Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles as Fred VanVleet of the Toronto Raptors defends during the first half at Barclays Center on December 14, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP) A Brooklyn Nets team rocked by the absence of seven players because of coronavirus clawed out an...
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on December 13, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (AFP) The Golden State Warriors rallied late to edge the Indiana Pacers 102-100 on Monday as two-time league MVP Stephen Curry now sits just...
The Chicago Bulls huddle before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 8, 2021 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (AFP) Two upcoming Chicago Bulls fixtures became the first games of the NBA season to be postponed due to COVID-19 on Monday as the franchise battles a...
Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets (center) shoots the ball against Isaiah Stewart and Rodney McGruder of the Detroit Pistons during the second quarter at Little Caesars Arena on December 12, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (AFP) Kevin Durant used all the weapons in his arsenal on Sunday, exploding for...
Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and Gabe Vincent talk during the game against the Chicago Bulls on December 11, 2021 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida. (AFP) Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra questioned the NBA's COVID-19 protocols on Sunday, suggesting players that test positive but are fully...
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers fouls Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center on December 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP) The Philadelphia 76ers weren't about to let Stephen Curry celebrate a NBA all-time record on their floor...
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball during the game against the Houston Rockets on December 10, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. (AFP) Giannis Antetokounmpo put on a one-man show, scoring 41 points and grabbing 17 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks cooled off the...
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers (right) and Xavier Tillman of the Memphis Grizzlies dive for the ball during the second half at FedExForum on December 09, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee. (AFP) Jaren Jackson scored 25 points and Desmond Bane added 23 as the Memphis Grizzlies withstood LeBron...
Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz (right) drives to the basket during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 5, 2021 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (AFP) Donovan Mitchell scored a team high 35 points, and Rudy Gobert had six points and 20 rebounds as the Utah Jazz...
063_1357184369 Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets schooled the New York Knicks in a 113-99 NBA victory on Saturday. The Nuggets won for just the third time in 10 games -- and it wasn't even close. Second-year big man Zeke Nnaji contributed a career-high...
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (center) drives to the basket during the game against the Phoenix Suns on December 3, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) Stephen Curry scored 23 points as the Golden State Warriors snapped the Phoenix Suns' record 18-game winning...
DeAnthony Melton of the Memphis Grizzlies (right) goes for a layup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on December 2, 2021 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. (AFP) The Memphis Grizzlies clobbered the hapless Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79 on Thursday, as nine players reached double figures to give...