Tag: NBA basketball
Analysis: NBA All-Star break could lead to testing pratfalls
MIAMI — The NBA should be worried about this weekend, and that has nothing to do with holding an All-Star Game during the ongoing...
As Tokyo nears, the plans for USA Basketball continue
MIAMI — Atlanta coach and USA Basketball men’s national team assistant coach Lloyd Pierce had a one-day coronavirus scare a few weeks ago and...
Rodney Billups out as head coach at University of Denver
DENVER — The University of Denver is parting ways with basketball coach Rodney Billups after five seasons.
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Hawks’ Bogdanovic progresses in recovery from fractured knee
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has progressed to one-on-one drills with contact as he recovers from a fractured right knee.
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Noel scores 23 to lift UMass Lowell over Stony Brook 64-62
DURHAM, N.H. — Obadiah Noel scored 23 points as UMass Lowell erased a 16-point deficit to edge Stony Brook 64-62 in the opening round...
Squires, Kansas’ first Black men’s basketball player, dies
LAWRENCE, Kan. — LaVannes Squires, the first Black men's basketball player at Kansas and a member of the Jayhawks' 1952 national title team, died...
Longtime assistant Spinelli makes head coaching debut for BC
BOSTON — The last time Scott Spinelli took over a basketball team was a decade ago, when he was an assistant at Maryland and...
AP interview: Silver lays out reasons for NBA All-Star Game
MIAMI — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has heard all the reasons why the league should not have an All-Star Game in Atlanta next weekend.
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Thunder change uniforms at halftime after mix-up with Hawks
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder changed uniforms at halftime after a mix-up left the Thunder and the Atlanta Hawks wearing similar colors...
LeBron James rejects Zlatan’s criticism of activist athletes
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's criticism of his political activism with a promise that he will never just shut up...
