Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat (left) drives to the basket during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 5, 2022 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. (AFP) Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro were each fined $25,000 by the NBA on...
Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns (left) drives to the basket during the game against the LA Clippers on January 6, 2022 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (AFP) Phoenix star Chris Paul posted his first triple-double of the season Thursday to power the Suns to a 106-89 NBA victory over the Los...
In this file photo taken on December 22, 2020 Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets (right) dribbles against Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors during the first half at Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP) Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Brooklyn Nets...
Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz reacts to a play during the first half of a game against the Golden State Warriors at Vivint Smart Home Arena on January 01, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AFP) NBA rebounding leader Rudy Gobert, the league's first known player to test positive for COVID-19, is out...
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets (left) shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on January 05, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (AFP) Star Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in an NBA season debut delayed by his unvaccinated status, helping the...
Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies (right) drives to the basket during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 4, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (AFP) Ja Morant scored the go ahead basket with 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to...
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers (right) drives to the basket against Daniel Theis of the Houston Rockets in the first half at the Wells Fargo Center on January 3, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Rockets 133-113. (AFP) Joel Embiid posted his third career...
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics shoots a three point basket during the game against the Orlando Magic on January 2, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) Jaylen Brown scored a career-high 50 points and the Boston Celtics needed all of them in a 116-111 NBA overtime victory over...
A moment of silence is held for former Boston Celtics player Sam Jones before a game between the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns at TD Garden on December 31, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones, a lightning-fast guard and clutch shooter whose 10 NBA titles rank...
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers shouts at Kevin Durant, James Harden and LaMarcus Aldridge of the Brooklyn Nets during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center on December 30, 2021 in New York City. (AFP) Joel Embiid scored 34 points and Tyrese Maxey added 25 as the Philadelphia 76ers spoiled...
Draymond Green (left) hi-fives Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors during the game against the Sacramento Kings on December 20, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) The NBA's cancellation of Thursday's marquee matchup between Golden State and Denver because of the...
Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook reaches out for the ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant falls to the ground at FedExForum on December 29, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee. (AFP) Ja Morant scored 41 points to power the Memphis Grizzlies to a third straight NBA victory on Wednesday, a...
