Tag: Professional basketball
Popovich announces Aldridge will be moving on from Spurs
DALLAS — LaMarcus Aldridge has played his final game for the San Antonio Spurs, with coach Gregg Popovich announcing Wednesday night that the team...
Spoelstra: Leonard’s words were ‘distasteful and hurtful’
MIAMI — Meyers Leonard's coach and Miami Heat teammates offered no excuse Wednesday for his use of an anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video...
Warriors rookie Wiseman misses COVID-19 test, can’t practice
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors rookie big man James Wiseman missed a mandatory COVID-19 test during All-Star break weekend and had to be...
Valanciunas scores 29, leads Grizzlies over Wizards 127-112
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jonas Valanciunas scored a season-high 29 points and matched his season best with 20 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to...
Mavericks pull away late to beat Spurs 115-104
DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in his 33rd triple-double, Kristaps Porzingis had 28 points and 14 rebounds...
DePaul clocks Providence advancing to Big East quarterfinals
NEW YORK — Javon Freeman-Liberty and Charlie Moore each scored 21 points and DePaul surprised Providence 70-62 in a Big East Conference tournament first...
USA Basketball picks 57 players for men’s Tokyo Games pool
USA Basketball is a step closer to choosing the team that will play in this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, releasing the names Thursday of...
March 11, 2020: The night sports, as we knew them, ended
Nobody knew exactly what to say in Oklahoma City around 7:10 p.m. local time on March 11, 2020. That was an issue for Mario...
NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur
MIAMI — The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from all Miami Heat facilities and activities for one week, in response...
Simmons, Embiid both to miss 76ers’ second-half opening game
Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid will both be unable to start the second half of the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, though neither All-Star...
