“Fans continue to argue that they should have the final say in the voting, but being a starter in the All-Star Game is important to many players and to their legacy.”
OT: Remembering Kobe: Off the court
This tragedy is not about Kobe, the five-time NBA Champion, and his daughter, the future of women’s basketball. It is about the unbreakable bond between a father and a daughter who were taken from us too soon.
Butler vs. St. John’s canceled due to COVID-19
To date, the cancellation of Butler’s conference opener marks the fourth Big East conference game that will be rescheduled in the past week.
Overtime: The idiocy behind this year’s All-Star weekend
“After a track record of being favorable towards its players, the NBA might have broken their trust after reimplementing the All-Star game during the midst of the pandemic.”
OT: What went wrong with the Clippers and Bucks?
Two of the most talented rosters in basketball get stunned by the Heat and the Nuggets, two teams that appear inferior on paper. Why did they lose so early in the playoffs?
Overtime: Donovan Mitchell is dominating the first round of the NBA Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell makes a move to the basket in an NBA playoff game. Mitchell has been one of the breakout superstars of the NBA bubble. Photo by Bleacher Report. JACK GUTZLER | SPORTS REPORTER | jgutzler@butler.edu Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has caught the attention of the entire NBA in the early stages of the…
Overtime: The NBA is dunking on racism and COVID-19
A look at the NBA’s strong response to the pandemic and systemic racism in the U.S.
Fans try swaying former Butler star Hayward to stay in Utah
Fans of Utah Jazz star Gordon Hayward are doing all they can to keep him in Utah. Their reaction is not what Butler saw when he left for the NBA.
OVERTIME: Pacers in good shape, Stevens looking at a rough year
BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The National Basketball Association regular season tipped off last night. There are two teams the Butler community might have an interest in this season: the hometown Indiana Pacers and Brad Stevens’ Boston Celtics. After coming within one game of reaching last year’s NBA Finals, the Pacers should have their…
Men’s basketball: Smith entertains professional prospects
Six-foot-eleven senior Andrew Smith is looking to continue his basketball career in the U.S. or abroad. To prepare, he’s entered St. Vincent Sports Performance’s rigorous pre-NBA draft training program, which he will continue up until the draft in late June. “Going from college to the NBA is very different,” Smith said. “There’s no real way…