Basketball News
Kyle Kuzma Avoids Serious Damage After Eye Injury
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 16:17
The Los Angeles Lakers got just nine minutes of action out of Kyle Kuzma before he was sent to the locker room with an eye injury but it appears as though the 24-year-old avoided serious damage. Mike Trudell of Spectrum ...
Carmelo Anthony: 'I'm Here Now. That's What's Important'
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 14:19
Carmelo Anthony made his Trail Blazers debut Tuesday night, scoring 10 points as a starter in a 115-104 road loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony, 35, says “what’s important” is that he’s back in the NBA and...
Elfrid Payton's Hamstring Still Not Fully Healed
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 16:07
Elfrid Payton has missed the last 10 games as a result of a strained right hamstring and won’t see the court for at least a week and a half. The team has announced that Payton’s injury still isn’t fully healed and ...
Rice Jr. pleads not guilty to injuring with intent
ESPN - 20 Nov 2019 03:32
Glen Rice Jr. pleaded not guilty to a single charge of injuring with intent when he appeared in an Auckland court on Wednesday. Rice was released on bail and is to appear in court again in February.
Kawhi to face Celts in first game with George
ESPN - 20 Nov 2019 22:53
Kawhi Leonard, who has missed three games with a left knee contusion, will return for the Clippers on Wednesday and play alongside Paul George for the first time, head coach Doc Rivers said.
Skyy Clark & Heritage Christian DOMINATE with UCLA Coach Courtside!
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 21:25
With Mick Cronin in attendance, Heritage Christian (CA) HS won its second game in the Tip-Off Tournament against Golden Valley HS yesterday behind Skyy Clark’s 28 points. After the game, the four-star prospect received...
Otto Porter Out At Least Two More Weeks With Foot Sprain
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 21:16
The Chicago Bulls have been without Otto Porter for five games as he recovers from a left foot sprain. Now the team says that the forward will continue to miss time as a second MRI has revealed bone bruising that they di...
Jalen Green & Bronny James Headline SLAM Top 10 Tuesday
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 21:12
The 2019-20 high school basketball season has officially started and it might be one of the most entertaining years we’ve had in a while. Guys like Jalen Green, Sharife Cooper, Josh Christopher, Terrence Clarke, Greg B...
Charles Barkley Is Accused of Threatening a Female Reporter
The New York Times - 20 Nov 2019 20:49
Alexi McCammond, a political reporter for Axios, said the Turner Sports analyst told her he would hit her -- if he hit women.
LeBron James: Anthony Davis 'Right There' as Defensive Player of the Year
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 17:30
Anthony Davis is “probably” the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year so far, according to Lakers teammate LeBron James. “We know great AD is defensively,” James told reporters Tuesday night. Daviswasn’t particu...
Charles Barkley Apologizes for 'Joke' About Hitting a Woman
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 17:30
Charles Barkley apologized for making a comment about hitting a female political reporter Tuesday night. Barkley issued a statement over “an attempted joke that wasn't funny at all” through Turner Sports‘ social me...
Damian Lillard: Carmelo Anthony Did Nothing to 'Get kicked out of the League'
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 17:30
Damian Lillard was mystified by Carmelo Anthony absence from the NBA for over a year. "It wasn't like Melo did something crazy to get kicked out of the league," Lillard said following his new teammate’s Tuesday night d...
Jamal Crawford Wants His Melo Moment
The New York Times - 20 Nov 2019 17:00
In this week's newsletter, Marc Stein talks to Crawford about his desire to continue playing in the N.B.A., even as his 40th birthday draws near.
Post Up: Carmelo Anthony Makes Blazers Debut
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 08:30
Pelicans 115 (5-9), Blazers 104 (5-10) HE’S BACK. Carmelo Anthony made his debut for the Blazers, his first appearance in an NBA game in 376 days. Melo shook some of the rust off and finished with 10 points and 4 rebou...
Carmelo Anthony: 'I Always Kept My Eye on Portland'
SLAMonline - 20 Nov 2019 01:45
Joining the Trail Blazers is a “perfect opportunity,” according to Carmelo Anthony, who officially inked a non-guaranteed deal Tuesday. “I always kept my eye on Portland,” says Anthony. The 35-year-old future Hal...