Basketball News
Carter, 41, isn't ready to retire after this season
ESPN - 25 Aug 2018 03:12
Entering his 21st NBA season, 41-year-old Vince Carter, newly signed as a Hawk, still isn't ready to call this season his last: "I love to play, man. I have a young guy's mentality with a 40-year-old body."
W.N.B.A.'s Stars of Old Are New Again, and Six Wins From a Title
The New York Times - 25 Aug 2018 00:21
Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi headline a semifinal playoff round defined by young talents coming into their own and W.N.B.A. veterans finding new ways to win.
Kyrie Irving finds a missing piece of his life at the Standing Rock reservation
ESPN - 25 Aug 2018 20:26
Standing Rock Sioux gave Kyrie Irving a new Native American name and a new family in a sacred ceremony.
Terry Rozier Not Concerned about Return to Bench
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2018 19:38
With Kyrie Irving‘s impending return to the lineup, Terry Rozier said that he’s fine with returning to the bench this season. While at his youth basketball camp on Saturday, Rozier added that all Celtics players--not...
Report: Nick Young Arrested at Traffic Stop in L.A.
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2018 18:55
Nick Young was arrested on Friday for refusing to cooperate with police during a routine traffic violation in Los Angeles, reports TMZ. Young, 33, was pulled over just before midnight in Hollywood. Nick Young of the Gold...
Isaiah Thomas Says Nuggets Will Make Playoffs This Season
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2018 16:58
Isaiah Thomas is predicting big things for the Denver Nuggets in 2018-19. While at the KSE Partner Summit on Friday, Thomas said, “It's a long season of 82 games--plus the playoffs, which we will be making this year.�...