USA Basketball tops Mexico, ends AmeriCup prelims 6-0
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The team that USA Basketball assembled for its final two FIBA AmeriCup qualifying games knew it would be together for only about a week.The players made the most of that time.Ra'Shad James scored 21...
LA Clippers, back at full strength, stop NBA-best Utah Jazz’s winning streak
LOS ANGELES -- The LA Clippers had Kawhi Leonard and Paul George back in the lineup on Friday, and the timing could not have been any better.The surging Utah Jazz, winners of 20 of their previous 21 games, including...
NBA game between Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers on Saturday is postponed
HOUSTON -- The game between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night has been postponed because of continued utility shortages in the area from this week's winter storm.It's the second straight home postponement for the Rockets....
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant named NBA All-Star Game captains
7:27 PM ETTim BontempsESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant were named the captains for next month's NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night.James and Durant will pick their respective teams from the remaining...
Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis out 4 weeks as team plays it ‘conservative’ with...
Los Angeles Lakers star forward Anthony Davis had his injuries reevaluated by team doctors Thursday night and will be out four weeks, head coach Frank Vogel said.Sources had told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this week that Davis would be...
Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says Feb. 9 loss to Detroit Pistons spurred ‘rededication’
Ten days ago, a brutal loss to the Detroit Pistons forced the Brooklyn Nets to refocus. Since then, the Nets have been a riding a wave of wins, the latest a 109-98 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on...
NBA announces All-Star Game plans; Adam Silver says playing ‘right thing to do’
Feb 18, 2021Tim BontempsESPN The NBA officially announced Thursday that it will be holding the All-Star Game on March 7, with commissioner Adam Silver saying on ESPN's The Jump with Rachel Nichols that he believes it is the "right...
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