Basketball Page 157 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Warriors' Stephen Curry doesn't have target date to return
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry doesn't have a timetable to return from the Grade 1 left hamstring strain he sustained in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.,"No, this is new, and from all that I'm learning about how quickly you can get bac...
Rookie seasoning prepared Caitlin Clark to lead Fever in 2025
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are perfectly fine with expectations.,"Me personally, I wouldn't want it any other way," Clark said Thursday. "That's just something you embrace. You just rise to the occasion.",Clark's debut WNBA season was a roller coaster. She was drafted two weeks after leadin...
LeBron James Likely Not Leaving Yet, but Los Angeles Lakers Still Have Big Questions
LeBron James appears poised to return for Year 23, but the Lakers' early playoff exit leaves major questions about the team’s future roster and identity....
How Aaron Nesmith Became the Blueprint for NBA Athletes Who “Can’t Shoot”
Aaron Nesmith’s shooting evolution shows what Amen and Ausar Thompson, and the NBA’s top defensive players, must do to thrive in today’s league....
Thunder level series with 43-point rout of Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 149-106 home blowout of the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.,The Thunder, who set a franchise single-game playoff scoring record, tied the best-of-seven series 1-1 ahead...
Knicks rally for another road win over Celtics, lead set 2-0
Jalen Brunson made two free throws with 12.7 seconds to play, lifting the New York Knicks to a 91-90 win over the host Boston Celtics on Wednesday and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.,Boston had a chance to recover in the final seconds, but Mikal Bridges knocked the ball away...
With Steph Curry out, which Warriors step up in Game 2 vs. Wolves?
Stephen Curry is out. The Golden State Warriors hope their shots keep going in.,The Warriors face their first full-game test without Curry when they tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals series on Thursday in Minneapolis. Golden State has a 1-0 adv...
Report: Rockets, Fred VanVleet extend deal deadline
The Houston Rockets and guard Fred VanVleet are pushing back Friday's deadline for the $44.9 million team option in his contract, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The two sides now have until June 29 to decide whether to exercise the 2025-26 option or perhaps negotiate a longer-term deal, per the report.,Va...
Celtics' Jrue Holiday named NBA's Social Justice Champion
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday was named the 2024-25 NBA Social Justice Champion on Wednesday.,He will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy and a $100,000 donation from the league for his foundation.,Holiday, who won the NBA's Sportsmanship Award for the second time last week, was one of five f...
Warriors' Stephen Curry (hamstring) out at least one week
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will miss at least one week with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, the team announced Wednesday.,Curry underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning.,While the Warriors noted that Curry will be re-evaluated in one week, ESPN reported that his return date will be...
Report: Warriors' Stephen Curry (hamstring) out at least one week
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will miss at least one week with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Per the report, Curry's return date will be based on how he responds to rehab with his initial muscle strain.,A week's absence would sideline Curry until next Wed...
Steph Curry Is Out, but the Golden State Warriors Keep Winning
Steph Curry’s hamstring gave out, but the Warriors didn’t. Draymond’s fired up, Jimmy Butler wants the keys, and Buddy Hield won’t stop hitting threes....
Warriors lose Stephen Curry, still beat Timberwolves in Game 1
Buddy Hield scored 24 points as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, despite losing star Stephen Curry to injury.,Jimmy Butler notched a double-double with 20 points ...
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off comeback vs. Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night.,The ...
Stephen Curry leaves playoff game injured, will not return
Golden State guard Stephen Curry was ruled out for the rest of the Warriors' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night after straining his left hamstring, the team announced.,Curry sustained the injury in the second quarter of the series-opening game of this Western Conference semifin...
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off Game 2 comeback vs. Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night.,The ...
Caitlin Clark still must-watch TV during preseason
It was a game that didn't count and still the remote controls were flipping over to watch Caitlin Clark.,Sunday's WNBA preseason game that featured Clark's return to Iowa was a big hit on ESPN. The contest between Clark's Indiana Fever and the Brazil women's national team drew 1.3 million viewers, m...
Warriors' Game 7 win drives big numbers for surging NBA ratings
The Golden State Warriors' Game 7 victory at the Houston Rockets on Sunday night was the most-watched first round NBA playoff game on TNT since 2009.,The game averaged 6.63 million viewers across TNT and truTV, the highest mark for a first-round game on cable since Game 6 between the Chicago Bulls a...
Cavs sit Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter vs. Pacers
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Stars Evan Mobley and Darius Garland and reserve De'Andre Hunter have been ruled out for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.,All three were listed as questionable for the second of the best-of-seven series....
Report: Kings hiring B.J. Armstrong as assistant GM
The Sacramento Kings are hiring B.J. Armstrong, a three-time NBA champion as a player with the Chicago Bulls, as their assistant general manager, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,The Kings last month hired longtime NBA executive Scott Perry as general manager and on May 1 announced that the interim tag had...