NBA Media Day 2021 got off to a...loud start this week.   With COVID-19 still a wildly hot topic as the 2021-22 season inches closer and closer, questions were bound to pop up surrounding player vaccination status--and boy did they. A vocal minority

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Tyrese Maxey shoots down trade rumors; other notes from BBNBA Media Day

The last 18 months for Karl-Anthony Towns have been well-documented. He not only lost his mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, to COVID-19 in April 2020, but he also lost six other family members due to the same virus. On top of that, Towns suffered the

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Karl-Anthony Towns lost 50 pounds after contracting COVID-19

Devin Booker is only three months removed from a surprise run to the NBA Finals, and now his training camp appearance is going to be delayed.   According to the Phoenix Suns, Booker is expected to miss the beginning of training camp, which is set to

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Devin Booker will miss beginning of training camp due to health/safety protocols

ESPN's NBArank countdown for the upcoming 2021-22 season is now complete, and as expected, it's loaded with former Kentucky stars.  In the ranking of the top 100 players in the league, former Wildcats make up eight spots, including four in the top

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Kentucky has eight top-100 players in the NBA, four in the top 25

On Wednesday, we broke down a slew of former Kentucky Wildcats who were ranked among the Top 50 players in the NBA. ESPN dropped Nos. 50-26 while Sports Illustrated did the same with Nos. 30-11. In total, seven different one-time 'Cats were ranked

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More former Kentucky Wildcats make Top 25 NBA players lists

Karl-Anthony Towns deserves better than the Minnesota Timberwolves.   This has nothing to do with the people that live in the city of Minneapolis or the fans that unironically support this half-assedly, depressingly ran franchise. The people at the

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Karl-Anthony Towns should demand a trade from Minnesota Timberwolves

When I say it out loud, it doesn't sound real--the 2021-22 NBA season is under one month away from the opener. And why doesn't it sound real? Probably because the Milwaukee Bucks are barely three months removed from winning the 2021 Finals.   By the

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Multiple former Wildcats tabbed as top 50 NBA players for 2021-22 season

John Wall isn't going to play for the Houston Rockets this season, but whichever team does acquire his services will be getting a top 100 player--an expensive top 100 player...  According to ESPN, which released its top 100-51 NBA players heading

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John Wall named top 100 NBA player by ESPN

Wedding bells are ringing in the BBN with former Kentucky star Anthony Davis tying the knot in Los Angeles on Saturday.   Davis wed partner Marlen P, with whom he shares a daughter, Nala Davis, in a ceremony attended by basketball royalty.   A very

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Anthony Davis ties the knot

No, this isn't NBA 2K. But two former Kentucky Wildcats did sign deals to partner with Mobil 1, a synthetic motor oil brand that has been bringing custom prizes and sweepstake opportunities to NBA fans since 2016.   Both Karl-Anthony Towns of the

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Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle partner with Mobil 1 for sneaker giveaway

Finally healthy, Jarred Vanderbilt is getting paid--not for what he's accomplished in the NBA, but for what his ceiling could be. And it's pretty high.   According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Vanderbilt, who has spent three seasons in the NBA, all

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Jarred Vanderbilt agrees to 3-year, $13.8 million deal to stay with Timberwolves

Patrick Patterson is headed to the Pacific Northwest, agreeing to a training camp deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.  Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news of Patterson's agreement Thursday afternoon.

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Patrick Patterson agrees to training camp deal with Trail Blazers

Former Kentucky forward BJ Boston got new ink to honor his friend and former teammate, Terrence Clarke, who tragically passed away only months before they were to be drafted by the NBA.  Through his Instagram story, Boston unveiled a new portrait of

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BJ Boston tattooed Terrence Clarke's portrait on his leg

Tyler Herro is now under contract with the Miami Heat for two more seasons. The franchise recently decided to pick up the fourth and final year of Herro's rookie contract.   According to Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel, the Heat elected to accept

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Miami Heat pick up fourth-year option on Tyler Herro for 2022-23

Rajon Rondo is on his way back to Hollywood. But can he return to "Playoff Rondo" form once again for the Los Angeles Lakers?  First reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and later confirmed by the Lakers, the 35-year-old Rondo has signed a

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Rajon Rondo officially re-signs with Los Angeles Lakers

Former Kentucky forward Reid Travis will run it back in Japan for another season of professional basketball.  Travis announced via Instagram that he re-signed with the Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B League, Japan's top basketball league.  "Blessed

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Reid Travis re-signed with pro team in Japan

In a situation where there will be no "winner", Nerlens Noel is suing his former agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, over the potential loss of $58 million. The New York Knicks big man claims that Paul led him to turn down a $70 million contract

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Union expected to settle case between Nerlens Noel, former agent Rich Paul, per report

Rajon Rondo's (brief) time with the Memphis Grizzlies has come to a close.   After *checks notes* 12 days with the franchise, Rondo agreed to a contract buyout with the Grizzlies. It's a move that is expected to clear the way for him to re-sign with

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Rajon Rondo bought out by Grizzlies, expected to sign with Lakers

Remember when Nerlens Noel turned down a four-year, $70 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks back in 2017? Well, we now have an idea as to why that happened.   Noel, who spent one season at Kentucky from 2012-13 before going No. 6 overall in the

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Nerlens Noel sues former agent Rich Paul over $58 million in lost salary

Former Kentucky forward Sacha Killeya-Jones is headed to Israel.   After making previous stops in Prague, Estonia and Poland, the former Wildcat has signed a 1+1 deal with Hapoel Galil Gaboa of the Israeli Winner League. He will also play in the

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Sacha Killeya-Jones signs deal with Israeli professional team

Rajon Rondo is currently a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, but he may not be for much longer. With the former Kentucky star on the downswing of his career at 35 years old and not in the team's future plans, the expectation is that Memphis will

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Rajon Rondo not expected to start 2021-22 season with Memphis Grizzlies

The NBA's 75th season is only a couple of months away and it will hopefully be the first time playing all 82 games since the 2018-19 campaign.   On Friday afternoon, the league officially announced the entire schedule for the 2021-22 regular season,

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NBA announces finalized 2021-22 schedule for 75th anniversary

It's Tyler Ulis night at KSBar and Grille, and you're invited.   After spending the last two months in Lexington, the former Kentucky basketball superstar has set up one final meet-and-greet with the Big Blue Nation at the best sports bar in town.

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Tyler Ulis hosting signing event at KSBar and Grille tonight

Former Kentucky wing Hamidou Diallo is $10 million richer.  Diallo, a restricted free agent this offseason, has signed a two-year deal with the Detroit Pistons worth $10.4 million. The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

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Hamidou Diallo signs two-year, $10.4 million deal with Detroit Pistons

Typically, Tyler Herro is in the news for his latest Chipotle endorsement or rolling out his own personal brand of breakfast cereal, but recently, the former Kentucky Wildcat has used his fame to better his community.   On Wednesday, the Tyler Herro

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