to land a G League team. Proposals included Las Vegas, Seattle, Nashville, San Diego and Omaha, sources said. But there was always some impediment, from local ownership issues to building restrictions. With the Drive, the Nuggets could utilize a hybrid model. The infrastructure, arena, local sponsorships and partnerships are already in place. After Denver’s roughly $9 million buy-in, sources said, the Nuggets would be solely responsible for the basketball side of operations.
How did you come up with the idea of writing it? Korver: The idea started in Atlanta [when Korver played for the Atlanta Hawks]. There was a bunch of things nationally and locally that were happening. And, I was like, ‘Wow, I don’t fully understand.’ And I was embarrassed. I’ve lived in complete diversity and no diversity. … I was born in Paramount, California. Then I moved to Iowa. Then I’m in Omaha, Nebraska, and then Philly and then Utah and then Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and back to Utah.
Scott Agness: Pacers forward @Doug McDermott will be inducted into the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame tonight in Omaha, along with Anthony Tolliver. McDermott played there from 2010-14 and was voted National Player of the Year his senior season.
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Rod Beard: Today's #Pistons predraft workouts: F Oshae Brissett (Syracuse) G Barry Brown Jr (Kansas St.) F Digue Diawara (France) F Nikola Miskovic (Serbia) G Zach Jackson (Omaha) G Josh Perkins (Gonzaga)
Many lives were upended when James left Cleveland the second time. Windhorst’s was not. Windhorst stayed in Omaha, where he has lived since 2014. He says he actually left the full-time LeBron beat in 2012, when he moved to New York City to cover the entire league while keeping one eye trained on James.
The Nebraska men's basketball team is hoping an intimate connection with an NBA star pays off on the recruiting trail. The Huskers Tuesday extended a scholarship offer to 2020 point guard Zaire Wade, the son of Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade and stepson of Omaha native, actress, and massive Cornhusker fan Gabrielle Union. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Zaire Wade attends American Heritage School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Where do you live now? Windhorst: I live in Omaha, Nebraska. Oh, yes, I vaguely remember reading that somewhere. Windhorst: And I don’t hide it, but I don’t advertise it, and the funny thing is that nobody really knows where I live, but for a while, the bulk of our NBA programming was coming out of Los Angeles. Three years ago, we started this daily NBA show “The Jump,” which is now year round. So I’ve been coming to LA for three years for 50-plus nights a year, and I probably attended almost the same amount of Laker regular-season games as I did Cavs regular-season games last year.
"I don't know what the outcome is going to be. I don't know if I'm going to be a legend or I'm going to be a bust. But, I'm going to work my hardest," Justin Patton said. The Omaha native, who stands at 7-feet tall, may not be certain of his professional basketball future, but he's positive he's making the right decision to forgo his final three seasons at Creighton for a shot in the NBA. Patton and CU athletics announced the decision in a release Wednesday, but held a press conference Thursday to answer questions.
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Marcus Jordan, the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, pleaded no contest Thursday to disturbing the peace while in Omaha during the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. Jordan dressed in a maroon sport coat and tie entered his plea in Douglas County Court after prosecutors dropped a charge of obstructing an officer. Jordan, 21, of Chicago, paid a $250 fine. Afterward he smiled, and even posed for a photo with an excited fan, court clerk Lillie Bradford.
Marcus Jordan, the 21-year-old son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested in Omaha yesterday after a disturbance outside a downtown hotel. Officers responding to a call at the Embassy Suites found hotel security trying to subdue Marcus, who was arguing with two women in the hotel driveway at 2:11 a.m. local time, authorities said. Jordan, who plays basketball at the University of Central Florida, was “very animated, intoxicated and uncooperative,” police said.
In a move that was most certainly NOT "like Mike" ... Marcus Jordan, youngest son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested early this morning Omaha, NE. Police tell the Omaha World-Herald ... Jordan (a member of the University of Central Florida's basketball team) was spotted outside a hotel at 2:10 AM by an off-duty officer who was working security for the hotel.
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