The Utah Jazz agreed to trade star center Rudy Gobert to Minnesota, ESPN reported Friday amid a welter of free agency deals that included Zach LaVine's $215-million decision to stay with the Chicago Bulls. Rudy Gobert (AFP) ESPN said France's Gobert, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, would...
Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic will stay with the Denver Nuggets on a five-year, $264 million supermax contract extension that is the biggest in league history, US media reported Thursday. Nikola Jokic (AFP) The Denver Post was among several outlets reporting Serbian star...
Photo from Adelaide 36ers Filipino sensation Kai Sotto went undrafted in the NBA 2022 Rookie Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Friday, June 24 (Manila time). Hopes were high for the 7-foot-3 center to be included in the 58 aspirants who got their names called by NBA Commissioner...
Ever since he had the growth spurt that allowed him to reach his 7-foot-3 lean frame and give this basketball-crazy nation a real hope to see a homegrown Filipino play in the NBA, Kai Sotto wanted nothing but to get his name called in one of the brightest stage in the world of basketball. Photo...
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone said he has no interest in trying to land a coaching job in the NBA despite being invited to be part of the Miami Heat coaching staff for the Summer League. Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) While the stint was admittedly a dream come true for...
Filipino NBA aspirant Kai Sotto worked out with the Indiana Pacers and had a short interview uploaded on the team’s social media just two days before the NBA Rookie Draft on Friday, June 24, (Manila time). Screenshot from Indiana Pacers' interview In the three-minute interview, Sotto talked about...
Tens of thousands of fans poured onto the streets of San Francisco on Monday to salute the victorious Golden State Warriors as the team celebrated its fourth NBA championship in eight seasons with an open-top bus parade. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates with his NBA Finals Most...
Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka challenged his young team to return stronger after their NBA Finals dream ended in defeat against Golden State on Thursday. Head Coach Ime Udoka of the Boston Celtics leads huddle during Game Six of the 2022 NBA Finals on June 16, 2022 at TD Garden in Boston,...
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during Game Six of the 2022 NBA Finals on June 16, 2022 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) A dazzling performance from Stephen Curry powered the Golden State Warriors to a seventh NBA Finals crown on Thursday, securing a 103-90 victory...
Kai Sotto resumed his pre-draft workouts with the Sacramento Kings a week before the NBA Draft proceedings on June 23. Photos from Jimmy Alapag and Sacramento Kings After a minor ankle injury which derailed his scheduled workouts with NBA teams, the 7-foot-3 phenom plunged back to action with the...
Boston's backs are against the wall heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals, but Celtics star Jaylen Brown vowed they won't back down against the Golden State Warriors. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors and Andrew Wiggins during...
Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors battled past the Boston Celtics 104-94 to move within one win of a seventh NBA championship crown on Monday. Andrew Wiggins of the Golden State Warriors dunks the ball against the Boston Celtics during Game Five of the 2022 NBA Finals on...