San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is recovering from a deep vein thrombosis issue. Previously, Wembanyama said he planned to play for France at this summer’s EuroBasket competition. Now, Wembanyama says he’s not sure that will be the case.
“I don’t know if it’s realistic, there are a lot of uncertainties,” Wembanyama said. “…I obviously want to play in every competition with the French team.”
Wembanyama said he is aware of the deadline to let France know if he’ll be playing this summer or not. He also said he plans to take his time before making a decision, given health and conditioning concerns.
EuroBasket 2025 is set to run from August 27 through September 14. The competition will be hosted in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland. France will play in Group D, which includes host Poland, Belgium, Iceland, Israel, and Slovenia.
The New Orleans Pelicans are wrapping up one of the worst seasons in franchise history. That has some believing that front office leader David Griffin and head coach Willie Green could be wrapping up their tenures with the team.
Griffin took over the Pelicans front office in April of 2019. Under his leadership, New Orleans has made two playoff appearances and has had two winning seasons.
Green led the team to both of those playoff appearances and both winning seasons. However, in four years on the sidelines, Green has gone 148-179 overall.
It’s unclear where Pelicans ownership, led by Gayle Benson, stands on the futures of Griffin and Green. There has been tension in the organization in recent years. That’s arisen from transactions Griffin has made and some of Green’s playing time decisions.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has agreed to a multiyear contract extension, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
Trail Blazers officials negotiated a new deal with Billups’ representation, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, as the coach was finishing his fourth season and the final guaranteed year on his contract Sunday.
