Diamond drops Mavs, Pels but agree to air NBA, NHL in 2024-25
With the NBA and NHL deals now set, Diamond will focus on crafting a reorganization plan that will hope to address serious concerns about its economic viability moving forward. Diamond is scheduled to present its new deals to a bankruptcy judge on Sept. 3.
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The NHL regular season begins Oct. 8, and the NBA will follow on Oct. 22.
NBA files motion to dismiss Warner Bros. Discovery lawsuit
The league filed its motion for a dismissal late Friday, and it contained the NBA's pointed reply on several fronts to WBD's lawsuit filed July 26 -- two days after the NBA signed a new 11-year media rights deal worth nearly $76 billion with Disney (parent company of ESPN), NBC and Amazon Prime Video that runs from the 2025-26 season through the 2035-36 season.
Warriors' Stephen Curry signs 1-year, $62.6 million extension
The Golden State Warriors have signed star guard Stephen Curry to a one-year extension, the team announced Thursday. The extension is worth $62.6 million, his agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, and keeps Curry under contract with Golden State through the 2026-27 season. Curry will become the fourth NBA player, along with LeBron James, Paul George and Kevin Durant, to pass $500 million in career earnings. In 2023-24, his 15th season, Curry averaged 26.4 points on 40.8% 3-point shooting, 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game. But the Warriors are entering a new era without Klay Thompson, who left for the Dallas Mavericks during free agency after 13 seasons with Golden State.
Free agent Lonnie Walker IV joins Celtics on 1-year deal
Walker, 25, averaged nearly 10 points in 17.4 minutes per game for the Brooklyn Nets last season. A strong shooter, over half of Walker's field goal attempts came from 3-point range, and he made 38.4% of them.
Pacers, guard T.J. McConnell agree on 4-year, $45M extension
He played an instrumental role in Indiana's run to the Eastern Conference finals this past season, averaging career highs in scoring in the regular season (10.2 points) and the playoffs (11.8).
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McConnell joined Hall of Famer Michael Cooper as the only players to average 10 points and five assists off the bench in a single postseason (minimum of 10 games), according to ESPN Stats & Information.
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