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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Phoenix Suns used their first-overall pick in franchise history to select Bahamian teenager Deandre Ayton No. 1 at the 2018 NBA draft on Thursday. The 19-year-old Ayton was expected to go first to the Suns who like the seven-foot center’s size and skill that he used to dominate in US college basketball last season with the Arizona Wildcats. The Suns are hoping Ayton can help turn around a team […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says the defending NBA champions have endured their most difficult season in this year’s campaign, feeling the impact of a fourth consecutive NBA Finals journey. The Warriors carry a 3-0 lead over Cleveland into Friday’s fourth game in the best-of-seven series, leaving them one win shy of their second consecutive title and third crown in four seasons. “Every journey is a new one each […]
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James might be playing his “last” game for the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second and final time on Friday as the NBA superstar ponders becoming a free agent on July 1. James, who could opt out of his contract after the season, said Thursday he was “living the moment now” with Cleveland trailing Golden State 3-0 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals entering game […]
CLEVELAND, U.S (AFP)- Kevin Durant scored 43 points as the Golden State Warriors moved to within one victory of a third NBA title in four seasons by beating Cleveland 110-102 on Wednesday. The Warriors seized a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals and can complete the first championship series sweep since 2007 by winning game four on Friday. No team has ever recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. © […]
CLEVELAND, U.S (AFP)- Results from Wednesday’s game in the best-of-seven NBA Finals: Golden State–110 Cleveland–102 (Golden State leads series 3-0) © Agence France-Presse
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Before last season, fans wondered how well newcomer Kevin Durant and star guard Stephen Curry would work together as new teammates for the Golden State Warriors. Now halfway to a second consecutive NBA title together, inside force Durant and 3-point sharpshooter Curry have become a lethal combination against Cleveland once again in this year’s NBA Finals. “Two seasons together, I think we’ve figured out […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 33 points, sinking an NBA Finals record nine 3-pointers in the process, and the Golden State Warriors moved halfway to their third title in four seasons Sunday by beating Cleveland 122-103. The Warriors, who never trailed, seized a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, which shifts to Cleveland for games three and four on Wednesday and Friday. Curry broke the old mark of eight 3-pointers in a finals game […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Retired NBA coach Doug Moe, a pioneer of the “Run ‘n Gun” attack, was named Sunday as winner of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Moe, 79, was the 1988 NBA Coach of the Year with the Denver Nuggets, who led the league in scoring in six of his 10 seasons guiding the club. “In the 1970s and ’80s Doug Moe established a pace and […]
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — A controversial video review foul reversal left Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue feeling “robbed” after the Golden State Warriors ripped the Cavaliers 124-114 in overtime in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener. Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 26 and Klay Thompson had 24 to spark the defending champions to victory despite LeBron James scoring a playoff career-high 51 points in defeat. “To do […]
by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 29 points and Kevin Durant added 26 to power defending champion Golden State over the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-114 in overtime Thursday in the NBA Finals opener. LeBron James scored a playoff career-high 51 points in a losing cause as the Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series, which continues Sunday in Oakland. Golden State’s Klay Thompson added 24 points […]
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James says he’s playing at an “all-time level” entering the NBA Finals even as the 33-year-old superstar defies Father Time to stretch the prime years of his career. “They always kind of talked about the NBA prime is like 27 and like 31, 32. That’s if you’re lucky, you’ll get to that point,” James said. “I don’t know. I’ve just never really bought into that.” […]
(Eagle News) — Kiefer Ravena was suspended for 18 months by FIBA after testing positive for prohibited substances. Samahan ng Basketbol ng Pilipinas said on Monday, May 28, that Ravena failed a drug test conducted by the organization in February, during a World Cup qualifying window. According to SBP President Al Panlilio, Ravena tested positive for 4-methylhexan-2-amine (methylhexaneamine), 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA), and higenamine — substances on the 2018 WADA List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. Ravena […]
