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LeBron James brought the heat to the first night of Bad Bunny's concert residency in Puerto Rico this weekend. On Friday (July 11), the Los Angeles Lakers star joined Benito onstage for the inaugural No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí concert. Held at Puerto Rico's José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, James was seen dancing with the three-time Grammy winner and was spotted on the jumbotron enjoying a drink and a two-step.
Marc Stein: The Nuggets, I’m told, have also shown strong interest in ex-Mavericks guard J.J. Barea for a spot on Adelman’s staff. Barea has been HC for multiple teams in his native Puerto Rico’s Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
“The Olympics now was the next level because now I’m playing Team USA, Serbia, Puerto Rico,” Maluach said. “We’re playing good teams that they have great players, Hall of Famers. Me being able to watch them, being able to step on the floor with them and see the gap I have and what I need to do to get where they are, showed me I’m on the right path. And me playing in the Olympics showed me that whatever I’m doing is right and I should keep on doing that.”
The Indiana Pacers have their sights on another Puerto Rican. Phillip Wheeler, starting forward for the Quebradillas Pirates in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), stated that he has been in talks with the new Eastern Conference champions. “We’re seeing how that could work,” said Wheeler in a brief interview with the press prior to the All-Star Game at the Carlos Miguel Mangual Coliseum.
Former NBA big man JaVale McGee is now suiting up for the Vaqueros de Bayamón in Puerto Rico’s top professional league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Following his stint with the Sacramento Kings in the 2023-24 campaign, the 16-year NBA veteran made the leap abroad, signing his first international deal.
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Iacopo De Santis: Danilo Gallinari said this will be his last summer with NT, but he also talked about retirement: "I honestly don’t know, the plan is to finish the season in Puerto Rico and play at @EuroBasket. But honestly, even with basketball in general, as of today, I just don’t know".
Brandon Knight to join Puerto Rican team Capitanes de Arecibo for the 2025 season following a trade that sent David Stockton to Piratas de Quebradillas.
Danilo Gallinari signs with team in Puerto Rico
16-year NBA veteran Danilo Gallinari has signed a deal in Puerto Rico with Vaqueros de Bajamon, Gallinari announced on X. Gallinari thanked Carlos Arroyo for the opportunity to play, noting that the contract includes an NBA out clause if someone wants to sign him before the deadline. Gallinari also hints at his potential retirement soon, as he expresses his "hope for a great ending" in the azzuro jersey of Italy NT.
Carlos Arroyo: When I was a rookie, Bonzi Wells told me I had Salsa in my game
Carlos Arroyo: My first year was in Toronto. I was playing garbage time against Bonzi Wells. I was at half-court, we were shooting a free throw. I had some runs you know, some assists between the legs, I had some look away passes, and something like that. He got closer to me and he asked ‘Hey young fella, where are you from?’ And I said Puerto Rico and he replied ‘Hey you got that Salsa in your game’ [laughs]. I guess I played with that kind of rhythm. I loved passing the ball, I enjoyed like the look-away pass (…) I remember when I got to the Detroit, Larry Brown was trying to you know kind of like take that away from my game. He was like ‘Make the solid play’, make the hockey assist. I learned the hockey assist when I was here in Miami with coach Ron Rothstein.
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USA Basketball: Tony Snell has been added to the November 🇺🇸 Men's AmeriCup Qualifying roster. The USA Men host 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico (Nov. 22) & 🇧🇸 Bahamas (Nov. 25) in Washington, D.C.
The giant centre with a 2.50-metre (8ft 2in) wingspan, who played last season in China and Puerto Rico, is adamant he can get back into the NBA. “I’m a much better player now than I was a couple of years ago when I left the NBA,” he said. “It’s using this opportunity to get back in shape because you never know what can happen.”
The United States’ comeback win delivered the third-largest basketball audience of the Olympics thus far, trailing a pair of weekend morning windows on NBC during the group stage, USA-Serbia on the opening Sunday (10.9M) and USA-Puerto Rico on the middle Saturday (9.4M). The basketball game counts toward NBC’s “primetime” average for Thursday, which was 28.5 million across a live afternoon airing and primetime replay — up 97% from the equivalent day of the COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics three years ago (14.5M).
Anthony Edwards leads Team USA to resounding win over Puerto Rico
Ben Golliver: USA Basketball beats Puerto Rico, 104-83, to win Group C with a 3-0 record. — USA posted best point differential of 12 teams in opening round. — USA will play Brazil in quarterfinals in Paris on Tuesday. [Anthony Edwards led the way with 26 points.]
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