NBA
After being selected by the Toronto Raptors in this year’s NBA Draft, Rochester native Jaden Bradley returned to the city’s Boys & Girls Club to spend time with kids.Bradley is a former member of the club and said it feels like a second home. He said he is still close with friends he made through […]
LeBron James confirmed Tuesday that his eight-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers is over. James is returning to the NBA for a record 24th season but has not decided whether the 2026-27 campaign will be his last. The 41-year-old averaged 20.9 points on 51.5 percent shooting, 7.2 assists, and 6.1 rebounds per game last […]
Rochester, congratulations are in order for two of our own! Jaden Bradley from the Arizona Wildcats and Melvin Council Jr. are both realizing their dreams in securing opportunities to join NBA franchises! Both players starred this past NCAA season for top-ranked teams. Bradley, drafted 50th overall by the Toronto Raptors, led the Arizona Wildcats to a Big 12 […]
The NBA has gained another Rochester native. With the 50th overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors selected University of Arizona guard Jaden Bradley. Bradley spent his childhood in Rochester before moving to North Carolina and Florida for his high school career. The guard began collegiate play at Alabama before transferring to […]
Mikal Bridges of the New York Knicks was still celebrating the team’s historic run to an NBA title on Monday and gave fans an IG Live to remember. During one clip that was spliced out by Internet sleuths, Bridges got serious for a moment as he poured a shot of tequila when Kendrick Lamar‘s song “Count Me Out” popped […]
Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive NBA MVP award. The announcement, which took place just before Sunday’s Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons, confirms reporting from ESPN’s Shams Charania, who leaked the selection Sunday morning. The honor comes one day before the defending champions begin their Western Conference finals series with the San Antonio […]
We want to give a quick shout out to former WDKX intern Jeenathan “Nate” Williams, who has been doing his thing in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors the past few weeks. A former UPrep standout, Nate signed a two-way contract with the team back in February and has been a solid contributor since […]
His nickname is the same as the sound caused by hitting everyone over the head with what he just did, because of course it is. Yes, this morning or afternoon, whenever you read this, you are certainly asking yourself what just happened and still woozy from the Bam! Wilt Chamberlain, 100 points. Kobe Bryant, 81 points. […]
NBC’s first telecast of the NBA All-Star Game since 2002 brought in strong ratings. Sunday’s contest, which featured a USA vs. World format and a round-robin between three squads, drew 8.8 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and Telemundo, based on preliminary Nielsen ratings and streaming data from Adobe Analytics. That’s the largest audience for the game since 2011 on […]
A Rochester-based card-breaking company, WeTheHobby, pulled a one-of-one Cooper Flagg autographed “super refractor” basketball card during a live break Monday night on the Fanatics Live app. Considered the top chase in the product, the card sparked immediate online speculation of a value between $1 million and $1.5 million, though estimates remain unconfirmed. Cameron Turney of […]
WDKX Holiday Stream