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NBA: Golden State Warriors see drastic turn in performance, sit at tenth position in Western Conference
January 1, 2025 11:12 IST
Warriors incredible start of 12-3 has been shot down to 16-16 as they fight to clinch playoff position
Which NBA star did Denzel Washington rave about while promoting Gladiator II in Paris?Subscriber Only
November 15, 2024 16:21 IST
After a dizzying career in showbiz and charming the French, Denzel Washington was generous in his praise of Victor Wembanyama, while promoting Gladiator II in Paris.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid to miss out on $1 million for shoving reporter
November 6, 2024 19:00 IST
After the Sixers lost to Memphis Grizzlies, Embiid shoved the Philadelphia Inquirer columnist for writing about his son and late brother, while criticising his fitness.
Basketball: Meet Ulhas, who has gone from TN’s Kancheepuram to Serbian league, in hopes of realising his NBA dreamSubscriber Only
October 26, 2024 18:30 IST
Playing in Europe is physically challenging not just because they are tall, but they use their shoulders and elbows to create space and win duels
LeBron James makes history with son Bronny by becoming NBA’s first father-son duo to play together
October 23, 2024 17:20 IST
LeBron also gave a little pep talk to his son Bronny before they stepped onto the court together.
Victor Wembanyama, 7-foot-5-inch-tall French giant with wingspan of 8 feet, stands in way of USA’s 5th straight basketball goldSubscriber Only
July 21, 2024 00:25 IST
In the last couple of years, that veneer of invincibility that the American basketball team wore since the heady days of the Dream Team at the Barcelona Olympics has started to fade.
NBA Finals: Luka Doncic rescues Dallas Mavericks from being swept by Boston Celtics
June 15, 2024 10:00 IST
Luka Doncic's first half performance meant that the Mavs were leading by 13 points after the first quarter. They doubled that lead to 26 points by half-time and then raced away to a 38-point gap some time in the third quarter.
Hoop Dreams: Kerala’s captain siblings look to take the big leapSubscriber Only
December 3, 2023 10:10 IST
It is Grigo Mathew's first major tournament, his sister Grima has led her state in the past and donned the country colours as well.
LeBron James’ business manager Maverick Carter placed bets on NBA games through illegal bookie
December 1, 2023 14:32 IST
Carter and James, the NBA's career scoring leader, are friends from Akron, Ohio, who together own SpringHill Company, an entertainment and production company.
WATCH: Seven-foot-four giant Victor Wembanyama swats away Steph Curry’s shot in Spurs’ defeat to Warriors
November 25, 2023 14:24 IST
The 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama had hilariously come face to face with 6-foot-2 Steph Curry in a preseason game between the Warriors and Spurs for the jump ball at the start of the game.
There will be no gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, after 113-111 loss to Germany
September 8, 2023 21:28 IST
Germany on the cusp of a world title
The long road winding down at the World Cup, where semifinals await Team USA
September 7, 2023 15:36 IST
The U.S. plays Germany on Friday night in the World Cup semifinals, with a berth in Sunday's gold-medal game awaiting the winner
Serbian player loses a kidney after getting injured at Basketball World Cup
September 5, 2023 08:41 IST
Simanic was injured with just under 2 minutes left in Serbia's win over South Sudan.
‘It’s the NBA… everybody does it. It’s like wine’: Kevin Durant on why he wants NBA to lift marijuana ban
July 26, 2023 15:14 IST
Kevin Durant had admitted that he had smoked marijuana when he was just 22 years old and he believes that weed should be treated like alcohol.
LeBron James’ 18-year-old son Bronny in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest
July 25, 2023 20:57 IST
Medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on site and he was transported to a hospital, where he was in stable condition
NBA Board of Governors approves Michael Jordan’s sale of the Charlotte Hornets
July 24, 2023 16:58 IST
Charlotte went 423-600 under Jordan, the 26th-best record over that span. The Hornets never won a playoff series in that time and haven't been to the postseason in the past seven seasons
Watch three-point king’s hole in one: Is there anything Steph Curry can’t do?
July 16, 2023 12:22 IST
The Golden State Warriors star made a hole-in-one Saturday in the American Century Championship celebrity tournament.
Victor Wembanyama: The 7’4 unicorn touted as the NBA’s greatest prospect since LeBron JamesSubscriber Only
June 26, 2023 07:24 IST
The 19-year-old Frenchman was the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, selected by the San Antonio Spurs with expectations to not just change the franchise, but also the league.
Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman in Miami Heat’s arena during NBA Finals game
June 16, 2023 08:42 IST
The alleged incident happened on the same night McGregor knocked out the Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong.
As Denver Nuggets claim NBA title, examining what Nikola Jokic’s rise tells us about the sport and leagueSubscriber Only
June 14, 2023 07:38 IST
In Nikola Jokic and Denver Nuggets’ rise to the NBA mountaintop, a confirmation of brewing international revolution in sport, a hint that tall ball is back, a rebuttal that you cannot dominate without looking menacing, and a reassurance that small market teams can win titles too.
NBA Finals: Nikola Jokic powers Nuggets to first title in team history
June 13, 2023 09:15 IST
Serbia's Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player on Monday after leading the Denver Nuggets to a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat.
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says
June 11, 2023 09:50 IST
The WNBA added charter flights for the playoffs this season, but only a handful of back-to-back regular-season games were scheduled for such flights.
Conor McGregor knocks out Miami Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals
June 11, 2023 09:41 IST
McGregor hasn’t fought since injuring his left leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. His last win came in January 2020.
NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets out-rebound, out-muscle and out-hustle Miami Heat in Game 3Subscriber Only
June 8, 2023 22:29 IST
With both Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic scoring triple-doubles, Nuggets nicked a win in Miami to take a 2-1 series lead.
NBA Finals: Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray rack up triple-doubles as Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat for 2-1 lead
June 8, 2023 09:57 IST
Jokic and Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat 109-94 in Game 3.
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