Magic waive Jonathan Isaac, saving $6.5 million
espn.com - NBAThe Magic on Saturday waived forward Jonathan Isaac, which will save Orlando $6.5 million, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.
Read Full Story →The Magic on Saturday waived forward Jonathan Isaac, which will save Orlando $6.5 million, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.
Read Full Story →Restricted free agent Mark Williams intends to sign a three-year, $38 million, fully guaranteed contract to return to the Suns, sources said.
Read article →Narcisse Ngoy, the 57th pick in this week's NBA draft, says he still plans to play college basketball at Auburn next season.
Read article →Isaiah Hartenstein intends to sign a new three-year contract worth $75 million to return to the Thunder through the 2028-29 season, sources told ESPN.
Read article →Jose Alvarado is declining his $4.5 million player option and intends to sign a new three-year, $14-plus million deal to return to the Knicks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Read article →New Bulls forward Caleb Wilson was asked about his expectations for his debut season, and he set his sights on Rookie of the Year.
Read article →The top four picks in the NBA draft are receiving marquee billing in an NBA summer league schedule that also features a Heat-Bucks matchup after their blockbuster Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.
Read article →We're grading the biggest NBA free agent signings and extensions, including Austin Reaves' new deal with the Lakers.
Read article →The Thunder are trading Isaiah Joe to the Pistons for two second-round picks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Read article →Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu emerged as twin forces reshaping the landscape of women's basketball in 2023–2024. Clark broke the all-time NCAA scoring record and drew unprecedented national attention, while Ionescu competed in a headline-grabbing 3-point contest against Stephen Curry at NBA All-Star Weekend, drawing 5.4 million viewers in a single 15-minute window. The convergence of the two stars reflected a broader surge in the sport's popularity. The WNBA Draft audience grew 42 percent from 2022 to 2023, and Ionescu's New York Liberty became one of the league's marquee franchises. Together they signaled that women's basketball had entered a new era of mainstream visibility and commercial relevance.
Read Full Story →Evergrande Group, once the world's most valuable real estate developer, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States in August 2023 after defaulting on its financial obligations in 2021. With more than $300 billion in liabilities, the collapse sent shockwaves through China's property sector, which accounts for roughly 30 percent of the country's GDP.
Read article →The Lycurgus Cup is a 4th-century Roman glass chalice that appears jade green when lit from the front but shifts to a glowing blood-red when light passes through it from behind. Held at the British Museum, the cup depicts King Lycurgus of Thrace ensnared in grapevines. For decades after the museum acquired it in the 1950s, scientists were baffled by its color-changing properties.
Read article →Michał Kalecki was a self-taught Polish economist who independently developed many of the same macroeconomic insights as John Maynard Keynes, yet remains far less known today. Working from a Marxian class perspective, Kalecki built models of business cycles, effective demand, and income distribution that challenged the assumption that households, not firms, are the key economic decision-makers.
Read article →E3 — the Electronic Entertainment Expo — officially shut down in December 2023, ending a nearly 30-year run as the gaming industry's most prominent annual showcase. Launched in 1995, E3 became the event where console makers, publishers, and developers unveiled their biggest titles and hardware announcements each summer in Los Angeles.
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