Basketball Page 779 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
The NBA is right about load management for the wrong reasons
OK, it’s time for Devil’s Advocate corner: The NBA’s stance on load management is a good thing, but not for the dumbass reasons Joe Dumars presented Wednesday. If you missed it, the executive vice president of basketball operations said there’s no proof that load management prevents injuries. Maybe,...
Mikey Williams is a cautionary tale for Ja Morant
Ja Morant’s predilection for flashing guns at teenagers during pickup runs and hitting send on threatening posts that invoke hollow-point rounds have repeatedly disrupted both his ascent and Memphis’ pursuit of the franchise’s first title. Morant’s affinity for brandishing firearms in inappropriate ...
Aces throttle Liberty, close in on second straight WNBA title
A'ja Wilson scored 26 points as the Las Vegas Aces parlayed a record-setting first quarter and a third-quarter surge into a 104-76 rout of the visiting New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday....
Arrest warrant, criminal summons issued for Hornets F Miles Bridges
An unserved arrest warrant and a criminal summons were issued for suspended Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges for violating his domestic violence protective order, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday....
In a move that shocks no one, Kansas barely gets a slap on the wrist from the NCAA
Did anyone expect a different result? ...
Luka Dončić let the NBA down this week
The first-ever international exhibition on Sept. 8, 1978, is immortalized for the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets’ loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv by the score of 97-98. Since 2000, when the EuroLeague was founded, NBA teams are 75-17 against Europe’s top teams in exhibitions. Or 17-75 if you wan...
Darvin Ham wants Anthony Davis, who isn't great from behind the arc, to shoot more 3s
The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a rollercoaster ride of a season last year where they started out looking utterly defeated only to bounce back and make a Western Conference Finals run in head coach Darvin Ham’s first year on the job. Now entering year two, Ham recently made waves when he state...
It took Dillon Brooks 5 minutes and a nut-punch to show the Rockets he's still Dillon Brooks
The brand is strong with Dillon Brooks. He helped turn the Memphis Grizzlies into a contender, and for his services, he got thrown out of a window like Axel Foley. ...
Reports: Sky set to hire Teresa Weatherspoon as head coach
Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon will be the Chicago Sky's next head coach, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday night....
Leaning on home crowd, Aces eager to get past Liberty in Game 2
As if the best team in the WNBA needed any more advantages, the Las Vegas Aces have been able to capitalize on the comforts of home....
Former NBA head coach Brendan Malone dies at 81
Brendan Malone, a longtime NBA coach and the father of Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, died at age 81....
Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama are finishing what Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic started
If there’s anything the most recent NBA champions taught us, it’s that the center can still be the focal point of an offense. Sixty-six-million years ago, Michael Jordan’s arrival was a terraforming meteor that ended the age of the pivots and began the reign of guards. Prior to His Airness, NBA cham...
Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren star in preseason debuts
Victor Wembanyama put on an impressive display in his preseason debut on Monday, but he was outdone by another big man playing in his first NBA exhibition contest, Chet Holmgren....
Florida hires Dream G Rhyne Howard as assistant coach
After two stellar seasons in the WNBA, Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard is adding "assistant coach" to her resume....
LeBron is heading into uncharted territory
For anyone under the age of 30, it’s difficult to remember an NBA without LeBron James. ...
Report: Team USA wants Jrue Holiday for '24 Olympics
Jrue Holiday was highly coveted by the Boston Celtics, who traded for the All-Star guard one week ago today....
Aces' big second half topples Liberty in Game 1 of Finals
Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young scored 26 points apiece and the Las Vegas Aces used a huge final 12 minutes to defeat the visiting New York Liberty 99-82 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday afternoon....
Lakers F Cam Reddish sprains ankle in debut
Forward Cam Reddish sprained his right ankle in his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night in a preseason loss to the host Golden State Warriors in San Francisco....
Report: Celtics G Payton Pritchard agrees to 4-year extension
Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard agreed to a four-year, $30 million contract extension, ESPN reported on Sunday....
Cavaliers C Jarrett Allen (ankle) out at least 2 weeks
Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen sustained a left ankle bone bruise in practice and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Saturday....