LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Boston Celtics held off the Atlanta Hawks in a 128-120 thriller on Thursday, April 27, to win their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series four games to two. *J* *aylen Brown of the Boston Celtics reacts...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Three years after leading the Miami Heat to the brink of an NBA championship, Jimmy Butler is once more inspiring his team on an epic playoff journey. *Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat shoots over Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks as time expires in regulation of Game 5 of...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Dick Groat, a two-time World Series champion and one of only 13 men to play in Major League Baseball and the NBA, died Thursday, April 27, in Pittsburgh. Groat was 92. Groat was the National League Most Valuable Player and NL batting champion with a .325 average in 1960 when he...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) --Â Giannis Antetokounmpo insisted Milwaukee's season had not been a failure after the Bucks crashed out of the playoffs at the first hurdle on Wednesday, April 26. *Max Strus and members of the Miami Heat celebrate in front of Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks after...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) --Â Jimmy Butler conjured another magical performance as the Miami Heat sent the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks sensationally crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday, April 26, with a nerve-jangling overtime victory. *Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat drives around Giannis...
MEMPHIS (AFP) -- Ja Morant led a superb second half rally as the Memphis Grizzlies kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 116-99 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 26. *Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies and LeBron James  of the Los Angeles Lakers...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 to complete a 4-1 series victory and advance to the NBA Eastern Conference playoff semi-finals on Wednesday, April 26. *Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks hugs Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers after Game Five...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The NBA and National Basketball Players Association announced on Wednesday, April 26, they have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that will carry the league through the rest of the decade. "The National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, who was ruled out of the team's last three games as they bowed out of the NBA playoffs, has a torn meniscus in his right knee, US media reported Wednesday, April 26. *Kawhi Leonard of the LA Clippers during the second half of Game Two...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- New Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka reiterated his apology and said on Wednesday, April 26, that he'd learned from the scandal that cost him his job as head coach of the Boston Celtics. *Ime Udoka (AFP)* "I released a statement months ago when everything happened and apologized...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Denver may be the NBA Western Conference top seed, but Nuggets star Nikola Jokic says their second-round playoff opponents Phoenix pose a massive challenge. *Nikola Jokic (AFP)* "I mean, probably, they are the favorites to win the championship," Jokic said after the Nuggets...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been cited for third-degree assault by Denver police, who say he swung a chair and injured two women after the team's NBA playoff run ended with a loss to the Nuggets. *Anthony Edwards (AFP)* "We are aware of the alleged incident regarding...
