Category: NBA Basketball

LeBron helps design sneaker for disabled athletes

… Rehabilitation last week at the team’s facility and presented them with new pairs of the stylish, slip-on sneakers. “Sports should never be taken away from a kid,” the three-time NBA champion said. “It creates fun. It creates laughter. It creates …

Jordan Crawford brings unexpected scoring punch to Pelicans bench unit

Jordan Crawford spent nearly three years away from the NBA before signing a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans in early March, which is hard to believe after what he did the last time he took the court in a regular season game. Crawford’s last time playing in a regular season game before this year was when he scored 41 points to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Denver Nuggets, 116-112, on Apr. 16, 2014.

NBA Comparison: Malik Monk

… guard CJ McCollum (3) during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Just like Monk, McCollum is an undersized born scorer at the shooting guard position. McCollum has now averaged over 20 points …

Frustration grows after Chicago Bulls’ poor performance in Boston

Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler passes while under pressure from Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder and forward Amir Johnson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Boston. The Chicago Bulls realize the predicament they’re in, but results like what happened Sunday in Boston make it painfully obvious.

Frustration grows after Chicago Bulls’ poor performance in Boston

Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler passes while under pressure from Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder and forward Amir Johnson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Boston. The Chicago Bulls realize the predicament they’re in, but results like what happened Sunday in Boston make it painfully obvious.

Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge out with heart arrhythmia

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge will be out indefinitely due to a minor heart arrhythmia, the latest occurrence of heart issues for the five-time All-Star. Aldridge will have further tests before the Spurs can determine just how long he will be out, the team announced on Saturday.

‘Triangle’ Phil Jackson needs to coach the Knicks or back off

Phil Jackson began his mini triangle clinic on Thursday, according to one player, by explaining to a very select group of Knicks that in order to run the offense efficiently they needed to understand the basics of, get this, geometry. Who knew that Michael Jordan was such an expert in “the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs?” All this time I thought he was just that much better than everyone else.

Wiggins comes up big to lift Wolves over Warriors, 103-102

Andrew Wiggins scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half and hit the go-ahead free throws with 12.8 seconds left to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 103-102 victory over the scuffling Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Ricky Rubio had 17 points and 13 assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points to give the Timberwolves their sixth win in eight games as they try to chase down the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoff race.

Lakers, Suns headed in different directions

Two teams that have headed in opposite directions since they last met on the eve of the All-Star break hook up for a fourth and final time this season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. The Suns had lost 10 of 12 to plummet to the bottom of the Western Conference standings before shellacking the Lakers 137-101 in the clubs’ final game before the All-Star break last month.

Valanciunas leads Raptors over Pelicans, 94-87

” Jonas Valanciunas had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors emerged with a 94-87 victory Wednesday night over a New Orleans Pelicans squad that played without All-Star forward Anthony Davis during the second half. The Pelicans announced that Davis hurt his left wrist, an injury that appeared to occur when he crashed to the court during the Pelicans’ final possession of the first half.

Kevin Durant progressing in rehab, no timetable for return

” Kevin Durant is riding a stationary bike as part of his rehabilitation from the injured knee and leg and doing well, yet Golden State coach Steve Kerr said it still could be close to a month before the superstar forward is re-evaluated to determine his status. Durant returned to the Bay Area from the Warriors’ East Coast road trip after getting hurt in a loss at Washington.

Antetokounmpo leads Bucks to 104-93 win over Knicks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half to help the Milwaukee Bucks overcome a third-quarter deficit and beat the New York Knicks 104-93 on Wednesday night. The Bucks extended their winning streak to four games with the win, moving to within a half-game of Chicago for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Schroder, Millsap pace Hawks past Nets, 110-105

Dennis Schroder scored 31 points, Paul Millsap added 24 and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 110-105 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 16 points for Atlanta, which had lost six of eight to fall three games behind fourth-place Toronto in the Eastern Conference.

Hornets Playoff Hopes Fading with Loss to Heat

The Heat and the Hornets have some history as both faced off in a seven-game first round series last year. Tonight’s game very much had that same physical playoff feel that even included a scuffle between Marvin and Josh Richardson The game started off slow as offense was hard to come by from both playoff-searching teams.

Duncan, Stockton headline college hoops Hall of Fame class

Long before John Stockton became synonymous with the Utah Jazz and Tim Duncan became known for playing for the San Antonio Spurs, they established themselves as household names thanks to their exploits in college. Duncan and Stockton are the headliners of the latest class that will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.