MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Wiggins sat down on a black leather couch, his navy blue tuxedo jacket and bow tie bunching up at the neck as his 6-foot-8 frame plopped down for a break. The first rookie of the year in Minnesota Timberwolves history was sitting in a no-frills room in the back alleys of […]
TORONTO (AP) — What started as a song has become reality for Raptors guard Lou Williams. Williams won the NBA Sixth Man Award on Monday, honored as the league’s best reserve after averaging a career-best 15.5 points in his 10th season and helping Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games. “It couldn’t happen at a better […]
A new exclusive video, obtained by TMZ Sports, proves that Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha did not resist arrest and was actually was attacked by the NYPD…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Call them freshmen. Please, do not call them kids. Led by Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, Duke’s talented group of youngsters outscored Wisconsin by 14 points over the final 13 minutes Monday night to grit out a 68-63 victory for the program’s fifth national title. Okafor, the likely first pick in the […]
Dikembe Mutombo, who registered 3,289 blocks during his NBA career, is among the 11-member Class of 2015 selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which was announced Monday. Mutombo, who played 18 NBA seasons and was an eight-time All-Star selection and four-time NBA defensive player of the year, will be enshrined along with […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA star Kenny Smith and his wife Gwendolyn, who works as a model on “The Price is Right,” are the latest heads of a reality TV family. “Meet the Smiths,” which premieres at 9 p.m. EDT Friday on TBS, invites cameras into their Encino, California, home where they’re raising five […]
The women’s Final Four will have a familiar feel to it with three of last year’s teams back in the national semifinals. UConn, Notre Dame and Maryland all return to the Final Four while South Carolina is making its first appearance. It’s the third time in the history of the Final Four that all four […]
Chris Leavitt, director of luxury sales for Douglas Elliman, said LeBron James‘ Miami mansion might not make a sale right now, according to Page Six. Leavitt said the property has to be in the right location for the right price. And that’s where James has an issue. His home is located in the Coconut Grove […]
Texas Southern imposed its own penalty on the women’s basketball team, withdrawing from the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament that begins Wednesday. That move Monday night came hours before the conference handed out suspensions for 15 players involved in the bench-clearing fight between the Lady Tigers and Southern on Saturday night. It’s believed to be one […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Craig Sager returned to his familiar spot on the NBA sideline Thursday after being treated for leukemia. The sideline reporter worked the Chicago Bulls’ victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder for TNT, 11 months after he was diagnosed with leukemia. “I’m 60 yards shorter off the tee, but I feel good,” Sager […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg has enlisted NBA stars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and some of the basketball league’s other top players to convince more men to join the fight for women’s rights at home and at work. The players will deliver the message in public service announcements aired during NBA games […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The news that Derrick Rose will have knee surgery again hit the Chicago Bulls and their fans hard and left them in a familiar spot — trying to get by without their star point guard. The torn meniscus in his right knee was announced Tuesday night, another tough twist for a franchise, […]
