Jalen Brunson of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket against Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter of Game Two of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center on April 18, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (AFP) Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41...
Marcus Smart (AFP) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was named Monday as the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the first backcourt player to take the award since Gary Payton in 1996. Smart became the second Boston player to capture the award after Kevin Garnett in 2008. "I'm proud to have...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics celebrates the game winning basket as Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the fourth quarter of Round 1 Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at TD Garden on April 17, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) Jayson Tatum spun in for a...
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets drives to the basket against the Golden State Warriors during Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs on April 16, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic of Denver, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Giannis...
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors gets the fired up against the Denver Nuggets in the second half during Game One of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center on April 16, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (AFP) Golden State's Stephen Curry made a triumphant return...
Trae Young scored 32 of his 38 points in the second half as the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-101, on Friday and book the final NBA Eastern Conference playoff berth. Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks shoots on Jarrett Allen of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first half at...
In this file photo taken on April 12, 2022 Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers looks on before shooting free throws against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter during a Play-In Tournament game at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP) The Los Angeles Clippers were without...
Injured Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors sits on the bench during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half at Chase Center on April 07, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (AFP) Golden State guard Stephen Curry says he is "very optimistic" he could return from a foot...
Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets is restrained after a foul is called and he is ejected during the second half against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) The NBA fined Charlotte forward Miles Bridges $50,000 on Thursday for throwing his...
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks dribbles the ball against Jalen McDaniels of the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) Trae Young scored 24 points as the Atlanta Hawks thrashed the Charlotte Hornets while the New Orleans Pelicans...
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets goes to the basket as Kevin Love #0 of the Cleveland Cavaliers defends during the Eastern Conference 2022 Play-In Tournament at Barclays Center on April 12, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Nets won 115-108. (Photo by Sarah Stier / GETTY...
In this file photo taken on April 05, 2022 Head coach Frank Vogel of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during the second half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on in Phoenix, Arizona. (AFP) The Los Angeles Lakers sacked head coach Frank Vogel on Monday, saying a change of...
