USA Basketball officials said following their 113-59 victory over the Dominican Republic on Thursday night that they hadn’t yet been told Griffin would be forced to pull out. However, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo did indicate on Thursday night in which direction the squad was leaning. “Blake [Griffin] has to officially withdraw. When that happens,…
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Doron Lamb to a multi-year contract. General manager John Hammond did not disclose terms Wednesday. Lamb, the 42nd overall pick in the draft, is a 6-foot-4 guard who played two years at Kentucky, including last season’s national championship run. He averaged 13.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6…
Photo: John Wall on the cover of Dime Magazine
The newly established Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame has planned its first induction ceremony for nearly three months, and for executive director Rick Whobrey, this weekend can’t get here soon enough. “It’s been anticipated for so long,” Whobrey said. “I’m anxious in a good way for it to come. It’s something a lot…
Back in the early spring, Troy, Mich., five-star wing James Young was telling everybody who would listen that he wanted the University of Kentucky men’s basketballprogram to recruit him. The Wildcats hadn’t previously shown a lot of interest. “Kentucky would be No. 1,” Young told The Courier-Journal in April. “That’s where I want to go. They…
The New York Knicks will acquire unrestricted free agent center Marcus Camby in a sign-and-trade with the Houston Rockets, according to a source close to Camby. Camby’s contract will be for $13.2 million over three years. According to the New York Daily News, the Rockets will receive Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan, Josh Harrellson and second-round picks in 2014 and ’15, though no deals can…
On a sweltering 4th of July morning at the Maysville Walmart, the line was already stretching well around the left side of the massive store, with people dressed in blue and holding items to be signed. The reason for an invasion of a local gathering of members of Big Blue Nation? Well, one of their…
In all 35 of my years in the newspaper business, going on 36, I can’t even count the number of times I have heard the following: “Hey John, wait to you see this kid so and so. He is in the sixth grade, but he is going to be the next so and so.” “Mr.…
The Kelenna Azubuike era didn’t last long. The Mavericks have included the small forward in the deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Mavs traded the No. 17 pick, Tyler Zeller, and Azubuike to the Cavs for the Nos. 24, 33 and 34 picks. Dallas acquired Oregon State guard Jared Cunningham with the first-round pick and Florida State power…
Record-setting six Cats selected in NBA Draft, including top two picks