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Nets’ forward Kevin Durant to miss four games due to exposure to COVID-19
The Brooklyn Nets were expected to be strong contenders in the Eastern Conference this season. This sentiment was largely based on the duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In the first two games of the 2020-21 NBA season, the Nets lived up to the early hype. They blew the doors off against the Golden…
Read MoreNBA ’Superteams’: Tradition, Trend or Future?
The possible trade of James Harden to Brooklyn, where he would join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, brought the story of NBA ’superteams’ back into the focus of the basketball public. The last time this was talked about was when Durant left Oklahoma for Oakland four years ago. Mostly negative comments accompanied that departure of…
Read MoreStephen Curry scores a career-high 62
Stephen Curry scored a career-best 62 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 137-122 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Curry knocked down 8 of 16 3-point shots and made 18 of 19, career-high totals in both categories, from the free-throw line in high-scoring game. The future Hall of Famer was 18-for-31 from…
Read MoreHouston Rockets win without James Harden
The Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings with 102-94 last night. Rockets fans, curious about how their franchise’s future will look like if James Harden gets traded, got their first look on Saturday when the disgruntled former MVP sat out against the Kings with an ankle injury. If the rest of the season without Harden (if a…
Read MoreHall of famer Paul Westphal dies at age 70
Former NBA head coach and Naismith Hall of Fame player Paul Westphal has passed away after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Westphal enjoyed a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a coach. He played in the NBA from 1972 to 1984 and won an NBA championship…
Read MoreBecky Hammon becomes first woman to coach NBA game
Becky Hammon made history in Wednesday’s San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers game in Texas. The Spurs assistant became the first woman to serve as a head coach in an NBA game after longtime bench boss Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter of a blowout loss to the defending NBA champions. “Obviously it’s a…
Read MoreGrizzlies’ Ja Morant suffers ankle injury in OT win vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Memphis Grizzlies were 0-2 going into their Monday night matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. Conversely, the Nets had won two of their first three games and have already boosted their odds as a contender in the Eastern Conference. But without their top two scorers — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — the Grizzlies squeaked…
Read MoreMavericks bludgeon Clippers
The Dallas Mavericks were in complete control during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. By halftime, Luka Doncic and his teammates had built a 77-27 advantage. The Mavericks recorded a 124-73 road victory. That 50-point deficit is the biggest at halftime since the shot-clock era began in the 1954-55 season, The Associated Press reported.…
Read MoreFirst game of the 2020-21 NBA season postponed
The 2020-21 NBA season has just started, and the first game has already been postponed. The reason was that the Houston Rockets didn’t have the mandatory eight players to begin the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James Harden’s violation of health safety protocols (not wearing a mask at a crowded party) was not the…
Read MoreLakers fall to Clippers in NBA opener
The Los Angeles Lakers received their championship rings on Tuesday night. They didn’t win, however, falling 116-109 to their fellow Staples Center tenants. The Los Angeles Clippers were up by 22 points in the first half. But by intermission, the 2019-20 NBA champs had trimmed the deficit to 56-54. Paul George sparked the Clippers with…
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