208 articles tagged "basketball"
All three NBA playoff games scheduled for today have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. The NBA said all three games would
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named as the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the first time. Antetokounmpo claimed the award by a landslide, with 75 of the 100 sportswriters and broadcaster
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 135-115 as they honoured the memory of former great Kobe Bryant in Orlando yesterday. LeBron James scored 30 points for the Lakers who lead 3-1 in the first ro
Dennis Schroder scored 30 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 117-114 to even the first-round Western Conference playoff series at two wins ap
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic became the youngest player in NBA playoff history to make a 40-point triple-double as he hit a buzzer-beater against the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic's 43 points helped the Maver
Luka Doncic hit a deep, step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a triple-double on a sprained ankle as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-133 in overtime to even the playoff series at two games apie
The Portland Trail Blazers have beaten the LA Lakers 100-93 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Damian Lillard scored 34 points for the Blazers. Lakers star, LeBron Jame
James Harden had 37 points and 11 rebounds as the Houston Rockets rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-108 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Houston All-Star Russell Westbrook,
The Los Angeles Lakers have secured the top spot in the NBA's Western Conference for the first time in 10 years after beating the Utah Jazz. Anthony Davis scored 42 points as the Lakers bounced back from defeat to
Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 36 points, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 107-103 win over the Miami Heat. Raptors forward Pascal Siakam had 22 points, although he was held to just seven in the second half. To
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers showed some rust. They knocked it off with time to spare to beat the LA Clippers 103-101. Anthony Davis scored 34 points, James had the go-ahead basket with 12.8 seconds left
The spread of the coronavirus would prompt the NBA to stop the 2019-20 season. Speaking on the TIME 100 Talks, Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is “reasonably confident†about its plan to restart the se
The NBA basketball league may allow players to personalise their jerseys with statements that promote social justice issues or charitable causes. Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul, president of the National Basketball
16 NBA players have tested positive for coronavirus, with the season set to resume on 30th July. Tests were carried out on 302 players. The 16 who tested positive will remain in self-isolation and will have to
LeBron James and his business partner have secured US $100m in investments for their media company which aims to empower black audiences. SpringHill Entertainment, is headed by James with his business partner Maver
Before taking the NBA by storm and winning five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant was one of high school basketball's stand-out stars. So stand-out in fact, that Bryant skipped college altogeth
NBA legend Michael Jordan says he will donate US$100 million to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice. Jordan said in a statement that he and his Jordan Brand will distribute the money over 10 year
The rest of the NBA season is set to be played at Florida's Disney World Resort from 31st July. The season was suspended on 11th March because of coronavirus measures. Thirteen Western Conference teams and nin
NBA star LeBron James reiterated that he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the condition that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopardised by a return to play. The Los Angeles Lakers star, s
The reign of ESPN's documentary series "The Last Dance" has begun. Twitter went nuts with the first two episodes of the 10-part ESPN series documenting the rise and dominance of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
