Kai Sotto has decided to re-sign with Japan B. League team Hiroshima Dragonflies although will still be flying to the US to chase his NBA dream with a couple of workouts with teams from the big league. *Kai Sotto signs with Hiroshima but is still set to fly to US for a couple of workouts with NBA...
MIAMI (AFP)—The Boston Celtics kept their Eastern Conference finals hopes alive with a 116-99 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday to reduce the series deficit to 3-1. Jayson Tatum inspired the Celtics to the victory with 34 points, 11 rebounds and assists, while five other players reached...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)--LeBron James is reportedly considering retirement from basketball after the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets on Monday. *LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers absorbed a 4-0 series loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Western...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)—Nikola Jokic outdueled LeBron James as the Denver Nuggets completed a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, May 22, to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. *Nikola Jokic receives the Most Valuable Player...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)--Ten-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony confirmed his retirement from basketball on Monday, formally bringing the curtain down on his two-decade professional career. *Carmelo Anthony has confirmed his retirement from the NBA after two decades in the league. (AFP File) * Anthony, 38,...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The Miami Heat knocked the stuffing out of the Boston Celtics on Sunday, May 21, powering to a 128-102 victory to take a 3-0 stranglehold on the NBA Eastern Conference finals. *Gabe Vincent of the Miami Heat drives against Payton Pritchard of the Boston Celtics during the fourth...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)--Jimmy Butler led a fourth-quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-105 to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Friday. *Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat reacts during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics in game two of...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as a furious finale carried the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, May 18, and a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference final series. *Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets drives...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Jimmy Butler's 35 points and a scorching third quarter propelled the eighth-seeded Miami Heat to a 123-116 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday, May 17, in game one of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Boston. *Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat is defended by Payton Pritchard...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic produced a dominant display as the Denver Nuggets held off a late Los Angeles Lakers fightback to win their NBA Western Conference finals opener 132-126 on Tuesday, May 16. *Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets looks to pass the ball against Anthony Davis of the Los...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The Philadelphia 76ers have fired head coach Doc Rivers after their exit from the NBA playoffs at the hands of the Boston Celtics. *(FILES) Head Coach Doc Rivers, of the Philadelphia 76ers, reacts against the Boston Celtics during the first quarter in game six of the Eastern...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, May 16, were awarded the top pick in next month's NBA draft, leaving them in pole position to land French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. *Metropolitan 92's French power forward Victor Wembanyama looks on during the French Elite basketball match...
