Basketball News
EXCERPT: Joel Embiid's Journey from Africa to America
SLAMonline - 23 Mar 2020 17:41
Excerpted from Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports by Yaron Weitzman. Copyright © 2020 by the author and reprinted with permission from Grand C...
Steve Kerr: 'It's Been a Really, Really Hard Season' for Klay Thompson
SLAMonline - 23 Mar 2020 04:07
Sitting out the season while recovering from a torn ACL “has crushed” Klay Thompson, according to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr understood Thompson being so frustrated with rehab that he needed time away from ...
IOC Decides To Postpone 2020 Tokyo Olympics
SLAMonline - 23 Mar 2020 22:23
A member of the International Olympic Committee has announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be postponed, Christine Brennan of USA Today reports. Dick Pound, the longest tenured of all IOC members, says that a m...
FIBA telling basketball players to stay inside
ESPN - 23 Mar 2020 19:37
FIBA is telling basketball players to stay inside if authorities say that's the best way to battle coronavirus.
Sorry, Zion, the Rookie of the Year race is still a one-man show
ESPN - 23 Mar 2020 16:11
Zion Williamson's historic 19-game run just wasn't enough to overtake Ja Morant in the eyes of the voters we surveyed.
Adam Silver: 'Too Soon to Tell' Economic Impact of Coronavirus
SLAMonline - 23 Mar 2020 03:28
It is “too soon to tell” what the economic impact of the coronavirus global pandemic on the NBA will be, according to commissioner Adam Silver. “Obviously, it’s not a pretty picture,” concedes Silver. The Leagu...