Rose, a Chicago native, retired before the start of the 2024-25 season following a 15-year career in the NBA, which began when he was selected No.1 overall by the hometown Bulls. He spent eight seasons in Chicago, winning Rookie of the Year in 2009 and being named the youngest Most Valuable Player in league history in 2011. Rose led the Bulls to the NBA's best record during that season at 62-20
As the WNBA is rounding the corner into the final playoff push, we spent the bulk of this week's episode talking through several of the more interesting W storylines, including what makes the Atlanta Dream cool, the exhausting spectacle of Dildogate, and how Maitreyi sold her book.
In December 2024, James officially became the first NBA player to play as both a teenager and a 40-year-old. He and his son, Bronny, also became the first father-son duo to play in the league together after the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bronny in the 2024 NBA draft.
"Protecting the integrity of our game is paramount, and we believe reasonable limitations on certain prop bets should be given due consideration," an NBA spokesperson said. "Any approach should aim to reduce the risk of performance manipulation while ensuring that fans who wish to place prop bets can continue to do so via legal, regulated markets."
Curry made it very clear that he was not bothered by the Warriors' quiet offseason. His confidence is built upon the way the team played during the last third of last season.
When I came as a visitor, we always stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in the Marina, and every player, all [we] did was go to Rodeo Drive the day before the game or whatnot... I thought it was all very Hollywood, glitz and glamour.
Top rookies like Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper will face off in an opening-week game, featuring the Mavericks against the Spurs, which includes All-Star Victor Wembanyama.
On Nov. 24, Kevin Durant will go back to Phoenix for the first time as a member of the Houston Rockets. A few days later, on Nov. 28, Anthony Davis returns to Los Angeles for the first time as the Dallas Mavericks face the Lakers in an NBA Cup group game.
