Nikola Jokic and Nuggets outlast Lakers in Game 1 of NBA playoffs
DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets defeated LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 in the Western Conference playoff opener on Saturday night. . Two other Nuggets players, Jamal Murray (22 points, 10 assists) and Anthony Gordon (12 points, 11 rebounds), posted double-doubles, […]
UConn’s Stephon Castle Declares For 2024 NBA Draft
One. And. Done. Stephon Castle, a freshman guard out of the University of Connecticut, has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Castle is the second “one-and-done” player in Huskies program history, coming after only Andre Drummond who was selected ninth overall in 2012, according to Yahoo Sports. (RELATED: One And Done: Kentucky Star, Projected Lottery […]
Ben Stiller vs. Kelly Oubre is the random beef the NBA playoffs needs
A new element has been added to the NBA Playoffs. On the other hand, there’s someone so outrageously photogenic that years ago he might have convincingly played the role of a male model. On the other side we have Ben Stiller. That’s right, he’s currently competing with Kelly Oubre for the latter position. sixers Get […]
Once-Great NBA Superstar Klay Thompson Puts Up Total Stinker With Playoffs On The Line … Could Be The End Of An Era
Warriors guard Klay Thompson may have just played his last game as a member of Golden State on Tuesday night and boy was it a stinker. The four-time NBA champion missed every shot he took Tuesday in the Warriors win-and-you’re-in play-in game against the Sacramento Kings. He went 0-10 with two fouls and a turnover […]
Coban Porter sentenced in fatal DUI crash days after brother’s lifetime NBA ban for gambling
Corban Porter, the younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter and Jontay Porter, who was recently banned from the NBA, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for killing a 42-year-old woman in a drunk-driving crash last year. received. Porter was a sophomore playing basketball at the University of Denver at the time […]
NBA Playoffs 2024: Schedule, TV times, scores, bracket, and more for first round
There will be no shortage of storylines in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Denver Nuggets are looking to win back-to-back championships, which would cement their status as the league’s new superpower and Nikola Jokic’s status as the defining player of this generation.of boston celtics They revamped their lineup with the addition of veterans Kristaps Porzingis […]
Pelicans advance to NBA playoffs despite missing Zion Williamson
NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 win over the Sacramento Kings in Friday’s play-in tournament elimination game. Obtained. night. The Pelicans won without leading scorer Zion Williamson. Williamson strained his […]
Bulls eliminate Hawks in NBA play-in tournament
CHICAGO — Coby White made some vicious crossovers and spins toward the basket early on, eliciting roars from the crowd. He was so effective that fans chanted his name as the final minutes wore on. It was that kind of night. During the Bulls’ 131-116 win over the Hawks, Coby White, who scored 42 points, […]
Knicks to face 76ers in first round of NBA playoffs
PHILADELPHIA — It’s Joel Embiid, not Jimmy, heading to New York this weekend in the playoffs. Embiid and the 76ers battled back from a 14-point hole with a 105-104 win over Butler and the Heat in the Eastern Conference play-in to face the Knicks in the first playoff series between the teams since 1989. Round […]
How Jontay Porter orchestrated failed NBA gambling scandal
Commercial Content 21+. Jontay Porter’s path into the world of gambling has been a difficult one. Porter was banned from the NBA on Wednesday for betting on basketball through an intermediary, the league announced. According to the league, Porter made at least 13 bets on the NBA and won $21,965 on a colleague’s online betting […]