Tag: NBA basketball
Lakeland Magic win NBA G League title, beating Delaware
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Devin Cannady scored 22 points and the Lakeland Magic won the NBA G League championship Thursday, beating the Delaware...
USA Basketball picks 57 players for men’s Tokyo Games pool
<p>USA Basketball is a step closer to choosing the team that will play in this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, releasing the names Thursday of...
March 11, 2020: The night sports, as we knew them, ended
<p>Nobody knew exactly what to say in Oklahoma City around 7:10 p.m. local time on March 11, 2020. That was an issue for Mario...
NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur
<p>MIAMI — The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from all Miami Heat facilities and activities for one week, in response...
Celtics get defensive boost as Smart is cleared to return
BOSTON — Celtics guard Marcus Smart says he expects to be back on the floor for the first time in more than a month...
Durant still out for Nets, who will be cautious with Griffin
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant will remain out for the rest of this week and it is unclear when he will return to the...
Simmons, Embiid both to miss 76ers’ second-half opening game
<p>Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid will both be unable to start the second half of the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, though neither All-Star...
Embiid emerges as NBA MVP front-runner for East-best 76ers
<p>PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid sank a step-back jumper in the final minute of the best game of his NBA career, ran back with his...
Simmons, Embiid both to miss 76ers’ second-half opening game
Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid will both be unable to start the second half of the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, though neither All-Star...
Embiid emerges as NBA MVP front-runner for East-best 76ers
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid sank a step-back jumper in the final minute of the best game of his NBA career, ran back with his...