Awards & Honors

25+ min ago   (411+ words) After 21 professional seasons and 18 years in the NBA, Nicolas Batum is calling it a career. In a video posted to social media Monday, Batum announced his retirement from basketball. The 6-foot-7 forward most recently played for the Los Angeles Clippers,…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (182+ words) Nicolas Batum announced his retirement on Monday following 1,205 games over 18 seasons with four NBA franchises. The 37-year-old French forward averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists with the Portland Trail Blazers (2008-15), Charlotte Hornets (2015-20), Los Angeles Clippers (2020-23, 2024-26) and Philadelphia 76ers (2023-24). Batum shared a video…...

33+ min ago   (256+ words) Los Angeles’ favorite Frenchman is ready to call it a career. Veteran LA Clippers forward Nicolas Batum announced in a post to social media on Monday that he is retiring from basketball. Batum shared a lengthy video feature which began…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (118+ words) TORONTO - Guard Jaden Bradley has signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Raptors. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a senior at Arizona last season, he was named Big 12 Player of the Year after…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (377+ words) Sep 21, 2026, 6:43 PM CUT Giannis Antetokounmpo has heard just about every version of the same critique from rival big men over the years. Ex-Bucks center Miroslav Raduljica, who briefly shared the locker room with Antetokounmpo during his rookie seasons, has taken…...

59+ min ago   (253+ words) Nicolas Batum is calling it a career after 18 seasons in the NBA. The longtime forward announced his retirement Monday with a video posted to social media. Batum leaves the game after establishing himself as one of the league's most versatile…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1187+ words) Sep 21, 2026 | 2:45 PM EDT Batum announced his retirement on September 21, 2026, ending a 21-year professional career and 18 seasons in the NBA. His post carried two dates: 21/09/1991 21/09/2026. The reason for that date made the farewell far more personal than a normal retirement announcement....

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (89+ words) HoopsHype The Toronto Raptors’ enduring monument to Kyle Lowry’s … The Toronto Raptors’ enduring monument to Kyle Lowry’s career will not be a golden sculpture of a dinosaur mimicking a point guard. There was confusion in some corners of the internet…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (303+ words) By Rory Maher | at September 21, 2026 1:18 pm Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum has retired as a player, he announced Monday on social media (Twitter video link). The 25th overall pick in the 2008 draft, Batum has spent the past 18 years in the league,…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (282+ words) After 18 seasons, Batum announces his retirement from the NBA. 18-year NBA veteran Nicolas Batum announces his retirement. — Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) September 21, 2026 Batum was drafted 25th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2008 NBA Draft before being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers…...