It was a Sunday afternoon in early July, and Jamal Murray had been in Las Vegas for a few days — enough time for the city to wear out anyone. “I’m a little hung over,” he said, smiling in apology as he tried — unsuccessfully — to remember some details of the post-championship interactions he’d
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Photo: UMass Men’s Basketball/Twitter Here’s a great quote from Umass head coach Frank Martin on winning teams. (via Massachusetts Athletics): “Winning teams don’t overwhelm you with talent, they punish you for your mistakes.”
Joel Embiid winning the scoring title would solidify his MVP case – Kendrick Perkins | NBA Today The NBA Today crew discusses whether the NBA scoring title would matter more for Joel Embiid or LeBron James. #ESPN #NBA ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ ✔️ Get the ESPN App: ✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: ✔️ Subscribe to NBA
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Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images The former Utah Jazz star guard John Stockton gives sports journalist Jason Whitlock an exclusive look back at his 19-year NBA career. How does the Hall of Famer remember the day the Utah Jazz drafted him out of Gonzaga in the first round? What was it like being a teammate
By Jamie Thomas Repeating the feat of last season, Cheshire Phoenix have bounced back emphatically from a slow start to the campaign and are now the form team in the BBL with six wins in their last six outings in all competitions. Key to that success has been the unselfishness of a very talented roster,
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Sunday was not unfolding as planned for the Iona College men’s basketball team. Visiting St. Peter’s was playing rough-and-tumble ball, which had landed Iona in foul trouble and out of sorts. The frustration was evident when Nelly Junior Joseph, a sophomore center for Iona, tussled fiercely enough over a held ball
Stephen Curry made the shot when it mattered – but only then. Amid the worst shooting skid of his career, Curry ended another strange streak on Friday, when the best shooter in NBA history sunk his first game-winning buzzer-beater. With 5.1 seconds left and the score tied in San Francisco, Curry caught an in-bounds pass,
Russell Westbrook’s benching in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday has dominated the NBA headlines. Storylines started appearing from his leaving the arena and not making himself available to the media to the Lakers front office giving Frank Vogel the green light to bench him. The
By Jamie Thomas A consistent presence and force for Ben Thomas’ Cheshire Phoenix side this season, Namon Wright has quietly had a very strong season on his return to the BBL, plying his trade for the Nix Nation. One of the league’s leading scorers, Wright and Cheshire are in a season-best run of form right
Joel Embiid led the Philadelphia 76ers to a comfortable 111-99 victory over conference rivals Boston Celtics Friday night. The superstar big downplayed the need for significant moves ahead of the 2022 NBA trade deadline on Feb. 10. The Sixers are still looking to find a deal for Ben Simmons, who is away from the team
Memphis Grizzlies secured their 11th consecutive victory with their win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, while the Golden State Warriors suffered their record first-half deficit in a heavy loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. Round-up of Thursday night’s NBA action… Golden State Warriors 99-118 Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his third triple-double of the season as the
The Los Angeles Lakers are on their longest winning streak so far this season after defeating the Atlanta Hawks 134-118 at Crypto.com Arena. Five players finished the game with double-digit scoring for the winners with LeBron James leading the charge with 32 points. According to Lakers head coach Frank Vogel, his players are feeling more
LeBron James has been on a hot streak recently, scoring more than 30 points in eight of his last nine games while helping get the Los Angeles Lakers back over .500 by winning four of their last five games. This season has been tricky for the purple and gold with Anthony Davis missing extended time
NBA Franchise Winning Percentage vs. Value. $500M $1000M $1500M $2000M $2500M $3000M $3500M $4000M $4500M $5000M $5500M $6000M 64 62 60 58 56 54 …