Washington: Japan’s Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards will play the Golden State Warriors in two NBA pre-season games at Tokyo before the 2022-23 campaign begins, the league announced Monday. The games, the first NBA contests held outside North America since the pandemic, will be played September 30 and October 2 at Saitama Super Arena […]
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Durant hits 53 as Nets edge Knicks, wants vax change
Washington: Kevin Durant erupted for 53 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 110-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday while teammate Kyrie Irving could not play but attended as a spectator. New York City’s private sector Covid-19 vaccine mandates mean unvaccinated Irving still cannot play NBA games in New York, at […]
Popovich mixes toughness and spirit to make NBA history
Los Angeles: Gregg Popovich put small-market San Antonio on the map by coaching the Spurs to five NBA titles with a combination of grit and grumpiness that could not overshadow generosity of spirit. “Coach Pop” made NBA history on Friday with his 1,336th regular-season victory, surpassing the legendary Don Nelson when the Spurs edged visiting […]
Max pressure as Sixers, Harden down Cavs
New York: Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points as the Philadelphia 76ers overturned a 21-point deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-119 on Friday. Maxey found his scoring touch after the interval with 24 points in the second half as the Sixers extended their winning streak to five games. New recruit James Harden enjoyed another influential […]
Jeter quits as Marlins chief executive
Miami: Hall-of-Famer Derek Jeter abruptly resigned as chief executive of the Miami Marlins on Monday, citing differences over the direction of the club as the reason for his departure. The 47-year-old New York Yankees icon was part of the ownership group that bought the Marlins for $1.2 billion in 2017 and later took on the […]
Jazz eclipse Suns, Embiid and Harden shine for Sixers
Los Angeles: The NBA-leading Phoenix Suns and Western Conference rivals Golden State tumbled Sunday as Joel Embiid and James Harden signaled the Philadelphia 76ers are a force to be reckoned with in the East. The surging Utah Jazz, fueled by 26 points from Donovan Mitchell, downed the Suns 118-114 to post their eighth victory in […]
Harden shines in 76ers debut, Clippers edge Lakers
Los Angeles: James Harden did not disappoint in his highly anticipated debut with the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring 27 points and handing out 12 assists in the Sixers’ 133-102 rout of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday Harden, the league’s 2018 Most Valuable Player, was playing his first game with his new team since arriving in […]
DeRozan fuels Bulls win, Timberwolves beat Grizzlies
Bulls to a 112-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday as the NBA returned to action after its All-Star break. DeRozan scored 37 points and pulled down six rebounds, capping his night with the decisive basket in Chicago’s sixth straight victory. The Hawks were up 108-107 when DeRozan put Chicago in front with a […]
Curry wins MVP with 16 threes in a 50-point all-star performance
Los Angeles: Somebody forgot to tell Stephen Curry that the three-point contest was Saturday as the Golden State Warriors superstar put on a shooting clinic to lead Team LeBron to victory in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. LeBron James sank the game-winning basket as his side edged Team Durant 163-160, giving James his fifth straight […]
Ginobili, Cooper among 11 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists
New York: 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 […]