When Jalen Williams first declared for the draft, his... agents didn’t know if he would even go high enough to stay in the draft. But 5 minutes into his first workout before the combine, his new trainer, Packie Turner, turned to them and said his college career was done. Turner knew he was a guaranteed lottery pick. “He’s gifted, man.” Only three years later, J Dub is taking over the NBA finals with creative, unstoppable moves. I spoke with Turner to break down how they built these moves and what made Williams a championship caliber playmaker so quickly. Read on The Athletic NBA below 👇👇👇show more

"I've spent a third of my life here, man.... It's crazy." Myles Turner speaks on his 10-year journey with the Indiana Pacers as he clinches his first FINALS berth 🥹show more

Amari Williams with the first points of his NBA career!

with the first pick in the 2022 NBA Draft........ Florida Lotteryshow more

Fun draft fact: Dirk Nowitzki was drafted at age... 19 by the Dallas Mavericks, and he didn’t think he was ready for the NBA. Many Europeans back then would get drafted and continue playing in the Euro league, joining the NBA later or not at all. The Mavs wanted Dirk to gain confidence to play for the team, so they organized a one on one with their backup center at the time, Samaki Walker. Dirk cooked him, and at the end of the clip Samaki Walker says “He’s ready,” then the German translation takes over. Needless to say the plan worked, Dirk thought he was ready so he began his NBA career that year. What if this one on one never happens? What if Dirk never came over? 🤔🤔🤔show more

Kobi showing out 👀 28 PTS and 5 3PM... in his first game at the NBA Draft Combineshow more

JORDAN POOLE WITH HIS 800TH CAREER THREE! FIRST IN... THE 2019 DRAFT CLASS TO DO SOshow more

Obsessed with how Dua Lipa tried to step off... the carpet to give Callum Turner his moment, but he insisted on leaving first so she could have hers💗😭show more

Jalen Brunson heads to the bench with an apparent... injury in the first quarter of his first NBA Finals gameshow more

🙌🏼He came to the forest for silence. For peace.... For a quiet sunrise with nothing but birds and fresh air. So he sat down on that chair, closed his eyes for 5 minutes… and forgot one thing: This isn’t your backyard. When he opened his eyes, the forest wasn’t quiet anymore. A bear was standing right there, closer than his coffee mug would’ve been. One second he was asleep. The next second, every survival instinct he had kicked in and he was on his feet before he even knew why. This is what happens when you fall asleep in the wild. Nature doesn’t knock before it checks on you.show more

they really said hudson williams couldn't act because he... made shane monotone, but look at how my captain sounds when he finds out he's been selected for the first time in his career to team canada for the olympics😭show more

Cody Williams isn't playing tonight, but that didn't stop... the Williams family from supporting him and his brother, Jalen as Utah faces OKC 🥹 They even have the split jerseys ready to go!show more

Fun exchange from last night between Jordyn Tyson and... his older brother Jaylon, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 🤞 Jaylon was selected in the first-round of the 2024 NBA Draft out of Cal. Jordyn is on track to be a first-round NFL Draft pick. jordyn tysonshow more

The little dog was adopted and was so happy... on his first day in his new home that he couldn’t even sleep. He kept trying to lie down, but his tail wouldn’t stop waggingshow more

MBJ asked Spida Mitchell what made him think he... was going to be the best freshman to walk through Louisville’s doors. Spida had his answer ready. The ranking. The skill set. The potential. And the hype. 2026 AWS NBA Draft Combine is going down May 11th 🏀 🎥 via NBA Future Stars Nowshow more

I just saw this freak accident, happened like 30... minutes ago. The shirtless guy is the driver, he said he was driving to go and pick his pastor so they can go to church. Thank God for his life.🙏🏾show more

This is why Rio Ngumoha is such a devastating... 1v1 entity. He’s direct & intentional when duelling. He drives at his opponent(s) bringing the battle to them. But, look at how fast he moves his feet. So twitchy, perched on his toes, waiting for the opponent to bite before skipping past them.show more

Jalen Williams says he didn’t watch the NBA Cup... finals last night between the Knicks and the Spurs, but he did tell us what he was up to. “I watched The Town and I watched The Edge of Tomorrow and then I FaceTimed my parents and that was it.” Sounds like a solid day from JDubshow more

Mind you Jeffree used to go by any pronouns... and was fine with being called a woman a few years ago. He was also supportive of people using any pronouns they felt comfortable with. He’s no longer able to collab with people due to his shitty behavior so now he’s catering to conservatives so he can sell his makeup. It’s crazy that a few years ago he was talking about how much internal work he’s done on himself to become less hateful and now he’s arguably more hateful than he ever was. He was friends with trans creators in the makeup community for years and collabed with them many times. He even bragged about how diverse his company was and that he employs trans people. He said how he admired them for being themselves despite backlash. He’s full of shit and I hope he knows his new community has zero love for LGBTQ people and will discard him with zero hesitation. Funny how as soon as he moved to Wyoming suddenly he’s a raging conservative.show more

Yaxel Lendeborg missed three years of High School ball... because of academic struggles He worked to improve his grades and was able to JUST make a team before the season ended, and performed well enough to make it to a community college, where he then became the NJCAA’s all-time leading rebounder He then transferred to UAB, where he became one of two players in Division I history to record over 600 points, 400 rebounds and 150 assists in a single season. The other player is Larry Bird. Afterwards, he transferred to Michigan and performed well enough to be a potential first rounder in the ‘25 draft But he stayed and wanted to build upon that legacy and lift up his draft stock even more. And he did just that, becoming a national champion and a potential lottery level draft pick. Yaxel’s story isn’t one that should be ridiculed. It should be one that’s praised — because worked hard at every level to get to where he’s atshow more