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• Rob Pelinka Says Lakers To Prioritize Adding Size This Offseason

Los Angeles Lakers GM Rob Pelinka acknowledge that trading big for small ahead of the trade deadline left his team in a tough spot up front. After trying to fill that need before the trade deadline, and voiding the Mark Williams deal, Pelinka said adding size will be an offseason priority. "I think when you make a huge trade at the deadline where you trade your starting center for a point guard, o...2025
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• Pelinka Confirms Upgrading Frontcourt Will Be High Priority For Lakers
Following their trade of Anthony Davis and their decision to void a deadline deal for Mark Williams, the Lakers knew for months that a lack of frontcourt depth was a problem. That issue came to the forefront in Game 5 of their first-round series vs. Minnesota, as Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves dominated Los Angeles […]...2025
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• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical

The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams at the deadline after he failed the team's physical examination. "[The Lakers] just couldn't live with what they saw," a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN regarding Williams' physical examination results. Williams was specifically requested by Luka Doncic as his preferred lob partner from availab...2025
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• Report: Lakers Backed Out Of Mark Williams Trade Because They ‘Couldn’t Live With What They Saw’
According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers backed out of the Mark Williams trade because they “couldn’t live with that they saw.” Williams failed his physical with the Lakers and returned to the Charlotte Hornets. Luka Doncic told Rob Pelinka that he wanted to play with Williams, which is why LA traded […] The post Report: Lakers Backed Out Of Mark Williams...2025
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• Lakers' Number One Focus In Offseason Will Be Finding Center

The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade for center Mark Williams at the trade deadline and their need at the position was glaring as they lost their first round series to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. "JJ Redick has said it, Anthony Davis said it before he got traded, LeBron James has said it," said Shams Charania on The Pat McAfee Show. "They needed a center and they need a big m...2025
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• Hornets' Mark Williams throws shade at Lakers after their playoff exit

Williams was acquired by the Lakers from the Hornets at the trade deadline for Dalton Knecht. Then, in a strange turn of events, the trade was rescinded due to a failed physical by the Lakers on Williams....2025

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• Nobody was happier about the Lakers being eliminated than Mark Williams

There’s still bad vibes between Mark Williams and the Lakers. The Lakers season is over. Los Angeles was eliminated on Wednesday night in a 4-1 series loss to the Timberwolves in a game where Rudy Gobert absolutely went off with 27 points and 24 rebounds in the 103-96 win. If only the Lakers had someone in the middle. Someone who could have helped them on both ends of the floor. If only they had s...2025
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• One big miscalculation could cost the Lakers an NBA Championship

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Lakers have a gap, and they fumbled the chance to fix it. The Los Angeles Lakers are a very, very good team — that much is certain, but as we draw closer to the NBA Playoffs this team is looking much more like one that could see its run end in the Western Conference Finals, at best. When it comes to big men at the top of the conference the Thunder...2025
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• Hornets Expected To Re-Explore Trade Market For Mark Williams
The Charlotte Hornets are expected to re-explore the trade market for center Mark Williams this offseason. Rival executives believe Charlotte will look to trade Williams again, after the failed trade to the Los Angeles Lakers at the trade deadline. The Hornets and Lakers had agreed to a swap of Williams for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2030 first-round pick swap and a 2031 first-round pick. Howev...2025
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• Luka Doncic is already making magic, but the Lakers have bigger problems

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Luka Doncic’s Lakers first impressions show a team that’s still deeply flawed Luka Doncic had not played basketball since Christmas day when the stunning trade that sent him from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers was announced around midnight days before the 2025 NBA trade deadline. Doncic’s nagging injuries and lack of fitness were a centra...2025
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• The nixed Lakers-Hornets Mark Williams trade heads to arbitration. Here’s what’s next

Brian Westerholt-Imagn Images This is a drama-filled mess with only one loser. One of the most bizarre NBA stories has been simmering under the surface for the past five days. A big-time trade, rejected under unique circumstances, now leaving two teams without pieces they need, the trade deadline over, and the gripe heading to court. At the NBA trade deadline the Lakers made a big deal for...2025
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• Lakers Expected To Add Center Soon
After having backed out of a trade-deadline deal for Mark Williams due to concerns about his physical, the Lakers find themselves shorthanded at the five. Jaxson Hayes is the only healthy center on the 15-man roster, with Christian Wood still recovering from knee surgery and two-way players Christian Koloko and Trey Jemison ineligible to play […]...2025
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• Hornets Explore Options To Dispute Lakers' Decision To Rescind Mark Williams' Trade
The Charlotte Hornets have been in contact with the NBA to explore their options to dispute the Los Angeles Lakers' failed physical assessment of Mark Williams. The Hornets are considering their options to challenge the maneuver by the Lakers. The Lakers traded Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Hornets for Williams. The Lakers subsequently ...2025
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• 5 NBA teams that got better at trade deadline, and 3 that got worse

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Here are the teams who got better at the NBA trade deadline, and the ones who got worse. The 2025 NBA trade deadline will be remembered as one of the wildest in league history. The Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis swap between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is just starting to set in, while players like De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine have ...2025
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• 4 NBA trade deadline winners, and 4 big losers after a wild week of deals

Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The 2025 NBA trade deadline started with a double-bang (word to Mike Breen) when the Dallas Mavericks made the unfathomable decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. The Mavs and Lakers each made surprising moves in the days that followed, le...2025
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• Nobody was happier about the Lakers being eliminated than Mark Williams
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Lakers land Mark Williams in trade with Hornets to give LeBron James, Luka Doncic their center, per report"

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"The Hornets do have some nice young talent on the roster with LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Mark Williams, but injuries and inconsistency have plagued the franchise each of the last two years."

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"8 per cent shooting ranks him second in the entire NBA behind Charlotte’s Mark Williams and his Dallas Mavericks squad is currently sitting at 6-1, the […] The post The Mavs Rookie Who Doesn’t Miss appeared first on Basketball Forever."

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"WATCH: Michael Jordan makes Duke-North Carolina joke during phone call with Mark Williams on NBA Draft night"

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"IMG will be led by seven players in the ESPN Top 100 players: Jalen Johnson, Jaden Springer, Mark Williams and Matthew Murrell."

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"An In-Depth Look at Carolina Panthers' Most Intriguing Selection, Daryl Williams"

• Rob Pelinka Says Lakers To Prioritize Adding Size This Offseason
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• Pelinka Confirms Upgrading Frontcourt Will Be High Priority For Lakers
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• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical
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• Lakers' Number One Focus In Offseason Will Be Finding Center
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• Hornets' Mark Williams throws shade at Lakers after their playoff exit
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• Nico Harrison was right about Luka Doncic (but wrong about the trade)

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Nico Harrison’s concerns about Luka Doncic were valid even if he still made a terrible trade. Nico Harrison probably did not want to drag Luka Doncic’s name through the mud after pulling off the NBA blockbuster of the century in the middle of the night days before the 2025 trade deadline. The Dallas Mavericks’ lead executive had no choice but to explain a ...2025
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• Hornets' Mark Williams trolls Lakers on social media after Timberwolves eliminate LA in dominant fashion

The Lakers nearly acquired Williams at the trade deadline, and they certainly could've used him against Rudy Gobert and Co....2025
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• NBA playoffs: Mark Williams hits Lakers with post-elimination emoji taunt after trade-deadline rejection

The Lakers sure could have used a player like Mark Williams against Rudy Gobert in Game 5....2025
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• One big miscalculation could cost the Lakers an NBA Championship
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• Nico Harrison was right about Luka Doncic (but wrong about the trade)
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• One big miscalculation could cost the Lakers an NBA Championship
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• Lakers Convert Jordan Goodwin From Two-Way To Standard NBA Deal, Waive Cam Reddish
The Los Angeles Lakers have converted Jordan Goodwin from his Two-Way contract to a standard two-year NBA contract. The Lakers have waived Cam Reddish to create a roster spot for Goodwin. Goodwin has averaged 20.5 minutes, recording at least one offensive rebound in 18 of 19 contests played and is shooting 41% from 3-point range. Goodwin participated in training camp with the Lakers, but was inju...2025
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• Executives Monitoring LaMelo Ball Availability This Offseasn

Executives around the league are monitoring the potential availability of LaMelo Ball this offseason, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Luka Doncic's trade to the Lakers has expanded executive's horizon of which star could potentially get dealt next. Ball is currently in the first year of a five-year, $204 million deal. Ball is averaging 26.1 points and 7.0 assists per game this year. Mar...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: First-round picture shaping up after Cooper Flagg

Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images There’s an elite tier of prospects forming after Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft. The 2025 NBA Draft class is starting to take shape as the specter of March Madness looms just around the corner. This class is particularly heavy with college players, which is a nice change of pace from the last two drafts where international stars went with the first p...2025
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• Southeast Notes: Williams, Nurkic, Baugh, Black, Da Silva, Sarr
It’s been a week since the trade sending Mark Williams to the Lakers was rescinded, and he still hasn’t rejoined the Hornets, according to Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte played three road games since L.A. decided to void the deal due to the results of Williams’ physical, and Boone believes Hornets officials are […]...2025
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• Luka Doncic is already making magic, but the Lakers have bigger problems
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• The nixed Lakers-Hornets Mark Williams trade heads to arbitration. Here’s what’s next
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• Rob Pelinka Says Lakers To Prioritize Adding Size This Offseason
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• NBA mock draft 2025: First-round picture shaping up after Cooper Flagg
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• Mark Williams: “Move On And Play Basketball”
Mark Williams has been through enough dramatic moments this month, and now he wants to focus on helping the Hornets for the rest of the season, writes Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer. The 23-year-old center was traded to the Lakers two weeks ago, reportedly at the request of newly acquired star Luka Doncic, who […]...2025
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• Hornets' Mark Williams speaks out on nixed trade to Lakers

Mark Williams has been through enough dramatic moments this month, and now he wants to focus on helping the Hornets for the rest of the season....2025
• VIDEO: Watch Bronny James can’t believe his eyes as LeBron posterizes Mark Williams
Even though the Lakers suffered their second-consecutive loss last night, there were a lot of exciting and positive moments throughout the matchup against the Hornets at the Crypto.com Arena. One of the most exciting ones came when LeBron James dunked over Mark Williams. Let’s recall that the Hornets center had been traded to Los Angeles […] The post VIDEO: Watch Bronny James can’t be...2025
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• The nixed Lakers-Hornets Mark Williams trade heads to arbitration. Here’s what’s next
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• 4 NBA trade deadline winners, and 4 big losers after a wild week of deals
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• NBA trade deadline 2025 tracker for every deal as it’s announced

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images We’re keeping track of every 2025 NBA trade deadline deal as they are announced in this post. The NBA seemed set for a quiet trade deadline in 2025 as a new Collective Bargaining Agreement tormented teams with multiple luxury tax aprons and more punitive restrictions for increasing payroll. So much for that. The NBA trade deadline started with fireworks w...2025
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• Lakers Mark Williams trade could have subtly freed them up for another move

Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers not only got better at the NBA trade deadline, they also got more flexible to further improve. The Los Angeles Lakers surprised the NBA world again on Wednesday night. It wasn’t quite the earth-shattering thunderbolt of their Luka Doncic trade earlier in the week, but given that few were even certain that third-year Charlotte Hornets cen...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Starter of the quarter century

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ top starting pitcher of the century so far Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. We can check your coat. There are still a few good tables available. Let us know if you need anythi...2025
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• Lakers land Mark Williams in trade with Hornets to give LeBron James, Luka Doncic their center, per report

The Lakers have found their replacement for Anthony Davis and he allows them make a real push to contend this season...2025
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• WATCH: Michael Jordan makes Duke-North Carolina joke during phone call with Mark Williams on NBA Draft night
Jordan is perhaps the most famous North Carolina Tar Heel in NBA history...2022
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• The Mavs Rookie Who Doesn’t Miss
Dallas Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II has begun his NBA career with a level of shooting accuracy that’s almost hard to believe, especially for a first year player. Lively’s 77.8 per cent shooting ranks him second in the entire NBA behind Charlotte’s Mark Williams and his Dallas Mavericks squad is currently sitting at 6-1, the […] The post The Mavs Rookie Who Doesn’...2023
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• Sources: Lakers move for Hornets center Williams
The Lakers are trading Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Hornets for center Mark Williams, sources told ESPN....2025
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• 2022 NBA Draft Combine takeaways: Duke's Mark Williams sees stock rise; guards earn high marks
Several players may have solidified their standing as first rounders, plus more thoughts on the annual NBA Draft Combine...2022
• Mark Williams trade rescinded: What comes next for Lakers on buyout market and in the offseason

The Lakers' present and future look drastically different without Williams...2025
• Lakers-Hornets trade nixed; Williams fails physical
The trade between the Hornets and Lakers for Mark Williams has been rescinded after the 7-foot center failed L.A.'s physical exam, sources told ESPN....2025
• Lakers reportedly land Hornets center Mark Williams in exchange for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish

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• Fantasy Basketball: Roster Max Christie immediately and beneficiaries of a rescinded trade | The Playlist

Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Dan Titus explains why the Dallas Mavericks swingman is a priority pickup and discusses the fallout from the canceled Mark Williams-Dalton Knecht trade....2025
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• Waiver wire pickups: Look to Josh Green and Mark Williams

The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes on your roster. Here are the ones to add before it's too late....2023
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• Fantasy Basketball: Hornets’ Mark Williams Headlines Pickups After NBA Trade Deadline
Yahoo Sports' Dan Titus offers up a few pickup options for fantasy managers after the NBA trade deadline....2023
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• Rob Pelinka Says Lakers To Prioritize Adding Size This Offseason
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• Hornets' Mark Williams throws shade at Lakers after their playoff exit
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• Nico Harrison was right about Luka Doncic (but wrong about the trade)
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• No one enjoyed Lakers’ early playoff exit more than Mark Williams after trade mess

The bridges are burned between Mark Williams and the Lakers....2025
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• NBA playoffs: Mark Williams hits Lakers with post-elimination emoji taunt after trade-deadline rejection
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• One big miscalculation could cost the Lakers an NBA Championship
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• Lakers Convert Jordan Goodwin From Two-Way To Standard NBA Deal, Waive Cam Reddish
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• 5 NBA teams that got better at trade deadline, and 3 that got worse
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• NBA trade deadline instant grades for every 2025 major deal made as they happen

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Let’s give out instant grades for the big moves at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The 2025 NBA trade deadline will forever be remembered for a deal that took place a few days before the buzzer. The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks completed the trade of the century by exchanging Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis over the weekend. The NBA has been on fire...2025
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• Lakers Acquire Mark Williams From Hornets In Blockbuster Trade: Complete Details and Analysis
In another shocking trade, the Lakers acquired Mark Williams from the Hornets. Let's break down the deal....2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• NBA trade deadline: 4 winners and 5 losers from deals, featuring Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Lakers

Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The 2024 NBA trade deadline has come and gone without the type of major fireworks sd occasionally sees in the final transaction window before the playoff race. There were tons of deals around the NBA before Thursday’s 3 p.m. buzzer, but the biggest names rumored to be in deals mostly stayed home, and many of the league’s biggest f...2024
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic

Observations on Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State after the 2023 Champions Classic. CHICAGO — It was 10 years ago this week when I was credentialed to cover the Champions Classic at the United Center for the first time. There was, to steal a phrase, palpable buzz in the building. Duke vs. Kansas was a matchup of the top recruits in the country: Jabari Parker vs. Andrew Wiggins. Both play...2023
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• Late-game thrillers highlight a wild Tuesday night in men's basketball
Mark Williams posted 16 points in Duke's 76-74 win over Wake Forest. His final dunk with less than a second to play gave the Blue Devils the win. South Carolina's James Reese hit a buzzer-beater from halfcourt to put South Carolina past Ole Miss....2022