Nuggets bring strong connection to UNLV past
Tim Grgurich, Stacey Augmon, John Welch and Romel Beck are in town representing the Denver Nuggets, bringing a strong connection to past UNLV teams as the NBA Summer League gets rolling.
Scottie Scheffler, fresh off his second Masters victory, is the overwhelming favorite to win each of the remaining three major golf championships this year.
The G League Ignite, who play their games at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, will shut down at the end of this season, the league announced.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Las Vegas is “definitely” on the league’s expansion list during a Wednesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
LeBron James has called Victor Wembanyama “an alien” and “generational talent,” and bettors are backing the Spurs and their 7-foot-4 rookie center to win the NBA title at long odds.
The NBA Summer League provided an opportunity to show what the Sphere can do. Now, executives are excited to see what artists can come up with next.
The Cavaliers secured their first NBA Summer League title with a victory over the Houston Rockets in the championship game and ended the 11-day extravaganza with an unbeaten record.
Winners emerged from two competitive semifinals Sunday to earn their spots in Monday’s NBA Summer League title game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Amid the NBA Summer League and WNBA All-Star Game, 40 top youth basketball players, including Centennial’s Nation Williams, participated in the Jr. NBA Showcase.
Golden State’s Lester Quinones and Milwaukee’s Chris Livingston shined in defeat, and the Final Four of the NBA Summer League is locked in for Sunday.
Former Liberty High star Julian Strawther became the seventh Las Vegas native to be an NBA first-round draft pick, selected by the NBA champion Denver Nuggets.