When Lakers head coach Darvin Ham told his team to be aggressive and competitive prior to their matchup against the Miami Heat, guard Dennis Schrӧder rose to the occasion to help secure their 112-109 victory.
Sacramento Kings forward/center Chimezie Metu has been suspended one NBA Summer League game for punching Dallas Mavericks forward Eugene Omoruyi in the head, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. The incident, for which Metu was assessed a technical foul and ejected, began when Omoruyi pushed Metu while he was airborne, an action for which Omoruyi was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected. The incident occurred with 3:03 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Kings’ 86-70 win over the Mavericks on Aug. 15 at COX Pavilion during MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working with him didn’t know a lot about the game. Barely anyone noticed that an NBA player was in town.
Jerami Grant gives Denver another power forward who can do a little bit of everything.
– Las Vegas to Host 11-Day, 83-Game Competition from July 5-15 –
The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved rules changes in advance of the 2018-19 season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Los Angeles Clippers’ first round pick (12), averaged 19 points per game, 4.8 rebounds, 4 assists, and a combined 3.3 steals/blocks through his first NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, NV.
A young man who quietly came into the NBA, made noise throughout his rookie season.
The Lakers training camp roster stands at 19.
the 6-foot-8 forward notched 9.2 points and 2.7 rebounds through 132 career games with the Fighting Irish.
Blue averaged 24.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals last season before being named 2017 NBA G League Most Valuable Player.
Bryant, the 42nd overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft, acquired via trade with the Utah Jazz on draft night,
Nine Additional Standouts Join Ball on All-NBA Summer League Teams
Caruso spent the 2016-17 season with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League
The Los Angeles Lakers announced their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas