Ball shakes off struggles with 2nd triple-double

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that longtime NBA point guard John Wall was negotiating a contract with Italian club Armani Milan. That’s not the case, according to Wall himself.

“Where Do Y’all Get Ur Info from? False News !!” is what Wall quote-tweeted in response to an aggregation account that reshared the information about the talks in Italy. Wall remains an unrestricted free agent.

Wall played in 34 games with the LA Clippers last season, after returning from sitting out the previous year-and-a-half with the Houston Rockets. Wall was re-acquired by the Rockets in a trade deadline deal that sent Eric Gordon to the Clippers. The Rockets subsequently waived Wall for a second time.

Steve Kerr is expected to step down as the head coach of Team USA. Kerr has coached the team through the last cycle, which included the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kerr also assisted Gregg Popovich at the 2019 FIBA World Cup and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

USA Basketball is expected to choose between Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and LA Clippers head coach Ty Lue to take over for Kerr. Both Spoelstra and Lue have served as assistant coaches for Team USA, including at this summer’s Olympics.