Lakers' Brandon Ingram facing more physical challenges 2:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS -- In Brandon Ingram’s Las Vegas Summer League debut last week, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie forward and No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft operated on the perimeter without much resistance from the opposition. In return, he took a few open shots or dished to teammates but played calm and with poise. However, in … [Read more...]
D'Angelo Russell's scoring prowess poses issue for Lakers
D'Angelo Russell's scoring prowess poses issue for Lakers 2:37 AM ET LAS VEGAS -- D'Angelo Russell continued a dominant march toward possible summer league MVP honors here on Monday with a 26-point performance against the Golden State Warriors, with 22 coming in the first half. But for as impressive as the Los Angeles Lakers point guard has been in summer league play by averaging a … [Read more...]
Maple Grove guard Brad Davison picks Wisconsin – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Maple Grove guard Brad Davison picks Wisconsin - Minneapolis Star Tribune Davison picks Badgers Maple Grove guard Brad Davison announced on Twitter he will play in college basketball at Wisconsin, the second metro standout to commit to the Badgers for 2017. The 6-3 Davison made the Star Tribune All-Metro first team after averaging 21.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game this … [Read more...]
Celtics' Jaylen Brown has Renaissance Man touch – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Celtics' Jaylen Brown has Renaissance Man touch - Las Vegas Review-Journal Unless the Dos Equis beer guy suddenly decides to play, Jaylen Brown is arguably the most interesting man in the NBA Summer League. The Boston Celtics rookie forward, who was the No. 3 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft, could’ve played college basketball anywhere he wanted to but chose Cal for its strong academics. … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Slammin' Stanton
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Slammin' Stanton Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. It’s been a pretty good week for Giancarlo Stanton. After being announced as the National League Player of the Week earlier in the day, Stanton on Monday put on a heck of a performance to win the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby. He ripped 24 home runs in the first round, a total that’s been … [Read more...]
Now healthy, Rockets' Sam Dekker grateful for dog days last year
Now healthy, Rockets' Sam Dekker grateful for dog days last year 11:52 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. LAS VEGAS -- Away from the game, Sam Dekker needed to do … [Read more...]