There are $303 million reasons US men’s basketball should bounce back
NY Post
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team has put together a roster worth its weight in gold — even if it didn’t look like a gold-medal team in Sunday’s opening 83-76 loss to France.
Other than the two emergency replacement players, JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson, the other 10 U.S. players will average $29.6 million in salary for the 2021-22 season — topped by Kevin Durant’s $40.9 million for the Nets. On the Tokyo floor in the opener, Team USA had 10 of the 11 highest-paid players. French center Rudy Gobert will make $35.3 million next season for the Jazz, cracking into that top 11.
The Chiefs are giving their star tight end a deadline to inform them of his future plans.
MONTREAL — For Team USA, it was a poor start and a grand Finnish.
Nothing truly will be decided nor accurately measured until the Knicks prove they can defeat the NBA’s most elite teams and advance deeper into the playoffs.
Travis Kelce once yelled in celebration, quoting the Beastie Boys: “You got to fight, for your right, to party.”
On that spectacular sequence Tuesday night, Karl-Anthony Towns looked like the player who inspired him to wear No. 32.
Alex Bregman took the significantly larger short-term money over the grander long-term deal.
Kadarius Toney was arrested last week for allegedly putting his hand around a woman’s throat during a January dispute.
MONTREAL — The Rangers may have four players representing Team USA at the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, but just three may see the ice Thursday night when they open against Finland.
The Cardinals are days away from a potentially awkward situation at the ballclub’s spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla.
It’s not even the All-Star break yet, and the Nets have already won more games than they were predicted to all season.
Joel Embiid did his best Ben Simmons impression.
Bengals veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade after six seasons, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
MONTREAL — Ahead of hitting restricted free agency this summer, Noah Dobson has switched agencies, The Post has learned.