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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA champion Golden State Warriors and beaten finalists Cleveland tumbled Sunday as early season struggles continued for the league’s powerhouse teams. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Kristaps Porzingis combined for 66 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-95 victory over the Cavs in Cleveland. In Oakland, California, the Warriors coughed up 25 turnovers in a 115-107 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks notched their first win over […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook produced his 81st career NBA triple double Wednesday to spark the Oklahoma City Thunder over visiting Indiana 114-96, helping Paul George win his first game against his former club. Westbrook had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists while Carmelo Anthony netted 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and New Zealander Steven Adams added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder. George, nagged by foul trouble and fouling […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz, the number one pick in this year’s NBA Draft, will miss the next three games with a sore right shoulder, the team announced Wednesday. Fultz will miss Wednesday’s home game against Houston as well as games Saturday at Dallas and Monday at Houston, but will travel with the club before being reevaluated Tuesday. In his first four games for the 76ers, Fultz has averaged 6.0 points on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Four-time NBA champion guard Tony Parker has been assigned to the San Antonio Spurs’ developmental-league squad as he recovers from left quadriceps tendon surgery, the team announced Wednesday. The 35-year-old Frenchman practiced with the Austin Spurs at their training camp in San Antonio and was expected to do so again on Friday. The camp runs through Saturday ahead of Austin’s November 3 opener. Parker suffered a torn quadriceps tendon in last season’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Australia’s Ben Simmons set himself beyond such NBA immortals as Michael Jordan and Lebron James with a triple double on Monday in only his fourth league contest for the Philadelphia 76ers. The 21-year-old from Melbourne, last year’s NBA Draft top pick who missed all of last season with a right foot injury, scored 21 points, grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and passed out a game-high 10 assists for the Sixers in a 97-86 […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was fined $50,000 but has escaped a suspension for hurling his mouthguard at a game official, the NBA said on Monday. Curry was ejected after the flashpoint late in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 111-101 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. The 29-year-old point guard could be seen tossing his mouthpiece after a disputed call. Team-mate Andre Iguodala was fined $15,000 for verbally abusing […]
PHOENIX, United States (AFP) — The Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Earl Watson just three games into the NBA season, the earliest ousting of a head coach in league history, ESPN.com reported on Sunday. Assistant coach Jay Triano is expected to take over from Watson as an interim head coach of the 0-3 Suns until management decides on a long-term replacement. Phoenix’s latest defeat was a 130-88 blowout on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers on […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward vowed he “will be all right” in a video message Wednesday after a gruesome left leg injury from which he is expected to make a full recovery. Hayward appeared in a video message from his hospital bed before the Celtics’ home opener against Milwaukee just a night after suffering the injury in a 102-99 loss at Cleveland. “I’m going to be all right,” Hayward […]
NEW YORK, United States — AFP Retired NBA legend Michael Jordan has warned that the “superteam” era will create a league with 28 “garbage” clubs that will struggle. Jordan, who sparked the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles in the 1990s, addressed the topic in an interview with Cigar Aficionado magazine unveiled Thursday on its website. He also talked about his pal Tiger Woods, a 14-time major champion golfer struggling to return after multiple back operations, and said […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Misery continues for the University of Sto. Tomas Growling Tigers as the Ateneo Blue Eagles pounded them with a 94-84 win at the Araneta Coliseum. Matt Nieto led the Blue Eagles with 22 points, while Thirdy Ravena went all around with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Ateneo seemed headed to a blowout win after erecting a 22-point lead in the 3rd quarter. But the Growling Tigers staged […]
(Eagle News) — The Gilas cadets routed Southeast Asian Games host Malaysia in an intense game that saw players ejected on Thursday night. The Philippine team pulled away after a slow start amid tensions that boiled over in the middle of the third quarter, when players from both sides pushed and shoved each other after a play that saw Baser Amer wrapping his arms around Kuek Tian Yuan in a bid to free an entangled […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) — The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly agreed to trade All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a package led by fellow All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. Irving, who made headlines earlier in the summer when it leaked that he had requested a trade, moves on from a Cavaliers squad that reached the NBA Finals in each of the last three seasons and won a championship in 2016. He […]
