Dallas' rookie is playing with a heavy heart. "His mom did an incredible job raising him to this point. Her legacy will live ...

Duke and Rutgers joined eight different recruiting classes that featured two top-five signees. Of those eight, five failed to ...

The center position has been one of turmoil for the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks. Last off-season, they attempted to end ...

NEWS: Duke transfer Christian Reeves ... a seven-deep haul that ranked No. 1 in the country, featuring Dereck Lively II, Dariq Whitehead, and Kyle Filipowski. Rising junior guard Tyrese Proctor, who ...

Former Duke star Dereck Lively II announced his mother, Kathy Drysdale, passed away Friday. She was 53. “My heart breaks saying goodbye to the most important person in the world to me ...

Former Duke star Dereck Lively II announced his mother, Kathy Drysdale, passed away Friday. She was 53. Drysdale – a former Penn State women’s basketball star – was diagnosed with cancer in ...

After Big Dereck’s death, Kathy took on both parenting roles. She watched her son grow to be 7-foot-1, turn into the ...

You probably remember that when former Duke big man Dereck Lively put his name in the NBA Draft last spring, one of his main reasons, if not the only reason, was to take care of his mother ...

After trading the No. 10 pick and dropping to No. 12, the Dallas Mavericks chose to add some help on the interior with Duke center Dereck Lively II. The Mavericks sent the rights to the 10th pick ...

Instead of opting for the NBA Draft like fellow freshmen Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead ... respectively, helping Duke to the NCAA Elite Eight. Despite occasional streakiness in his scoring ...

Noah K. Murray-NY Post They ultimately traded down from that spot with the Thunder to end up with Duke center Dereck Lively. If the pick didn’t convey this year, the Knicks would have received a ...

“Just incredible of who Dereck Lively is as a young man to talk to ... After one year at Duke, he declared for the NBA Draft. He was selected 12th overall.