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Confirming a report by Eurohoops in late May, he joined Los Blancos. The 22-year-old big inked a three-year contract, Madrid announced on Tuesday. Per the press release: “Real Madrid C. F. has agreed to a deal with Usman Garuba that will see the player join the club for the next three seasons, until 30 June 2027. Usman Garuba comes back for his second stint with Real Madrid … [Read more...] about Usman Garuba signs three-year deal with Real Madrid

It is believed that the Lakers would have reluctantly entertained trade conversations with the Warriors before last February’s trade deadline if James wanted them to seriously engage Golden State on a potential deal. Yet league sources say that the reported talks between the teams at the time never got that far in large part because James’ agent Rich Paul was adamantly opposed … [Read more...] about Rich Paul scrapped potential LeBron James trade to Warriors to avoid backlash over fourth team switch of his career

Steve Kerr is not expected to continue as USA Basketball men’s head coach after coaching in the Olympics and last summer’s World Cup and serving as an assistant to Gregg Popovich at the 2019 World Cup and the Tokyo Olympics contested in 2021. USAB is expected to choose either Miami’s Erik Spoelstra or the LA Clippers’ Tyronn Lue, both assistants to Kerr, as his … [Read more...] about USA Basketball to go with either Erik Spoelstra or Tyronn Lue as next head coach?