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...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama will discover where he is likely to launch his NBA career on Tuesday, May 15, when the league holds its lottery to determine which team will get first choice in next month's draft. *Metropolitan 92's French power forward Victor...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the Western Conference playoff finals get under way on Tuesday, May 16. *N* *ikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets drives the ball past...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Jayson Tatum poured in an historic 51 points on Sunday, May 14, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-88 game-seven victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and into the NBA Eastern Conference finals. *Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics celebrates breaking 50 points against the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Monty Williams, last season's NBA Coach of the Year, has been fired as coach of the Phoenix Suns after their second-round playoff loss to Denver, according to multiple reports Saturday, May 13. *Head coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the second quarter...
