The Sun’s Arizin on June 16th

Here are some links before heading out for Father’s Day and Juneteenth.

NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball | NBC Sports
The NCAA approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne.

Is New York Knicks' Josh Hart Recruiting Another Villanova Wildcat? | Sports Illustrated New York
Josh Hart's did everything within his legal power to express his desire to see Donte DiVincenzo join him and Jalen Brunson with the New York Knicks.

Tim Thomas remembers his first encounter with Allen Iverson | Basketball Network
Thomas said that Iverson related to his struggles as a highly-touted basketball prospect in college, and gave him a couple thousand dollars the first time they met.

Pistons draft preview: Whitmore a snug fit alongside young core | NBA.com
If there is no player who’s better than even money to be taken with the fifth pick, Whitmore is at least as strong a contender to shake Adam Silver...

Collin Gillespie on Nuggets Championship, overcoming injuries and lessons from Villanova | NBC Sports Philadelphia
On this episode of the Takeoff podcast, John Clark talks with Collin Gillespie the day after winning a NBA Championship with the Denver Nuggets, overcoming...

B.J. Callaghan’s rise to leading the U.S. men’s soccer team has local roots at Villanova | Inquirer
Few people know about Callaghan’s rise better than Wildcats coach Tom Carlin, and he has a lot of stories to tell.