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The Sacramento Kings sign 15-year veteran and three-time NBA champion JaVale McGee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings signed 15-year veteran JaVale McGee on Saturday. The 7-foot center most recently played for the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 42 games last season. He started seven times and shot 64% and played 8.5 minutes...
Mike Woodson's initial success prompts Indiana to give coach $1 million pay raise
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Mike Woodson's first two successful seasons made him another $1 million. The school athletic department announced Friday that Woodson has been given a pay raise, giving him the Big Ten's third-highest annual average salary at $4.2 million....
NBA lauded for diversity practices, initiatives in report card by university
The National Basketball Association set a league record for most head coaches of color in the past year, helping it earn high grades in an annual diversity report. The NBA earned a combined grade of A in the 2023 NBA Racial and Gender Report Card released by The Institute for...
Former first-round NBA draft pick is sentenced to 10 years in prison in $4M health care fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former first-round NBA draft pick to 10 years in prison Thursday, saying he used his people skills to entice others to aid his $5 million health care fraud after he “frittered away” substantial earnings from his professional career. ...
Sabonis and Clarkson get extension deals done with Kings and Jazz, sources tell AP
All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis wasn't a free agent this summer. And he won't be for the next few summers, either. Sabonis has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Sacramento Kings, one that will keep him signed through the 2027-28 season, a person with knowledge of the...
Harrison Barnes agrees to 3-year, $54 million deal to stay with Kings, AP source says
Harrison Barnes is staying with the Sacramento Kings, agreeing Thursday to a three-year, $54 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced by the...
