NBA legend Jordan has another hobby – car racing
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Basketball icon Michael Jordan announced Monday he has purchased a NASCAR Cup series charter team and recruited trailblazing black driver Bubba Wallace to race for the new outfit...
View ArticleClimax of next NBA season may clash with rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the 2020-2021 season would probably not start until next year due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking...
View ArticleSharp-shooting Murray dazzles as Nuggets hold off Lakers
ORLANDO (AFP) – Jamal Murray scored 28 points as the Denver Nuggets held off a ferocious late fightback from the Los Angeles Lakers to roar back into contention in the Western Conference finals...
View ArticleRookie Herro delivers huge as Heat hold off Celtics for 3-1 lead
ORLANDO (AFP) – Rising star Tyler Herro scored a career high 37 points and Jimmy Butler chipped in 24 as the Miami Heat seized command of their Eastern Conference final series with a 112-109...
View ArticleTyler Herro as Izuku Midoriya? Check this art by Bleacher Report
By CARLO ANOLIN Miami Heat prized rookie Tyler Herro dropped a career high 37 points to lift the Miami Heat past the Boston Celtics 112-109 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals....
View ArticlePinay sexy tosser thrilled to be one of virtual NBA fans
By Kristel Satumbaga Volleyball star Rachel Anne Daquis will be featured as one of the fans in the virtual fan board for Friday’s NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver...
View ArticleLeBron, Davis deliver as mighty Lakers beat Nuggets for 3-1 lead
ORLANDO (AFP) – Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 60 points as the top seeded Los Angeles Lakers seized control of their Western Conference finals series with a 114-108 victory over...
View ArticleCeltics rally to beat Heat, stay alive in NBA playoffs
MIAMI (AFP) – The Boston Celtics roared back in the second half, beating the Miami Heat, 121-108, on Friday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs. Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and pulled down 10...
View ArticleNBA ROUNDUP: Celtics stay alive, roast Heat
Don’t count the Boston Celtics out just yet. The Celtics beat the Miami Heat 121-108 in Game 5 to stay alive in the Western Conference Finals in Orlando Friday. Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and pulled...
View ArticleNBA: Lakers back in NBA Finals
MIAMI (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 Saturday to reach the NBA Finals. With the win in the league’s quarantine...
View ArticleHeat scorch Celtics in Game 6, face Lakers in NBA Finals
The Miami Heat poured it on in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 125-113 on Sunday and book a NBA Finals showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat, NBA champions in 2006, 2012 and...
View Article‘King James’ has Lakers eyeing return to NBA throne
MIAMI (AFP) – LeBron James arrived in Los Angeles vowing to restore the Lakers to NBA glory, and ”King James” plans to make good on that promise. His 38-point triple-double propelled the Lakers to...
View ArticleNBA greats react to Lakers-Heat title series
By CARLO ANOLIN The 2020 NBA Finals is on! It will be a matchup loaded with history with both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat looking to stage a “showtime” under new normal starting...
View ArticleCoach Spo sees lots of storylines when he faces Lebron, Lakers
By CARLO ANOLIN Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and Lakers superstar LeBron James are set to have a grand reunion when the two face in the NBA Finals starting Wednesday (Thursday, Manila Time)....
View ArticleRivers, Clippers end love affair after another playoff flop
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers has parted company with the franchise in the wake of the team’s latest playoff flop, the coach confirmed Monday. In a statement on Twitter, Rivers said...
View ArticleMighty Lakers, Heat prepare for grand battle as NBA odyssey reaches climax
ORLANDO (AFP) – LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers begin the final challenge in their bid to return to the summit of basketball on Wednesday when they take on the Miami Heat team in game one...
View ArticleButler, Heat bracing for ‘mother of all battles’
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jimmy Butler’s journey to the NBA Finals began when he was thrown out of home by his mother as a teenager. The 31-year-old Texan with a taste for country and western music will lead...
View Article‘Bubble’ season toughest challenge ever for LeBron James
LeBron James says leading the Los Angeles Lakers into the NBA Finals after nearly three months inside the league’s “bubble” in Orlando ranks as the biggest challenge of his career. The...
View ArticleHeat out to make NBA history against Lakers
ORLANDO (AFP) – Jimmy Butler says the Miami Heat don’t see themselves as NBA Finals underdogs despite starting the season as rank outsiders for the title. Miami take on the Los Angeles Lakers...
View ArticleExperience, size matter as Lakers dump Heat
MIAMI (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers manhandled the Miami Heat 116-98 in game one of the NBA Finals on Wednesday in a dominant start to their quest for a 17th championship. After a 10-year...
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