This time, the Boston Celtics did not give up. As they faced in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Milwaukee Bucks turned a double-digit deficit into a nail-biter in the middle of the fourth quarter, but this time Jason Tatum did not let them go to the hump. Tatum thwarted another Monster Giannis […]
CAMDEN, NJ – Daryl Morey, president of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball operations, said coach Doc will return next season for a third year with the reverse franchise. “I think he’s a great coach,” Morey said in an interview released Friday after the Miami Heat defeated the Sixers the night before on their home court in […]
Somehow the Golden State Warriors found a way to finish the Memphis Grizzlies and punch their ticket to the Western Conference Finals. After a humiliating Game 5 defeat, the Warriors won the series 4-2, winning 110-96 on their home floor. The Warriors included Kevin Looney in the starting lineup for Jonathan Cumming, who has played […]
It brought a familiar scene to James Harden when the 76ers survived the heat of the 99-90 heat at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday evening to survive the last-second clock. The Philadelphia season was about to begin. With the win needed to keep the championship hopes alive, Harden failed to show up as a […]
Some players spend their offseason in Cancun, Mexico. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who officially won the second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player Trophy, went to Sombor, Serbia. Despite Denver losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Golden State Warriors, the 27-year-old Serbian native put together an impressive season and led the […]
It has been clear for some time that the Golden State Warriors Western Conference semifinal series with the Memphis Grizzlies was ugly. Dreammond Green got the Flagant 2 ejection in Game 1. Dylan Brooks received suspension in Flagant 2 Ejection and Game 2. Kyle Anderson was knocked out in Game 3. Gary Payton II was […]
Steph Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 500 career playoff threes as he poured in 32 points to go along with eight assists to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-98 on Monday and move to within one win of the Western Conference finals. An out-of-sorts Warriors reeled […]
Memphis Guard Ja Morant is unlikely to play in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against Golden State on Monday night after Jordan Pool injured his right knee in Saturday night’s 142-112 defeat to the Grizzlies. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said on Sunday that he did not expect Morant to put the Warriors behind […]
Becky Hayman retired from the WNBA in 2014 as a player after a distinguished career of 16 years. Returning to the league as head coach on Friday, she praised the passion of her players in the 106-88 victory over Phoenix, Las Vegas. “The thing that made it really great for me was that I could […]
Philadelphia – Joel Embed spent the week restless. His sunken thumb needs surgery. MVP form? Not yet. But Embed put on his black mask and injected the 76ers – and a Scottish fanbase – with aspirations for a revived championship. Embed inspired 76 players to recover from a facial injury, with Danny Green and Tyres […]