Duke’s Jayson Tatum answers questions during an interview after being selected by the Boston Celtics as the third pick overall during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) By Joe Holleman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The marketing mavens at Imo’s Pizza have added a…

By John Denton, NBA.com ORLANDO – Four years after Jeff Weltman and John Hammond pulled off one of the biggest coups in NBA Draft history, the two executives charged with rebuilding the Orlando Magic’s roster took a chance on another lanky, under-the-radar forward loaded with big-time potential. Possibly channeling their…

By Chris Forsberg, ESPN BOSTON — The Celtics selected Jayson Tatum with the third pick in the 2017 NBA draft Thursday night, a selection made just days after they traded out of the No. 1 spot. The 19-year-old Tatum averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists during his one…

By Eli Blumenthal, USA TODAY It would not be a stretch to say Kyrie Irving’s past few weeks have been pretty good. Fresh off helping lead his Cleveland Cavaliers past the Boston Celtics in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals last week, including an incredible 42-point performance in Game 4, the…

By Lulu Chang, Digital Trends Neighborhood crime has a new force to reckon with, and he’s more than seven feet tall. After taking his defensive prowess off the court, former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal has turned his attention to our communities by way of a partnership with outdoor home security…

By Tyler Conway, Bleacher Report Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal will grace the cover of the Legend Edition of NBA 2K18, 2K Sports announced in a release Monday: The Legend Edition will come in two versions, standard and gold. The standard Legend Edition will give players 100,000 start-up VC, 20…

By Nina Mandell, USA TODAY Sports Monday turned out to be quite the night for NBA players (past and current) to show off their singing skills on national television. Shaquille O’Neal participated in ‘Lip Sync Battle’ on Jimmy Fallon’s show and brought back Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative.” He brought out…

By Joey Morona, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kyrie Irving has another reason to celebrate on this, his 25th birthday. The latest iteration of his signature basketball shoe by Nike is currently the best-selling pair of basketball kicks out there. “The Kyrie 3 launched in December and now is the top-selling…

By Joey Ramirez When Shaquille O’Neal was a child, his stepfather, the late Sgt. Phillip Harrison, would quiz him on the greatest centers in NBA history — from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. With his own legacy as one of the best to play the game firmly established, O’Neal received…

By NBA.com Staff Kyrie Irving’s 25th birthday can be considered a milestone. He has already won one NBA Championship and is perhaps on his way to bag another one. So let us take a look at his NBA journey — from the day he was drafted into the NBA to…