Tag: National Basketball Association
Pistons center Jahlil Okafor has surgery on left knee
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons said Wednesday that center Jahlil Okafor had left knee surgery and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
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Wolves’ Beasley gets 120-day sentence for gun threat
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nba-minnesota-minneapolis-minnesota-timberwolves-malik-beasley-159aa65f18cd3fbef93719e764e5023e">pleading guilty</a> to a felony charge of...
Wizards to rest scoring leader Beal for 1st time this season
WASHINGTON — NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal will be held out of a game for rest for the first time this season, sitting out...
Durant out until Friday for coronavirus protocol reasons
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant will miss at least three games for coronavirus health and safety protocols before being eligible to return to the...
Brandon Bass joins USA Basketball for AmeriCup qualifying
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Brandon Bass is giving USA Basketball even more NBA experience going into next week’s final two games of FIBA AmeriCup...
Rebuilt Suns on a roll, climbing in Western Conference
<p>PHOENIX — The bubble was encouraging for them and so was the offseason. But the real proof that the Phoenix Suns might be ready...
A very rare NBA day: Curry, Jokic score 50 in losses
Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokic were part of history Saturday. It wasn’t the sort that they’ll savor.
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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young fined $20,000 by NBA
NEW YORK — Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Thursday for directing inappropriate language toward a game official.
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Phil Rollins, who led Louisville to 1956 NIT title, dies
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Phil Rollins, a starting guard on Louisville’s 1956 NIT championship squad who went on to play in the NBA, has died....
Hawks F De’Andre Hunter to have surgery on ailing right knee
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and be sidelined for an extended period.
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