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NBA Academy India’s Jagshaanbir Singh joins Points Park University team
May 1, 2020 14:34 IST
The seven feet tall center was most recently at Golden State Prep in California. Jagshaanbir was part of the first-ever class selected to participate in the NBA Academy India.
Kobe Bryant hired camera crew to document final season: Report
April 25, 2020 09:47 IST
According to the report, Kobe Bryant reviewed the edited work in progress and gave his input before his death in a helicopter crash on January 26.
Families sue helicopter company in deadly Kobe Bryant crash
April 21, 2020 13:29 IST
The suits on behalf of three members of one family, and a woman who helped coach Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter in basketball, were filed electronically Sunday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
NBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15
April 18, 2020 09:41 IST
Players will be paid in full on May 1. The cutback in salary has been expected for some time in response to the NBA’s shutdown that started March 11, and has no end in sight.
Closure not likely unless LA Lakers can finish season: LeBron James
April 9, 2020 11:51 IST
When LeBron James isn't binge-watching Tiger King with his wife, he is scanning the news for information on whether the coronavirus pandemic will allow the Los Angeles Lakers to finish their impressive season chasing an NBA championship.
NBA coaches prepare for possible intriguing playoff match-ups
April 7, 2020 10:06 IST
As good as the matchups look on paper there could be some sloppy postseason basketball
Global coronavirus outbreak: NBA players miss other sports tooSubscriber Only
April 2, 2020 12:34 IST
Like hundreds of players across the NBA, Josh Hart and Larry Nance Jr. are adjusting to their new realities, trying to maintain some semblance of conditioning without games, practices or much permissible contact with other humans amid strict instructions to self-quarantine.
NBA players to take part in NBA 2K tournament
April 1, 2020 12:47 IST
The NBA 2K Players Tournament will feature 16 current NBA players in a bracket-style tournament that will run from Friday to April 11 and be televised on ESPN and ESPN2.
New York Knicks owner, MSG chairman James Dolan has coronavirus
March 29, 2020 09:32 IST
James Dolan is the first U.S. major pro sports owner known to have tested positive for the virus. He also owns the NHL’s New York Rangers, along with other venues like Radio City Music Hall, The Hulu Theatre and The Chicago Theatre.
Los Angeles Clippers owner agrees to buy the Forum in a deal with MSGSubscriber Only
March 25, 2020 13:08 IST
The $400 million purchase, announced by the Clippers, removes perhaps the biggest hurdle in Ballmer’s long-held plans to build a privately financed 18,000-seat arena near the Forum.
Boris Stankovic, who paved way for NBA’s ‘Dream Team,’ dies at 94Subscriber Only
March 24, 2020 14:52 IST
Borislav Stankovic was born on July 9, 1925, in Bihac, a Bosnian city in the former Yugoslavia. He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Belgrade.
Jeremy Lin bashes Donald Trump for ’empowering’ racism by using ‘Chinese virus’
March 20, 2020 16:09 IST
Earlier this week, Jeremy Lin, who had already pledged $150,000 to fight the coronavirus in China, donated an additional $150,000 to the United States Fund for UNICEF.
Kevin Durant says he has tested positive for the coronavirusSubscriber Only
March 18, 2020 09:39 IST
At least seven N.B.A. players are known to have tested positive, including three of Durant’s teammates on the Nets.
Rudy Gobert sorry for not taking coronavirus more seriously
March 16, 2020 10:04 IST
Rudy Gobert was diagnosed with the virus two days after playfully touching reporters' microphones and recorders at the end of a news conference.
NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
March 12, 2020 13:33 IST
Now there will be no games at all, at least for the time being. A person with knowledge of the situation said the Jazz player who tested positive was center Rudy Gobert.
NBA, responding to coronavirus, encourages fist bumps over high-fivesSubscriber Only
March 3, 2020 09:57 IST
The memo also says that the league and the players’ union are “closely monitoring the coronavirus situation, including by consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and working with infectious disease experts.”
Michael Jordan’s poignant Kobe Bryant tribute: ‘A piece of me died’
February 25, 2020 11:31 IST
The heartfelt comments from Michael Jordan, the relatively media-shy billionaire owner of the Charlotte Hornets, were a poignant highlight of the two-hour ceremony.
‘He was my everything’: Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles tribute
February 25, 2020 09:27 IST
The "Celebration of Life" memorial at the Staples Center, Bryant's home arena during most of his storied 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers, featured an emotional address by Bryant's widow Vanessa, who started dating Kobe when she was 17.
2021 FIBA Asia Qualifiers: Mohali boy aims higher, mother had prayed he gains more heightSubscriber Only
February 19, 2020 09:57 IST
In 2018, Sandhu represented India at NBA Global Camp before playing in third NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, the USA, and being picked up for basketball Without Borders Asia Camp in Japan.
Los Angeles Lakers are elite again and ready to ‘turn up’Subscriber Only
February 17, 2020 14:40 IST
The Lakers had their share of skeptics at the start of the season. How would Frank Vogel, in his first season on the job, handle things? Was LeBron James washed up because of injuries? How would he mesh with Anthony Davis?
NBA-All-Star MVP Award named in honour of Kobe Bryant
February 16, 2020 16:06 IST
Kobe Bryant, an 18-time All-Star who won a record-tying four All-Star Game MVP awards, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26.
Kobe Bryant memorial tickets to sell for as much as ₹16kSubscriber Only
February 15, 2020 10:41 IST
A “limited number of tickets” will be on sale to the public on Tuesday for as much as $224 (Approx. ₹16k) each ahead of the Feb. 24 event at Staples Center, according to a Friday news release from the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant’s helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies, claims probe
February 8, 2020 11:19 IST
The January 26 crash occurred in cloudy conditions and the "investigative update" from the NTSB reinforces the notion the pilot became disoriented and crashed while trying to get to clear skies around Calabasas.
Kobe Bryant tribute game second most watched in ESPN NBA history
February 4, 2020 14:28 IST
According to Nielsen, the Bryant pregame ceremony averaged 5.23 million viewers. The audience peaked at 6.07 million between 10:45 p.m. and 11 p.m
LeBron James celebrates his ‘brother’ Kobe Bryant in emotional speech
February 1, 2020 13:22 IST
"This is a celebration of the 20 years of the blood, the sweat, the tears, the broken-down body, the getting back up -- the determination to be as great as he could be," LeBron James said of Kobe Bryant.
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