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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Manu Ginobili, who won four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs and 2004 Olympic gold with Argentina, was among 11 finalists named Friday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Ginobili spent his entire 16-year NBA career with the Spurs and together with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker made San Antonio one of the most dominant NBA teams of the early 2000s. He also won a Euroleague title in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anthony Davis went down hard but LeBron James picked up the Los Angeles Lakers and carried them to a 106-101 NBA victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, when the Lakers erased a 12-point deficit. James keyed the comeback, his contribution including a huge dunk off a pass from Russell Westbrook that put the Lakers up by two […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo led a potent Milwaukee attack, scoring a season-high 50 points Tuesday as the Bucks snapped a modest two-game losing skid with a 128-119 win over the Indiana Pacers. The teams went back and fourth in the third quarter before the Bucks outscored the Pacers 29-24 in the fourth for the win and a four-game sweep of the season series. Antetokounmpo grabbed 14 rebounds and had 17-of-21 shooting […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ben Simmons said Tuesday he is mentally ready to return to basketball following his trade to the Brooklyn Nets after a turbulent end to his Philadelphia 76ers career. The Australian star has not played at all this season after requesting a trade from the Sixers in August, citing mental health issues. The 25-year-old point guard finally got his wish last week when he secured a move to Brooklyn as […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan caught fire in the final quarter, using a calculated game plan to score a team-high 40 points as the Chicago Bulls seized control late to beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 on Monday. The Bulls trailed by six points entering the fourth quarter but then DeRozan busted loose, scoring 11 of his team’s next 13 points to give Chicago the lead. DeRozan says he tried to remain […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden was ruled out of this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game on Monday, the league said in a statement. Harden, who joined the Sixers last week in a stunning trade from the Brooklyn Nets, will be replaced by Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen on LeBron James’ team. The Sixers said Harden would also miss the team’s final two games before the All-Star break — against the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Three-time NBA scoring champion James Harden was traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Philadelphia 76ers in a deal for Australian Ben Simmons and others, according to multiple reports Thursday. ESPN and The Athletic reported the deal will deliver the Sixers a backcourt dynamo in Harden as well as Paul Millsap in exchange for Simmons, who has sat out the 2021-22 season, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — CJ McCollum was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday in a deal that breaks up the Portland Trail Blazers’ successful backcourt pairing of McCollum and Damian Lillard, the NBA club announced on Tuesday. The trade includes McCollum, six other players and three draft picks. “On behalf of the Trail Blazers organization, I want to thank CJ McCollum for the integral role he has played in the success […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Washington Wizards forward Bradley Beal will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season with a wrist injury, the NBA club announced Tuesday. The three-time all-star will undergo surgery on his left wrist for a torn scapholunate ligament. “Despite the last 10 days of getting intensive treatment and rehab on my wrist, it became clear that I would not be able to compete to my standards or to the level […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic delivered his season-best 14th triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on Sunday to lead Denver over Brooklyn 124-104. The 26-year-old Serbian center also sparked a defensive effort from the Nuggets that kept the Nets to a season-low 29 second-half points as Brooklyn’s road losing streak reached eight games. “In the second half, we knew we had to step up […]
LeBron James returned from a five-game injury absence with a triple-double on Saturday fueling the Los Angeles Lakers’ thrilling 122-115 come-from-behind overtime triumph over the New York Knicks. James, who had been sidelined by swelling in his left knee, scored 29 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and handed out 10 assists as the Lakers authored their biggest comeback of the season after trailing by as many as 21 in the first half and by 15 […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Bill Fitch, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who guided the Boston Celtics to a 1981 NBA crown, has died, the team announced Thursday. He was 89. Fitch, who died late Wednesday in Texas, spent 25 seasons as an NBA coach with the Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. He compiled a career record of 944-1,106, and was elected to the Basketball […]
