BOSTON (AP) — Private equity mogul William Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics on Thursday, March 20, in a deal that values the NBA's reigning champions and the most-decorated franchise in league history at a minimum of $6.1 billion — the largest price ever for American professional...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night, Jan. 17. Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, right ,drives toward the basket as Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe...
Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark is open to the idea of adding a four-point line in WNBA and NBA – an inclusion, which according to her, will boost the viewership of the world's biggest leagues. Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (AP) In the “New Height” – a podcast which is hosted...
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is the latest professional athlete whose home has been burglarized. The star guard's business manager told multiple media outlets Saturday there was a break-in at Doncic's home. Lara Beth Seager said nobody was home at the time of the incident...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doug Christie doesn’t plan on making sweeping changes in his new position as interim coach of the Sacramento Kings. After a whirlwind 24 hours following the firing of Mike Brown, Christie hopes to try to galvanize the reeling Kings, who have lost five straight headed into...
Five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher is looking to translate his successful playing career into a more meaningful coaching journey following his visit to the Philippines for the NBA Jr. Coaches Clinic at the NBA Community Court in Mandaluyong earlier this week. From left: Norman Black, Derek Fisher,...
The Oklahoma City Thunder promoted assistant Mark Daigneault to head coach, succeeding Billy Donovan who departed in September after the team's playoff exit. Daigneault has risen to the position after six years with the club that included a head coaching assignment with Oklahoma City's...
The NBA's board of governors formally approved a deal for a shortened 2020-2021 season on Tuesday, with the new campaign tipping off on December 22. An NBA statement said the league's board unanimously approved adjustments to the current collective bargaining agreement, which has been impacted by...
NBA revenues fell 10% to $8.3 billion for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPN reported Wednesday, saying the league lost $800 million in ticket income alone. Citing financial numbers shared with league clubs and obtained by ESPN, the report said the NBA lost $400 million in...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (Photo by Stacy Revere / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) The NBA is looking at starting a 72-game 2020-21 season in December and finishing in time for players to compete at the Tokyo Olympics according to multiple reports Friday. The Athletic and ESPN, citing unnamed...
