Basketball News
LeBron James misses first game of season, Lakers lose to Nuggets
InsideHoops - 23 Dec 2019 09:40
LeBron James finally missed a game this season, as the Lakers fell to the Nuggets Sunday. Here’s the Denver Post reporting: The Nuggets strode into the Staples Center and rocked the Lakers 128-104 on Sunday night, impr...
OKC fans give warm ovation to 'class act' George
ESPN - 23 Dec 2019 06:15
The Clippers' Paul George, who spent two seasons with the Thunder, received an extended ovation from fans in his first game back in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Raptors stage franchise-best 30-point comeback
ESPN - 23 Dec 2019 03:45
Led by Kyle Lowry and a cast of reserves, the Raptors rallied from 30 points down against the Mavericks on Sunday, the largest deficit overcome in franchise history and the first 30-point comeback in an NBA regular-seaso...
Brogdon on Bucks exit: Pacers valued me more
ESPN - 23 Dec 2019 02:48
Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon received a warm reception in his return to Milwaukee on Sunday and said he "would've loved to play for" the Bucks had they "valued me the way the Pacers value me."
Isaiah Thomas Suspended For Entering Stands
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 02:21
The NBA has suspended Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas for two games after he entered the stands in a verbal altercation with a fan on Saturday night. The incident occurred in the fourth quarter of a loss to the 76...
NBA Players of the Week are Kyle Lowry and Dennis Schroder
InsideHoops - 23 Dec 2019 23:00
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Dec. 16-22. Lowry earns the honor for the sixth time in his career and fifth time with the Raptors. Lowry averaged 24.5 point...
Devin Booker wins NBA Cares Community Assist award for November, 2019
InsideHoops - 23 Dec 2019 22:41
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has received the November NBA Cares Community Assist Award. This in recognition of his efforts to impact the lives of local children and families through his Devin Booker Starting Five ini...
Wizards bring back Gary Payton II
InsideHoops - 23 Dec 2019 22:04
The Washington Wizards signed guard Gary Payton II today. Payton (6-3, 190) has played in 16 games (15 starts) this season for the South Bay Lakers, averaging 21.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists and a NBA G League-lea...
Lakers-Clippers Is Most Expensive Christmas Day Ticket This Decade ️
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 21:48
The Lakers will play their ninth consecutive Christmas Day game this year, making them the only team in the NBA to play every Christmas since TicketIQ began tracking data in 2011. The Warriors have the second-most appear...
Duke, Kentucky, Kansas Have Highest Ticket Prices in College Basketball ️
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 21:31
With the 2019 college basketball season in full swing, we're starting to get a sense of who may be competing for a spot in the postseason and who will be on the outside looking in. While less impactful on their March Mad...
'Bullsh*t': Isaiah Thomas on Two-Game Suspension for Fan Incident
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 21:03
Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas is facing a two-game suspension for confronting a Sixers fan who cursed at him over, of all things, a free desert. The NBA pointed to its rule that “any player who deliberately en...
Johnathan Williams Close To Deal With Wizards
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 20:44
The Washington Wizards intend to apply for and expect to receive a second hardship exception, Fred Katz of the Athletic reports. With that additional roster slot, the club plans to sign Johnathan Williams. Williams playe...
Adam Sandler and Kevin Garnett on Making 'Uncut Gems'
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 19:33
Kevin Garnett has his head down a little, listening intently while Adam Sandler and Josh and Benny Safdie talk about their new movie, Uncut Gems. It's out of respect that Garnett's eyes are low, giving Sandler his time t...
Anthony Davis Returns To Game After Knee Scare
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 17:39
The Los Angeles Lakers await an update on Anthony Davis after the big man suffered a knee injury in the team’s Sunday night loss to the Denver Nuggets. Davis appeared to hyperextend his right knee after slipping on a w...
Post Up: Raptors Defeat Dallas in Biggest Comeback Win in Franchise History
SLAMonline - 23 Dec 2019 07:11
Raptors 110 (21-8), Mavericks 107 (19-10) Toronto rallied back from 30, the biggest comeback in franchise history, behind Kyle Lowry’s game-high 32 points and 10 assists. Chris Boucher had 21 off the bench. Celtics 119...
Curry rejoins Warriors to continue hand rehab
ESPN - 23 Dec 2019 00:39
Stephen Curry has rejoined the Warriors as he continues the process of rehabbing his injured hand.