ATLANTA: The Charlotte Hornets were late to the arena for their NBA Play-In game against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Of all things, by a freight train. State Farm Arena is surrounded by tracks, which date back to when the location was home to the city’s two primary passenger stations. Both stations were demolished decades ago, … Read more
To protest Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor’s factory egg farm, a lady entered the Minnesota Timberwolves’ home court Tuesday night and attempted to glue her hand to the floor. According to a news statement from grassroots animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), the woman, Alicia Santurio, walked onto the court during the second quarter of … Read more
DALLAS — An MRI on Monday confirmed that Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic bears a left calf strain in the team’s regular-season finale, the team declared on Tuesday. No schedule has been made for Doncic’s return. Asked whether he could be led out for Game 1 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, a … Read more
Following the humiliating season, Los Angles Lakers fired coach Frank Vogel, who helped the Lakers claim the champions title two seasons back. While the move was not unexpected, it was panned by fans and commentators alike, especially given that the Lakers’ difficulties are mostly due to their poor roster composition, which included putting together a … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Frank Vogel on Monday as a result of the team’s failure to make the playoffs, according to a statement released by the franchise. After three seasons with the Lakers, Vogel leaves after leading the team to the NBA title in 2020. “This is an incredibly difficult decision to make, … Read more
LeBron James on Monday paid homage to Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel but claimed he was unaware of his termination. The Lakers are likely to fire Vogel, according to ESPN, after the NBA giants’ dismal failure to make the playoffs. However, when Lakers players spoke to the media for end-of-season interviews on Monday, the … Read more
Ja Morant scored 21 points and had nine assists in his return from right knee soreness as the Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 141-114 on Saturday night, tying the franchise record of 56 victories in a season set in 2012-13. Morant played over 27 minutes after missing nine games as the second-seeded Grizzlies … Read more
The Milwaukee Bucks (3 seeds) have drawn the Chicago Bulls (6 seeds) in round one of the NBA Playoffs after all of the buzzers rang, the jockeying was completed, and the tanking came to a halt. Thus concludes the perplexing season of playoff seeding and tiebreakers. Milwaukee had an opportunity to clinch the two seeds … Read more
The Atlanta Falcons were at home this evening to take on the Washington Wizards for their last home round of the normal season. The Birds of prey are falling off a misfortune against the Toronto Raptors the previous evening which formally put them in the play-in competition. For the Wizards, they want to get great … Read more
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. The 37-year-old 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 … Read more
NEW YORK: Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones, a lightning-fast guard and clutch shooter whose 10 NBA titles rank second in league history, has died at age 88, a team spokesman announced Friday. Jones, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984, was a key spark in the Celtics’ 1960s dynasty, averaging 17.7 points and 4.9 rebounds … Read more
LOS ANGELES: The NBA, NFL and NHL are scrambling to keep teams competing, even as Covid case rates skyrocket in the United States and Canada due to the Omicron variant. As of Wednesday, the United States had hit its highest ever average of new Covid cases, with a seven-day average of 265,427 surpassing the previous … Read more
NEW YORK: Brooklyn Nets stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving along with teammate LaMarcus Aldridge have been cleared to return after being sidelined by Covid, the NBA team said Tuesday. Eastern Conference leaders Brooklyn swept the Lakers and Clippers in Los Angeles without any of the trio, James Harden returning from Covid protocols to lead … Read more
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James notched a 32-point triple-double on Tuesday to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap a five-game NBA skid with a 132-123 victory over the Houston Rockets. The four-time NBA champion was listed as the starting center for the first time in his 19-year career, as a Lakers team without injured star Anthony … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler returned from an eight-game injury absence to post a double-double in the Miami Heat’s 93-83 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Butler, who was sidelined with a bruised tailbone, scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, handing out four assists and coming up with three steals. His return from an … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Stephen Curry scored 33 points to power Golden State to a 116-107 victory over Phoenix that moved the Warriors ahead of the Suns for best record in the NBA on Christmas Day. The surge of Covid cases around the league robbed the festive five-game slate of some star power on Saturday, but there … Read more
PARIS: The coronavirus is once again disrupting global sport, forcing the cancellation of English Premier League matches and the scrapping of a one-day cricket series. AFP Sport looks at the state of play around the world as authorities scramble to cope with the surging pandemic. Football Five of the 10 Premier League matches scheduled for … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra questioned the NBA’s Covid-19 protocols on Sunday, suggesting players that test positive but are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic should be treated the same as someone with the flu. “Has everybody gotten their shots and their boosters? Why would they be held out extensively longer than if they have the flu?” … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Kevin Durant used all the weapons in his arsenal on Sunday, exploding for an NBA season-high 51 points and dishing out nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets clobbered the struggling Detroit Pistons 116-104. The 11-time all-star and the league’s current leading scorer recorded his seventh 50-point game of his career and equalled the … Read more
Golden State star Stephen Curry scored 22 points, draining six three-pointers to move within 10 of breaking Ray Allen’s all-time NBA record in the Warriors’ 104-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Curry connected on six of his 17 attempts from three-point range, missing his first four from beyond the arc. His 22 … Read more
Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets schooled the New York Knicks in a 113-99 NBA victory on Saturday. The Nuggets won for just the third time in 10 games — and it wasn’t even close. Second-year big man Zeke Nnaji contributed a career-high 21 points off the … Read more
SYDNEY: Veteran NBA star Patty Mills has won Australian sport’s highest honour, the Don Award, with the humble guard saying he hopes it inspires others to follow in his footsteps. The Brooklyn Nets shooter has been a cornerstone of the national team for over a decade and as skipper led them to their first-ever Olympic medal in … Read more
Stephen Curry came alive late as the Golden State Warriors shook off a sloppy start to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-90 and post their seventh straight NBA victory. With both teams turning the ball over and missing shots it was close at halftime, the Warriors leading 44-42 on the Clippers’ home floor. Golden State … Read more
Devin Booker scored 30 points and the Phoenix Suns led wire-to-wire to easily beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-107 and extend their NBA winning streak to 16 games on Saturday. The Suns now have the second-longest winning streak in franchise history as they survived a late comeback by Brooklyn. They are trying to equal the 2006-07 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Dubai Cricket Council (DCC) Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, believes UAE could be the perfect neutral venue for Pakistan-India to hold the bilateral duels saying the game of Cricket brings people together. After hosting the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and then the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, DCC has expressed … Read more
An American sports analyst and former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal’s good deed of paying for a stranger’s engagement ring made waves on social media. The NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal who is also an entertaining basketball commentator decided to make a young man’s day by paying off the debt the young man owed on an … Read more
