News about Fred VanVleet

In San Antonio's 126-122 victory, the 7-foot 4, forward-center, had 21 points and 12 rebounds. He was 7 of 19 from the field, with three of them being resounding dunks. With two minutes remaining and Houston leading 107-104, he had back-to-back blocks on the same possession with back-to-back blocks and Houston led 107-104. Wembanyama stopped Jabari Smith Jr. at the rim to stop an attempted dunk and then rushed back to block Smith's floater.

Following his emotional release from the Toronto Raptors, Rapper Drake has mocked Fred VanVleet. joking: 'Good luck with everything on the Guangdong Dragons,' I mean the Rockets.' After seven seasons in Toronto, VanVleet has since agreed to a three-year, $130 million contract with the Houston Rockets. On Sunday, the point guard posted a heartfelt farewell to Raptors fans on Instagram.

Victor Wembanyama, France's top export, is poised to replace wine as France's top export, a 7-foot-4 basketball sensation. He's athletic, skilled, vast, and yet only 19, so the winning team will undoubtedly be considered very lucky as the league selects its first pick on Tuesday night in New York. It's either way or not Wembanyama will feel the same way. The 14 teams in Tuesday's lottery aren't all positive, and that's by design. The lottery is supposed to enhance the league's bottom feeders by (slightly) deterring them from tanking their seasons in an attempt to land a top talent in the draft, such as Wembanyama. Mail Online's preview of Wembanyama's 14 future teams, how he'd fit, and what these clubs need to do to attract the NBA's most coveted prospect in a generation.

Fred VanVleet slammed referee Ben Taylor's officiating as "f***ing bad," the NBA fined him $30,000. However, that wasn't the only result to come out of his rant. After spending a majority of the season in that role, Taylor's received less assignments as a crew chief,' according to 'Basketball Illuminati' host Tom Haberstroh.

After the Raptors' loss to the Clippers on Wednesday, Fred VanVleet was fined $30,000 for his expletive-laden rant against NBA referee Ben Taylor. VanVleet tried to take a double breath before addressing reporters, but the guard was unable to mask his indignation with the referee and his crew, even admitting that he'll'take the fine' for his remarks. After the Raptors' 108-100 loss, the player was highly critical of Taylor - not only for being called for a technical foul but also for the difference in fouls and free throws. On Thursday, the NBA fined him $30,000 for public condemnation of the officiating.

Fred VanVleet, the Toronto Raptors' guard, went off on NBA referee Ben Taylor, blaming his result in the Los Angeles Clippers' loss on Wednesday night as "f****** awful." VanVleet raged postgame at Taylor and the other NBA officiating squads for a tech foul and what appeared to be a disparity in fouls called. I don't worry about it.' I'll pay the fine. I don't really care,' VanVleet started before launching into a robust, yet expletive-laden diatribe.

For the first time in a decade, Jrue Holiday expressed exactly why he is attending the All-Star Game. Holiday scored 40 points and made a spectacular 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds remaining in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 131-125 for their 11th straight victory on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Holiday shot 8 of 12 from beyond the arc, with one from behind midcourt that beat the third-quarter buzzer to record a career high for 3-pointers.

The road to an NBA championship may wind through Toronto, not that the 11th-place Raptors have a chance at the hardware. Rather, the Raptors are at the forefront of multiple trade rumors, which may be highly relevant as the NBA's February 9 deadline approaches. Former NBA scribe Marc Stein reports the Phoenix Suns have targeted Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet as a potential replacement for 37-year-old point guard Chris Paul, while Toronto's Bruce Arthur notes that team President Masai Ujiri has three first-round picks for versatile forward OG Anunoby. VanVleet is free this summer, so it's unlikely that the Suns will make Uji an enticing offer without any guarantee that he will stay in Phoenix for the long time.

Porter Jr.'s first season is the only one that is 100% guaranteed for $60.86 million, according to the breakdown of the current contract. Houston has 'protections' on the other three years in the case of a termination of Porter Jr. at any time. The 22-year-old has appeared in 87 games, beginning 84 of them, with a score of 15.6 points and 6.2 assists. After scoring 50 points and 11 assists against the Bucks in April 2021, he was the youngest player in NBA history to have 50+ points and 10+ assists in a game.