Oh, boy! Klay Thompson out for season after torn Achilles
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson was ruled out of the entire 2020-2021 season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon, the team said Thursday, in a shattering blow to the...
View ArticleHayward headed to Hornets on 4 year, $120-M deal
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Coveted NBA free agent Gordon Hayward is headed to the Charlotte Hornets on a deal reported by ESPN to be worth $120 million over four years. Hayward’s agents...
View ArticleCeltics’ Tatum, Jazz’ Mitchell set to get rich extensions
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Utah’s Donovan Mitchell landed lucrative extensions to their NBA rookie deals, US media reported Sunday on the second day of the league’s free agency...
View ArticleNBA: Clarkson inks $52 million deal for Jazz
By JONAS TERRADO Jordan Clarkson received the biggest contract of his NBA career after officially signing a four-year extension worth $52 million to remain with the Utah Jazz. The Jazz made...
View ArticleNBA books 49-game pre-season schedule from Dec. 11-19
The LA Lakers will play against the LA Clippers in the preseason. NEW YORK (AFP) – The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will open the NBA pre-season schedule against the Los Angeles...
View ArticleAustralia’s former NBA championship winner Andrew Bogut retires
SYDNEY (AFP) – NBA championship-winning center Andrew Bogut announced his immediate retirement from basketball Tuesday after a 15-year career. The 36-year-old Australian, who was the NBA’s top...
View Article3 NBA players test COVID positive; Durant excited
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two players for the Golden State Warriors and another for the Washington Wizards have tested positive for Covid-19, the NBA clubs announced Tuesday as individual 2020-21...
View ArticleRockets ship Westbrook off to Wizards in exchange of point guards
LOS ANGELES (AFP) –The Houston Rockets agreed to send disgruntled point guard Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for former first round draft pick John Wall, the Wizards announced on...
View ArticleNBA says 48 players test positive for Covid-19
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA announced Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, a dramatic increase over the zero positive tests reported during last season’s quarantine...
View ArticleLakers open season against Clippers; Curry vs Durant
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA season will tip off Christmas week with two games on opening night, highlighted by the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring ceremony, the league announced on Wednesday....
View ArticleDavis agrees to a 5-year deal with Lakers worth $190M
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Anthony Davis has agreed to a five-year contract worth tens of millions of dollars with the Los Angeles Lakers just one day after they locked in superstar LeBron James with a...
View ArticleDavis says short off-season not a problem for Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Anthony Davis vows the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will be ready for the grind of another campaign despite a short turnaround between their pre-season opener and...
View ArticleJordan’s iconic ‘signing day’ No. 23 jersey in 1984 sold for $320,000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jerseys worn by retired NBA legend Michael Jordan, former US President Barack Obama and ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick set world records on Friday at Julien’s Auctions....
View ArticleUnhappy Harden shows up at Rockets training camp
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Three-time reigning NBA scoring champion James Harden reported to the Houston Rockets training camp Tuesday with coach Stephen Silas confident he can build a successful relationship...
View ArticleLeBron ‘hurt a little bit’ by Irving’s clutch comment
By CARLO ANOLIN NBA superstar LeBron James admitted being “hurt a little bit” when former Cavaliers teammate Kyrie Irving described Kevin Durant as the “first clutch shooter” he ever played...
View ArticleClippers ink extension with forward Paul George
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Los Angeles Clippers will be keeping Paul George in his Southern California home for four more years, signing the veteran NBA forward to a contract extension reportedly worth up...
View ArticleIrving fined $25K for violating media access rules
NEW YORK (AFP) – Kyrie Irving appeared unrepentant in an Instagram post on Friday, a day after he and the Brooklyn Nets were fined $25,000 apiece by the NBA for his violation of league media access...
View ArticleDurant still sharp in return from injury, drops 15 in debut for Nets
Kevin Durant played as if he did not undergo a lengthy recovery due to injury as he helped power the Brooklyn Nets to a 119-114 win over the Washington Wizards in a NBA preseason Sunday. What...
View ArticleGiannis agrees to a record 5-year deal with Bucks
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo ended speculation about his future on Tuesday after agreeing a new long-term deal reported to be the biggest in NBA history....
View Article‘Right now’ Harden is focusing on forthcoming season with Rockets
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Rockets star James Harden, at the center of trade-demand reports as the NBA pre-season heats up, said Wednesday that “right now” he’s focused on prepping for the upcoming campaign...
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