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Rome Flynn wins MVP in All-Star Celebrity Game
Starlight took center stage during the 2025 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. A host of luminaries flocked to the Oakland Center floor, each hoping to leave their marks in one of basketball's greatest hotbeds. As it turned out, a few players stood out more than most. Team Bonds captured a momentous 66-55 victory over Team Rice on Friday night, giving former Giants star Barry Bonds a leg up over his fellow San Francisco-based icon, Jerry Rice. The match was as whacky as it was compelling, filled with twists, turns and plenty of missed shots. But that wasn't the case for every participant. Actor Rome Flynn put forth a wondrous display atop the hardwood, securing MVP honors after recording 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Bonds' side.
On Tuesday, California sports fans with an Xfinity subscription that watch their teams on NBC Sports Bay Area or NBC Sports California will have to shell out an extra $20 per month to upgrade from the “Popular” package to the “Ultimate” package. NBC Sports Bay Area broadcasts the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco Giants while NBC Sports California airs Sacramento Kings, San Jose Sharks, and Oakland A’s games.
The Warriors' value is up 14% in the last year, right in line with league average. The Boston Celtics (28%), Brooklyn Nets (25%) led the way among the NBA in value growth, with only the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers (29%) beating them among teams listed in Forbes' 50 most valuable franchises. According to the publication, NBA teams pushed a pair of MLB franchises (the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants), F1 teams (Ferrari and Mercedes) and one NFL franchise (the Buffalo Bills) out of the top 50.
Brandin Podziemski on Warriors: We're going to do something that no one expects us to do
Brandin Podziemski, charged with helping maintain the last few years of the Warriors' dynasty, spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area's Laura Britt about recent comments in which an anonymous NBA coach likened Golden State to a rock band passed its prime. "We don't love to hear that, but we love to hear that in the fact that we're going to do something that no one expects us to do," Podziemski told Britt on Friday at Oracle Park after he took batting practice before the Giants game. "They don't think that we're the Warriors that we were before, and for us, I think it's just the best feeling when you don't have anything to lose out there, and you just go out and prove people wrong.
And down the street from Chase Center, Curry has seen how Buster Posey remaining part of the Giants invigorates fans. “I just want to be a part of an ownership group that is as excited as I would be to obviously win, be in a position where you're connecting with the community and the fan base the way that we have here in the Bay Area and with all the things that I've learned over the course of these 15 years playing and what I still have to learn about how the whole operation continues to work and grow, I could add some value there for sure,” Curry says.
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The Liverpool FC x LeBron collection includes a couple of special jerseys -- one soccer, one basketball -- as well as a hoodie, shorts, long-sleeve workout tops and a pair of custom sneakers. The LeBron football shirt -- modelled by Anfield stalwarts Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson -- is black and dark grey with red pinstripes and features a repeating print motif bearing the letters "YNWA" and "SFG". The first batch of initials represent Liverpool's famous club anthem ("You'll Never Walk Alone") and the second represent James' own personal mantra ("Strive for greatness.")
How do San Francisco Giants and Warriors fans feel about this? Golden State star Klay Thompson is cheering on the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series this fall. “Let’s go Dodgers World Series this year baby,” Thompson said Friday on Instagram Live. “Trayce Thompson, (Cody Bellinger), Clayton Kershaw, Mookie (Betts), Trea Turner, Freddie Freeman. I mean, squad. Just being real.”
Back on July 24 when the Dodgers and Giants faced off in Los Angeles, Klay was in attendance — neither wearing Giants nor Dodgers gear. In a video posted by MLB, the 5-time NBA All-Star is seen jumping up and down in celebration when Trayce hit an RBI double that helped in Los Angeles’ 7-4 win over San Francisco. That same day, Klay was seen signing autographs at Dodger Stadium. In the middle of a crowd of Dodger fans, at least one Giants fan was seen interacting with the Warriors guard.
Gabe Kapler may have detractors, like fellow MLB manager Tony La Russa, but the San Francisco Giants manager has support in the Bay Area for his national anthem protest in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead. Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, asked about Kapler's protest, said he will "always support any form of peaceful protest." "That’s what our country is founded on," said Kerr on Sunday. "I think it’s great that he’s making his own statement."
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Jeff Passan: The San Francisco Giants-Los Angeles Dodgers game tonight has been postponed, sources tell ESPN. It's the third MLB game to be canceled in the wake of the NBA players refusing to play after the fallout of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
In partnership with When We All Vote and RISE, the Sacramento Kings announced the relaunch of Rally the Vote, a coalition made of 20 teams across the NBA, NFL, MLB, WNBA, MLS and NWSL aimed at getting unregistered voters to the polls. The coalition, which nonpartisan, includes the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Sky, Chicago White Sox, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and Fever, Los Angeles Football Club, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, New York Giants, Phoenix Mercury, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Storm, Washington Wizards and Mystics and Washington Spirit.
NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California, together with its team partners – NBA’s Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, MLB’s San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, along with the teams’ apparel and merchandise partner Fanatics – and San Francisco-based bag manufacturer Timbuk2 have teamed up to donate 50,000 face masks and bandanas to Northern California health care providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams and NBC Sports have donated over 10,000 new t-shirts, and Timbuk2 will create cloth face masks and bandanas from the t-shirt material.
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