Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Former Iona and Arizona standout Lamont “Momo” Jones has been invited to the Portland Trail Blazers mini-camp as a practice player, his agent confirmed to SNY.tv Friday.
Jones leaves Sunday and if plays well, there is a chance he and the other practice players could join the team in the Las Vegas summer league.
The 6-foot Harlem native averaged 22.6 points and 3.4 rebounds last season at Iona and won the Haggerty Award as the best player in the New York metropolitan area.
