Category: NBA Basketball

Warriors at Thunder: Watch Golden State online

Kevin Durant will make his long awaited return home on Saturday night, when the Golden State Warriors take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. There hasn’t been a game on the regular season schedule in the NBA that has been circle more times this year than the Golden State Warriors’ first trip to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Blockbuster Trade

This is almost certainly out of the realm of possibility, and I’m not saying that it could happen if it wasn’t. HOWEVER, because it’s fun to play GM, I throw this proposal out: From the Wizards standpoint, would you accept a trade of Bradley Beal and Otto Porter for Paul George and Thaddeus Young? My opinion: I would.

Durant braces for OKC return

As much as it still hurts for so many Oklahomans to see Kevin Durant shine elsewhere, the Golden State star remains committed to the community he called home for nearly a decade. Durant departed Oklahoma City on the Fourth of July to chase a championship with Stephen Curry and the star-studded Warriors.

Prospect Analysis: Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball, the freshman 6’6 point guard from UCLA is leading the Bruins to a historic season and has drawn the attentions of many NBA scouts. Ball is a super athletic and a very unselfish player, averaging 15.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, and leading the NCAA in assist with 7.6 assist a game.

Jokic scores career-high 40, Nuggets beat Knicks 131-123

Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 131-123 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. On the day Charles Oakley was banned from Madison Square Garden, the current Knicks proved again they can’t play defence anywhere near the way his Knicks teams did, and lost their fourth straight.

Brow scores 42 to outduel KAT in Pelicans win over Wolves

Anthony Davis had 42 points and 13 rebounds to win a duel with Karl-Anthony Towns and lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 122-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Davis hit 16 of 22 shots, including two 3-pointers, and Jrue Holiday had 25 points and 12 assists to get the Pelicans off to a good start on their final road trip before hosting the All-Star game next weekend.

Charles Oakley has reportedly been barred from Madison Square…

New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley has reportedly received a lifetime ban from Madison Square Garden following his altercation on Wednesday night with arena security, which led to his ejection. “Security guards in the Garden’s employ say Oakley lashed out at them as “henchmen” of Knicks owner James Dolan and accused them of being racially motivated.

Dolan says MSG banning Oakley after arrest at Knicks game

Madison Square Garden Executive Chairman James Dolan reacts to an altercation between the Charles Oakley and security guards during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in New York. Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in New York.

NBA Capsules

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points and had his 26th triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-109 on Thursday night. Victor Oladipo scored 23 points and Steven Adams had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who now can focus on their showdown with former teammate Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

Thomas has 34 and Celtics beat Blazers 120-111

Isaiah Thomas scored 34 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics rebounded from a loss the previous night to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-111 on Thursday. Marcus Smart added 18 for the Celtics, who had seven scorers in double figures.

Traction Gaining on a “Fire GarPax” protest

Some fans on Reddit are trying to put together a group for the March 4th contest against the Los Angeles Clippers . Fans are trying to make neon t shirts to wear under a jacket/sweatshirt and then show them during the game, while chanting “Fire GarPax!” This is probably not going to do much of anything, but the hope from these fans is that the national media will finally take hold of this as a legitimate story.

Oakley’s arrest lowest point in his falling out with Knicks

Oakley blamed his strained relationship with the Knicks and owner James Dolan on Thursday for the altercation that led to his ejection and arrest from New York’s 119-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Oakley said during an ESPN Radio interview that he had been in his seat for just a few minutes when he was surrounded by security, denying that they approached him after he shouted at Dolan.

Popper: Oakley spectacle another loss for Knicks

Charles Oakley’s ugly ejection from Madison Square Garden and arrest was just the latest loss for James Dolan’s Knicks. Popper: Oakley spectacle another loss for Knicks Charles Oakley’s ugly ejection from Madison Square Garden and arrest was just the latest loss for James Dolan’s Knicks.

Oakley busted at Knicks game

Former Knicks star Charles Oakley was forcefully removed from his seat at Madison Square Garden, handcuffed and arrested after a scuffle near team owner James Dolan. Oakley shoved security guards before they pulled him away from his seat behind the baseline during the first quarter of the Knicks’ 119-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Slideshow Recap: Grizzlies 110, Suns 91

The Grizzlies beat the Suns badly last night-so badly, in fact, that the young guys on the end of the Suns bench almost started a fight in the last minute when Troy Daniels hit one too many extremely awesome long bombs right in their faces. Let’s be clear, though: The Grizzlies were barely paying attention, listless and half-hearted, able to keep the Suns at a double-digit distance but not playing hard enough to really blow them out until garbage time.

Kyle Korver is revving up and would like to stay with Cavs next season

Kyle Korver hasn’t given much thought to his free agency this summer, but, yes, he’d like to re-sign with the Cavs. Korver, 35, scored a season-high 29 points on a season-best eight 3-pointers in Cleveland’s 132-117 win over the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night. This was easily Korver’s best game since joining the Cavs in a trade from the Hawks Jan. 7, though his consistency is starting to build.

Contraception app approved by regulator

Chaos at Madison Square Garden as ex-New York Knicks star Charles Oakley, 53, is charged with assault after fighting with security and screaming abuse at the owner during the game Surveillance footage captures the terrifying moment a mother, 27, desperately tries to hand her toddler to a McDonald’s drive thru worker as ‘she battles the child’s father who had kidnapped and beaten her’ Several are arrested at Phoenix immigration facility after protesters try to stop deportation of undocumented mother who has checked in once a year for eight years only to be told she is now being sent back to Mexico Pentagon says airstrikes in Syria killed 11 al-Qaeda operatives – including ‘a senior leader who once had ties to Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri’ Dozens protest outside the Army Corps of Engineers offices in Los Angeles after the agency said it will clear the way for completion of the … (more)