moranelkarifnews : James Harden reportedly declining option, signing $81.5 million contract to return to Clippers
Eleven-time NBA All-Star James Harden, who will turn 36 years old in August, has declined his $36.3 million player option and will return to the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $81.5 million contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday. Playing alongside fellow future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard in their native Los Angeles, Harden averaged […]
moranelkarifnews : Bobby Portis reportedly returning to Bucks on $44M contract amid offseason of uncertainty in Milwaukee
Bobby Portis will sign a three-year, $44 million contract to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday. Portis, 30, previously had a $13.4 million player option for the upcoming season that he declined. He was eligible for free agency. His new contract has a player option for the 2027-28 season, according to […]
moranelkarifnews : James Harden to sign two-year, $81.5 million deal with the Clippers
Clippers guard James Harden is expected to sign a two-year, $81.5 million deal with the Clippers after declining his player option. (Brandon Dill / Associated Press) Clippers executives were serious when they said they had not soured on James Harden’s future with the franchise after an underwhelming postseason performance. Harden declined his player option for $36 […]
moranelkarifnews : James Harden, Clippers agree to two-year, $81.5 million deal to keep The Beard in Los Angeles
James Harden had an All-NBA season for the Clippers, carrying their offense — with Paul George on the East Coast and Kawhi Leonard hurt the first part of the season — averaging 22.8 points and 8.7 asissts a game, leading the team to 50 wins and a tie for the 3/4/5 seeds in the West […]
moranelkarifnews : Jabari Smith to sign $122M extension to his rookie contract with Rockets
Jabari Smith is signing a five-year, $122 million extension to his rookie contract with the Houston Rockets, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. The deal secures Smith’s services with the Rockets through the 2030-31 season as Houston locks up its core around the newly acquired Kevin Durant. The deal ensures that Smith won’t test free agency next […]
moranelkarifnews : Angel Reese ecstatic as her brother Julian signs with Lakers after going undrafted
Angel Reese is one proud sister after watching her brother Julian accomplish his own professional basketball goal. Julian Reese, the former forward for the Maryland Terrapins, was signed as an undrafted free agent to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday following the two NBA Draft rounds in prior days. The Terrapins celebrated the signing with […]
moranelkarifnews : Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer goes ballistic after first career ejection
For the first time as interim manager of the Colorado Rockies, Warren Schaeffer was ejected, and he made the most out of that career moment. Home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus called strike three on Rockies outfielder Tyler Freeman, and he immediately got ejected after arguing the call. That’s when Schaeffer came flying out of […]