NBA championship-winning centre Andrew Bogut announced his immediate retirement from basketball Tuesday after a 15-year career. The 36-year-old Australian, who was the NBA's top draft pick in 2005 for the Milwaukee Bucks, said the coronavirus shutdown had given him the time to reflect on his...
NBA players begin daily Covid-19 tests this weekend ahead of next month's start of the 2020-21 season under health and safety procedures outlined by the league to clubs. The guide unveiled Saturday details protocols regarding the upcoming campaign, set to start December 22 with pre-season contests...
Indianapolis will now host the 2024 NBA all-star game, leaving the 2021 showcase in limbo as the league grapples with scheduling changes due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced on Wednesday. Indianapolis was supposed to play host to the 2021 game in February but the league said that the...
Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors shoots against Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics in the second half during Game Six of the second round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. (Kim Klement-Pool / Getty Images / AFP) The Toronto Raptors will start the upcoming NBA season based in Florida after the franchise...
Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat handles the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs. (Garrett Ellwood / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP) Goran Dragic didn't wait long to confirm he'll be staying with the Miami Heat,...
The Los Angeles Lakers poses for a team photo together with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after Game Six of the NBA Finals on October 11, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP The quick turnaround from the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA triumph in October...
Photo from NBA.com Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson was ruled out of the entire 2020-2021 season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon, the team said Thursday, in a shattering blow to the five-time All-Star who was bidding to return after a year-long injury absence. Thompson -- who...
The number one overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards poses for a photo with his draft hat during the 2020 NBA Draft on November 18, 2020. Courtesy of Anthony Edwards/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP The Minnesota Timberwolves made University of Georgia standout Anthony Edwards the...
Photo from Klay Thompson's Instagram account Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson suffered a leg injury during a workout on Wednesday, the NBA team confirmed without elaborating. News that Thompson was hurt trickled out in US sports media, with few details available apart from the fact that it...
The NBA will use a playoff tournament to determine the seventh and eighth seeds in the 2020-2021 postseason, according to a new format unveiled by the league on Tuesday. The shortened season tips off on December 22, with each team playing 72 games rather than the traditional 82 games in order to...
The 2020 NBA Draft takes place on Wednesday with questions swirling around the likely identity of the No.1 pick as teams attempt to gauge talent after a college season decimated by Covid-19. Barely four weeks after LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the NBA Finals after a marathon,...
Greek-Nigerian Nikos Okekuoyen is following in the footsteps of NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and hopes he too will play in the top basketball league in the world. The 23-year-old, 2.12-metre tall power forward/centre is the only Greek player eligible to be selected in the 2020 NBA draft scheduled...
