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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be listed as day-to-day with a groin strain after team doctors had him undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday, the NBA team announced. “LeBron James underwent an MRI today which confirmed a strained left groin. James will be listed as day-to-day,” a Lakers spokesperson said. James was injured halfway through the third quarter of the Lakers 127-101 blowout win over the defending […]
CENTURION, South Africa (AFP) — Dale Steyn became South Africa’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker when Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman became his 422nd victim on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park at Wednesday. Zaman’s dismissal brought to an end more than three years of frustration during which the fast bowler missed no fewer than 27 Test matches because of injury. Steyn was mobbed by his teammates after Zaman (12) edged the ball to […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James left with a groin injury but the Los Angeles Lakers regrouped for a 127-101 blowout win over two-time defending champion Golden State that snapped an 11-game losing streak on the Warriors’ home court. “That was our most complete game of the season,” said Lakers coach Luke Walton. “We knew they were going to go on a run and a lot of the time we rely on LeBron […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 30 points and 14 rebounds as the high-scoring Milwaukee Bucks took their frustrations out on the New York Knicks on Tuesday with a 109-95 win. Brook Lopez scored 20 points in the Bucks’ victory — one of five NBA games played on Christmas Day. Milwaukee leads the league in scoring but they were coming off an embarrassing loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday in which […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 30 points and 14 rebounds as the high-scoring Milwaukee Bucks took their frustrations out on the New York Knicks Tuesday with a 109-95 win. Brook Lopez scored 20 points in the Bucks’ victory — one of five NBA games played on December 25 Milwaukee leads the league in scoring but they were coming off an embarrassing loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday in which they […]
By Melissa Potes EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, Florida (Eagle News) – The red-hot Miami Heat notched their fifth-straight win, dominating against the struggling Orlando Magic 115-91 in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,846 at the Amway Center. The victory brought them to .500 for the season and marked the 500th coaching victory for head coach Erik Spoelstra. With six players scoring in double digits, the Heat had great ball movement and played with Coach […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored the last of his 42 points on a driving layup with a half-second remaining Sunday and reigning NBA champion Golden State edged the Los Angeles Clippers 129-127. Kevin Durant added 35 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors (23-11), who won for the eighth time in 10 games despite the Clippers hitting 18-of-23 three-point attempts. Curry did not play when the Clippers beat the Warriors in […]
Jonas Jerebko was an unlikely catalyst as the two-time defending NBA champions Golden State held off the Dallas Mavericks 120-116 in Oakland, California, on Saturday. On a team that features the superstar quartet of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, it was Sweden’s Jerebko receiving a massive ovation as he departed in the fourth quarter having scored 23 points in 21 minutes with three assists and six rebounds. Durant led the Warriors […]
By Carlo Valdez EBC New Jersey Bureau BROOKLYN, NY (Eagle News) – LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers took on the red-hot Brooklyn Nets in a sold-out crowd bleeding purple and gold to support who some have dubbed as the world’s greatest basketball player at Barclays Center Tuesday night. The Lakers tried to end their last of their four-game road trip with a win. Despite the King’s 36-point performance, the team could not quite handle […]
By Melissa Potes EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, FL (Eagle News) – Orlando Magic Head Coach, Steve Clifford, has been preaching the importance of defending their home court. However, in the Magic’s most recent home game against the San Antonio Spurs the team did not execute what Clifford preached. The Magic were attempting to go for the season sweep against the Spurs as well as get to .500 and improve their current record of 14-15. However, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat snapped Houston’s five-game NBA winning streak with a 101-99 victory on Thursday in a game that saw Rockets point guard Chris Paul injured again. The Rockets, coming off an 18-point victory over Washington on Wednesday in which they set a single-game record with 26 three-pointers, were leading 45-37 in the second quarter when Paul, diving to regain control of the ball, clutched his left thigh and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics said center Aron Baynes had successful surgery on his broken left hand on Thursday and will miss four to six weeks of NBA action. The Australian big man was apparently hurt in the first quarter of Boston’s 111-103 loss to the Phoenix Suns, when his hand struck the wrist of Deandre Ayton as the Phoenix rookie tried to make a pass. Baynes stayed in the game […]
