PHOENIX (AP) — NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris go on trial Monday on felony assault charges stemming from a beating outside a Phoenix recreation center more than two years ago. The twin brothers could face a maximum of nearly four years in prison if they are found guilty. A conviction would also result in […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephon Marbury hopes to finish off his basketball career back in the NBA. The 40-year old guard is playing in the Chinese Basketball Association this season for the Beijing Fly Dragons and when the league ends in February or March he wants to join an NBA franchise. “I’ve spoken to a […]
Charles Oakley is suing New York Knicks owner James Dolan citing a multitude of allegations. Stemming from his forced removal from a Knicks game on February 8, 2017, the legal filing Tuesday in New York’s Southern District targets Dolan and Madison Square Garden for defamation, libel, slander, assault, battery and false imprisonment. The former Knicks […]
Stephon Marbury has been busy! From the relaunch of his Starbury shoe line to winning best actor at the Shanghai Film Festival Marbury is playing the game! One of the most revered guys in China who happens to have a statue and museum built in his honor expressed that, “I’ve been blessed to be in an […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One retired jersey number just isn’t enough for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers will retire Bryant’s No. 8 and No. 24 in a ceremony Dec. 18 during their game against Golden State, the franchise announced Tuesday. Bryant wore No. 8 from 1996 to 2006, when he switched […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and resisting arrest following an incident this month when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, prosecutors said Thursday. The two-time NBA All-Star had initially been arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to […]
During an interview with Shams Charania of The Vertical at Yahoo Sports, Lamar Odom opened up about how the 2011 trade from the Lakers to Mavericks was the beginning of the end of his career. “That trade from the Lakers basically ended my career and purpose,” Odom told The Vertical. “I was never really myself […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The blockbuster trade, delayed and in jeopardy of dying, is done: Kyrie Irving is headed to the Celtics, Isaiah Thomas is coming to the Cavaliers and the NBA can take a well-earned, late-summer break. For a minute. Concerned with medical findings after looking at Thomas’ injured right hip, the Cavs have negotiated […]
Kevin Durant found a way to make money from the “cupcake” moniker backhandedly given to him by former teammate Russell Westbrook. Nike announced the newest colorway of Durant’s signature KD 10 shoe on Tuesday, a red and black flyknit product with a frosty white sole, dubbed the “KDX Red Velvet.” If the dig isn’t quite […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving was tired of being teammates with LeBron James. Now he has to figure out how to beat him. Cleveland’s All-Star guard, who asked owner Dan Gilbert to trade him earlier this summer, was dealt Tuesday night to the Boston Celtics in exchange for star guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA is investigating whether the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with All-Star forward Paul George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers asked the league to open the probe. “The Lakers have been cooperative and, at this point, no findings have been made,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass […]
The NBA champion Golden State Warriors are due in D.C. on Feb. 28 to take on the Washington Wizards, and usually, the White House invites professional teams coming off championship seasons over for a photo op. Well, sports media is abuzz this morning discussing Kevin Durant’s decision not to go if the team is invited. […]
