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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green said Thursday he had settled his differences with team-mate Kevin Durant and warned that the NBA champions would not “crumble” over their recent locker-room strife. Green was suspended for one game on Tuesday for “conduct detrimental to the team” following a furious bust-up with Durant during the team’s overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. Reports said Durant and several other teammates […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James poured on 44 points to leapfrog Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA’s all-time scoring rankings on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 126-117. James’ highest points haul since joining the Lakers saw him vault over Chamberlain into fifth place on the scoring rankings, leaving him with 31,425 points from his career. Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time points leader with 38,387 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 30 points as the Orlando Magic staged a fourth quarter comeback to hand Jimmy Butler a defeat on his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Vucevic drained two free throws with five seconds remaining to seal a wild victory which saw Orlando overturn a 16-point deficit in the final quarter to post a 111-106 win. Orlando improved to 7-8 with the victory while the Sixers […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will miss the reigning NBA champions’ next three games while being monitored for a nagging left groin strain, the team announced Wednesday. Curry has missed the Warriors’ past three games after suffering the injury last Thursday against Milwaukee and has been monitored and evaluated by the club’s medical staff since then. The 30-year-old sharpshooter, twice an NBA Most Valuable Player, will travel with […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors set aside their off-court discord to post a 110-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The NBA champions went into the game at the Oracle Arena against a backdrop of controversy, with power forward Draymond Green suspended following his bust-up with Durant 24 hours earlier. Durant and Green had a heated off-court exchange during Monday’s 121-116 overtime defeat to […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Lou Williams scored 25 points from the bench as the Los Angeles Clippers upset the league-leading Golden State Warriors 121-116 in a wild overtime thriller at the Staples Center on Monday. Williams reeled off 10 of his points in overtime to secure victory after the Clippers squandered a 14-point fourth quarter lead before digging in for the win. The 32-year-old veteran was supported by 23 points from the bench […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, announced the arrival of their daughter Thursday, a day after she was born via a surrogate. “We are sleepless and delirious but so excited to share that, our miracle baby, arrived last night via surrogate and 11/7 will forever be etched in our hearts as the most loveliest of all the lovely days,” Wade posted on his Twitter account […]
INDIANAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers won their first road game of the season with a 100-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Ben Simmons flirted with a triple double, finishing with 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the 76ers who were 6-0 at home and 0-5 on the road coming into Wednesday’s contest. “We finally put it together,” said Australia’s Simmons. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for using derogatory and offensive language, the league said. A statement from NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said the 23-year-old Serbian had been sanctioned for comments made after Denver’s 108-107 defeat of the Chicago Bulls on October 31. Footage of Jokic’s post-game remarks showed the Nuggets ace using the slang phrase “no […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook needed to be helped off court after suffering a sprained ankle in Oklahoma City Thunder’s 122-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. The 2017 NBA MVP grimaced in pain after rolling over on his ankle as he landed on Pelicans player Anthony Davis’s foot after going up for a rebound in the third quarter. Westbrook attempted to get up and hobble off on his own […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed caretaker head coach Larry Drew as the permanent replacement for fired predecessor Tyronn Lue, the club confirmed Monday. Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman confirmed the appointment in a brief statement published on the Cavaliers website. “We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Coach Drew to continue leading the team on the court,” Altman said. “He brings important experience and many qualities that […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with a triple double as the Milwaukee Bucks continued their best NBA start in franchise history by clobbering the Sacramento Kings 144-109 on Sunday. Antetokounmpo finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, securing his second triple double of the season with his 10th assist at the end of the third quarter. “A great win for the team,” Antetokounmpo said. “When I drove the ball, […]
