Tag: Professional basketball
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young fined $20,000 by NBA
<p>NEW YORK — Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Thursday for directing inappropriate language toward a game official.</p>
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Dream’s Montgomery retiring following 11-year WNBA career
ATLANTA — Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery is retiring following an 11-year career with four teams that included two WNBA championships.
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Anthony Davis sits out for Lakers with sore Achilles tendon
<p>LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night with right Achilles tendinosis.</p>
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Phil Rollins, who led Louisville to 1956 NIT title, dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Phil Rollins, a starting guard on Louisville’s 1956 NIT championship squad who went on to play in the NBA, has died....
LeBron warned for flopping; NBA also warns teammate Kuzma
<p>NEW YORK — LeBron James was warned Saturday for violating the NBA's anti-flopping rule after a play in which the superstar appeared to fall...
Tests await Heat, who open longest road trip since 2009
MIAMI — It was only a week ago when the Miami Heat emerged from a long postgame locker room meeting following another disappointing loss,...
Hunter’s knee surgery gives Hawks yet another medical hurdle
<p>ATLANTA — De'Andre Hunter's knee surgery is only the latest medical setback that threatens the Atlanta Hawks' efforts to end a streak of three...
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...
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...