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Wilson To Become Official Game Ball of the NBA, WNBA, G League and more

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Wilson Sporting Goods Co. announced a multiyear global partnership today that will make Wilson the official game ball of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League (BAL). The partnership will tip off at different times by league. The NBA […]

1495Sports Flashback Series: Interview with Brooklyn Nets Star Mason Plumee

1495Sports is proud to bring the following interview from 2014 with then Brooklyn Nets Star Mason Plumee 

LJ Figueroa Announces Intent to Enter NBA Draft

St. John’s junior wing LJ Figueroa announced Saturday his intention to submit his name for consideration in the 2020 NBA Draft. The Lawrence, Mass., native will not hire an agent in order to preserve the option to return to Queens for his final season of eligibility after completing an evaluation process with league executives. “These […]

1495Sports TV Flashback Series: Interview with Sacramento Kings Star Jason Thompson

Fans we realize that everyone is looking for some form of amusement, entertainment and hope during these times of social distress. We here at 1495Sports wanted to provide such entertainment and hope by featuring some of our previous feature interviews from the world of sports for you all to check out. So now on 1495Sports […]

USA Men’s Basketball team February 2020 AmeriCup Qualifying Team Announced

Featuring 11 players currently active in the NBA G League and including eight players owning NBA regular season experience, USA Basketball today announced the 12-man roster for the February 2020 USA AmeriCup Qualifying Team. Confirmed for the team are: Jaylen Adams (Wisconsin Herd/St. Bonaventure); Justin Anderson (Long Island Nets/Virginia); Cody Demps (Stockton Kings/ Sacramento State); […]

Trae Young has a career night in honor of Kobe with a Bizarre story of numbers

Today is one of the saddest days in the history of sports, as all-time great Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter accident earlier this morning. Many celebrities and athletes payed tribute to Kobe through all social media platforms, one of them being Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. There is a video on the internet […]

NBA Legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant reportedly found dead in a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning. The future hall of famer was traveling this morning via helicopter, where a fire broke out, sending the helicopter to the ground. A total of 5 people were found lifeless, including Kobe. He was known to travel around in a helicopter, showing […]