Basketball

Michael Porter Jr. emerges as prominent COVID-19 vaccine skeptic (AXIOS Sports) Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. steps onto the court at Ball Arena Friday unvaccinated against the coronavirus.

WNBA finals TV ratings up 42% on 2019 season (SportsPro Insider) The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) scored its most viewed finals since 2017 via domestic broadcast partner Disney, with an average 548,000 viewers tuning in across the four games on ESPN and ABC.

2022 NBA free agent rankings: Top players available during the next offseason (USA TODAY)

Headlined by James Harden, Bradley Beal and Zach LaVine, the top of the 2022 NBA free-agent class is loaded with elite shooting guards, the types of players who can elevate a team’s offense just with their presence.

NBA signs multi-year Tissot extension (SportsPro Insider)

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has renewed its partnership with Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot, in a multi-year extension.

China pulls Celtics games after Enes Kanter criticizes Xi Jinping (AXIOS Sports) China will no longer stream Boston Celtics games after center Enes Kanter called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "brutal dictator" in a social media post over the Chinese government's repressive policies in Tibet, according to the New York Times.