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Nicolas Batum on the comments under French players’ social media pages after win against Slovenia: “Some of y’all are SICK even if you disagree with a BASKETBALL play, racism and hate are NEVER ACCEPTABLE at all. After Dennis Schroder earlier, now this…”

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After Alperen Sengun neared a triple-double with Turkiye securing a second win in Group A of EuroBasket 2025, Ergin Ataman jokingly went into also securing the services of the 23-year-old center at Panathinaikos. Ataman, 59, referred to his recent evaluation of the EuroLeague compared to the EuroLeague, resurfacing his opinion about the NBA champions being labeled as world champions in North America. “I saw today that many social media, both in the United States and Europe, wrote about my statement about the difference between the EuroLeague and the NBA. I continue, give me Alperen Sengun from the Houston Rockets to Panathinaikos, and 100% we will beat the Houston Rockets,” he said.

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Fortunately, the news was more positive later in the evening. Alvarado posted an update on Instagram to calm concerns: “Appreciate the love, y’all. But your boy good. God got me.” Alvarado has battled injuries throughout his NBA career, never playing more than 61 games in a single season.

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Tyrese Haliburton: I think it'll be 15 months until I play my next game... A lot of journaling—just writing stuff down, getting thoughts out. All those things have definitely been good. But yeah, just trying to think, like: "Bro, what color shoes am I going to wear when I get back?" You know, just thinking about all those little things. Like— "How are we going to build?" "What’s my social media strategy going to be?" "What’s the promo going to look like?" All those things have been fun to think about. But you know—it’s a slow process, bro. It’s like Groundhog Day every single day. Doing the same [ __ ], same lifts, all those same things.

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According to Schröder, Germans have certain ideas about how stars should behave. He said he never fit that mold, especially when, as a young man, he treated himself to expensive watches and luxury cars. “I made mistakes, I’m not perfect. Still, it’s wrong to judge someone you don’t really know,” Schröder said. “This is a societal problem, and social media only makes this superficiality and hate stronger,” the 31-year-old added. “The fact that I was able to carry the flag doesn’t make this story any better.”

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Former NBA champion Marco Belinelli announced his retirement from basketball at 39 with an announcement on social media. Here’s what Belinelli wrote: I gave it my heart. Every piece of me. Every single day. Basketball gave me everything… and I gave it everything I had. Saying goodbye isn’t easy. But it’s time. I carry with me every emotion, every sacrifice, every cheer. Thank you to those who always believed. To the next generation—I leave a dream. Make it count.

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Courtside Buzz: LeBron James and Anthony Davis just posted the same quote on their Instagram stories 👀 Thoughts? 🤔

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The ceremony, according to Instagram snaps shared by friends and those working on the wedding, featured plenty of familiar faces on the guest list, including Sacramento Kings star Zach LaVine and Caruso's OKC teammates Chet Holmgren, Jaylin Williams and Cason Wallace — as well as Big Brother alum Angela Rummans, who appeared to be a bridesmaid over seven years after meeting Broucher, 28, on the show's 20th season.

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LeBron James is enjoying his European summer amid speculation about his Lakers future. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and his wife, Savannah James, were spotted in St. Tropez with Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma and his fiancée, Winnie Harlow, as seen in an Instagram post the model shared on Friday.

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Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. is making a jersey change. Jackson is changing switching from No. 13 to No. 8 after seven seasons in the NBA, he announced on Aug. 8.

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In a reel shared on social media, Jackson referenced his father, Jaren Jackson Sr., who wore No. 8 during a stint of his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers. "Change doesn't always come from something new. Sometimes it comes from remembering," Jaren Jackson Jr. said in a post shared on social media.

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In the process of disagreeing with a recent Washington Post column arguing for Bill Russell as the best player in NBA history because of what he faced off the court, Kendrick Perkins took things a step further on the latest episode of Road Trippin’. Rather than simply argue that off-court challenges should not factor into a player’s greatness or that someone like Michael Jordan still accomplished enough on the court to supersede Russell’s historic racial advocacy, Perkins took Russell down a peg by comparing his strength in the face of racism to modern players dealing with haters on social media.

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“I would never take what the guys, Bill Russells, and what they had to go through for us to be able to perform at a high level … or even be in the NBA, for the NBA to even exist. I wasn’t there,” Perkins said on his Road Trippin’ podcast. “But I will say everyone’s had their own form of adversity. Back then, it was racism and death threats. But having to battle through the adversity of f*cking social media as a player elevates right up into there, when you talk about mental toughness.”

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Luka Doncic: Today I’m also committing $5 million to help 77 young athletes around the world chase their dreams, just like I did. Basketball gave me everything, and I’m lucky to be able to give back and help the next generation.

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