Clarence a/k/a André Benjamin a/k/a André 3000 a/k/a one-half of the Grammy-winning, MTV Europe Music Awards winning hip-hip duo Outkast: “See if we score 125 points that means we got to give everybody in here a free corn dog, right?

The first batch of invites to the 2025 NBA Draft green room, June 25-26, were revealed this week. And to nobody's surprise, one-year Duke basketball superstar Cooper Flagg was on the list. ALSO READ: Blue Devils Set to Host Defending National Champion After thriving as the face of college basketball in his lone season with the Blue Devils en route to a Final Four appearance while racking up an impressive collection of ACC and national honors,

The Thunder's do-it-all energizer and defensive menace has been a bigger part of the offense, and his playing time has increased accordingly in the most important games of the season.

If the Pacers end up losing this series to the Thunder, they are never going to forget Game 4 -- when a 3-1 lead was right there for the taking only for the Thunder to close on a 12-1 run to steal a 111-104 victory to send the Finals back to Oklahoma City tied, 2-2.

Duke basketball product Khaman Maluach will sit in the green room along with two fellow Blue Devils. Despite not taking up the sport until he was a teenager, Duke basketball one-and-done Khaman Maluach has earned a coveted invitation to attend the NBA Draft and sit in the event's green room.

Rick Carlisle used the line after the Indiana Pacers won the Eastern Conference title earlier this month, the one that is the official motto for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame and surely has been uttered for generations.

Time is ticking really fast. They’re learning at a very high speed and they absorb everything. It’s just a blessing to be part of it.”

Five years ago, Cole Anthony became the most recent UNC basketball product to come off the board among the first 15 selections in an NBA Draft. He wound up with the Orlando Magic, quickly carving out a valuable role that included a full season as a starter in just his second professional campaign.

The NBA and video game publisher Take-Two Interactive have renewed their ongoing licensing deal and launched NBA Take-Two Media.

There is potentially little more than a year before the NBA launches a new professional basketball league in Europe in partnership with FIBA, the sport’s governing body — and the United Kingdom is prominent in their sights.

The NBA 2K game series has been one of the most innovative and top-selling sports games over the last decade plus. That strong bond between the league and the g