Basketball News
Giannis picture perfect as his playmaking skills come into focus
ESPN - 4 Feb 2021 08:08
Giannis Antetokounmpo showed off his many talents against Indiana, from pinpoint passer to photographer.
Team USA men's hoops planning Vegas bubble
ESPN - 4 Feb 2021 01:19
USA Basketball is in the planning stages of creating a pre-Olympic bubble in Las Vegas that would also include Australia and Spain, managing director Jerry Colangelo told ESPN.
Cavs' Love resumes activities; no return date set
ESPN - 4 Feb 2021 01:19
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has begun individual basketball activities as he continues to recover from a right calf strain suffered at the start of the season.
Raptors sign general manager Bobby Webster to contract extension
InsideHoops - 4 Feb 2021 20:40
The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have signed general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Webster, 36, a native of Hawaii, was na...
Myles Turner on His Defense: 'I Change Games'
SLAMonline - 4 Feb 2021 19:38
Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers has had perhaps the best defensive season of his career thus far and should be a candidate for 2021 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The 24-year-old is leading the league in blocked sh...
Heat keep losing, fall to Wizards
InsideHoops - 4 Feb 2021 05:37
The Heat aren’t off to a good start this season. Via the Miami Herald: It has been less than four months since the Miami Heat was playing in the 2020 NBA Finals. Barely more than 100 days have passed since Jimmy Butler...
Warriors' Looney (ankle) out at least two weeks
ESPN - 4 Feb 2021 04:29
Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney will be reevaluated in two weeks after an MRI confirmed that he suffered a sprained left ankle in Tuesday's loss to the Celtics.
NBA: No players tested positive in past week
ESPN - 4 Feb 2021 04:29
The NBA said Wednesday that no players have tested positive for the coronavirus, continuing a good two-week trend after 27 players were positive in results released between Jan. 6 and Jan. 19.
Nets are much-improved in TV ratings department
InsideHoops - 4 Feb 2021 03:44
The Nets are rising in the TV ratings department. Via the New York Post: James Harden hasn't faced the Knicks in his new Brooklyn uniform but he's already beating them. Harden was obtained in a blockbuster trade on Jan. ...