Jamal Murray outduels Donovan Mitchell to force a Nuggets-Jazz Game 7
Murray has 142 points in last three games
DATE: Aug 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Brian Mahoney
NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – NBA players want change that makes their communities safer. They want people to vote — hopefully in their home arenas.
And they want to keep playing baske...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play
Social justice fight rekindled by Blake shooting
DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Raptors’ Nick Nurse voted NBA Coach of the Year
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Nick Nurse was close to quitting.
He was 26 or 27 years old, coaching in Britain and wondering whether he had a future in the profession. He went to his h...
DATE: Aug 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau to New York as new head coach
NEW YORK – Tom Thibodeau brought the Chicago Bulls to their greatest success since Michael Jordan.
He returned the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs after a 13-year absence. ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Kyrie Irving commits $1.5 million for WNBA players skipping season
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is making sure WNBA players can sit out the season and not stress about a paycheck.
The Brooklyn Nets star is committing $1.5 million to supplement the inc...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
East preview: Down in Disney, Bucks hope to finish the job this season
There were no defenders nearby. There wasn’t even another team on the court.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s shooting display was nothing spectacular. Dozens, perhaps hundreds of NBA play...
DATE: Jul 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Kevin Durant, three other Brooklyn Nets test positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK – Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA.
The Nets did not...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Shaq: ‘Never could have imagined’ anything like Kobe’s death
Shaquille O’Neal tearfully said Tuesday he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant’s death, remembering his former teammate as a great player whose kids called him “Uncle Shaq.” ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Magic Johnson remembers ‘angel’ David Stern at memorial
NEW YORK – David Stern was remembered Tuesday as a mentor and a leader, a Little League parent and a loyal friend.
To Magic Johnson, he was an angel.
Johnson tearfully ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Pelicans take Zion Williamson with No. 1 pick in NBA draft
Nuggets did not have first-round pick
DATE: Jun 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Zion’s time: Williamson the center of attention at NBA draft
Pelicans eager to make top pick official
DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
