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LeBron James faces former Miami Heat team in NBA Finals
September 29, 2020 21:50 IST
This year’s showdown marks the first NBA Finals between two teams who missed the playoffs the previous season.
Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets to reach NBA Finals
September 27, 2020 10:43 IST
LeBron James is going to a 10th NBA Finals — and for the first time in a decade, so are the Los Angeles Lakers.
LeBron James makes All-NBA team for record 16th time
September 17, 2020 09:23 IST
James is a first-team pick for the 13th time in his career, extending his record there. Bryant and Karl Malone were 11-time first-teamers.
Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James headed to the conference finals
September 13, 2020 11:33 IST
LeBron James is going there for the first time since 2018. For him, that also qualifies as ending a drought.
Houston Rockets run away from No. 1 seed Los Angeles Lakers, take Game 1 112-97
September 5, 2020 12:14 IST
The Los Angeles Lakers are playing from behind again in these NBA playoffs.
NBA: LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers advance with 131-122 win over Trail Blazers
August 30, 2020 10:15 IST
LeBron James had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 131-122 in Game 5 on Saturday night.
Princepal Singh positioned to do well in his career: NBA G-League president
August 29, 2020 17:08 IST
Princepal Singh, 19, will play for the G-League select team, a developmental side outside the NBA league's team structure. He had come through the NBA ACG Jump Programme in India.
NBA star LeBron James tremendous asset for Democrats in US polls: Experts
August 29, 2020 10:31 IST
James, an outspoken activist and frequent critic of President Donald Trump, helped form a group that will spend millions of dollars to battle voter disenfranchisement in predominantly Black communities ahead of the Nov. 3 election between the Republican Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
‘NBA has become like a political organisation’: Donald Trump on protests
August 29, 2020 07:53 IST
US President Donald Trump ridiculed America's premier basketball league and said, "I know their ratings have been very bad because I think people are a little tired of the NBA."
Boycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protest
August 27, 2020 08:29 IST
Players made the extraordinary decisions to protest the shooting by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday of Jacob Blake, a Black man, apparently in the back while three of his children looked on.
NBA 2020: Milwaukee Bucks bounce back, beat Orlando Magic 111-96 in Game 2 to tie series
August 21, 2020 19:40 IST
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 20 rebounds and Milwaukee rode a fast start to beat the Magic 111-96 on Thursday night in Game 2. The victory came two days after the team that boasted the NBA’s best regular-season record opened the playoffs by losing 122-110 to Orlando.
Minnesota Timberwolves wins NBA draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick
August 21, 2020 19:40 IST
The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pick. The lottery was conducted virtually because of the pandemic, with NBA officials doing the actual draw in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Michael Jordan’s sneakers sell for $615,000, shatter previous record
August 14, 2020 19:23 IST
Jordan had scored a total of 30 points while wearing the size 13.5 shoes, which are in the red and black colors of his Chicago Bulls team.
Pacers hold off James Harden and the Rockets, 108-104
August 13, 2020 11:28 IST
Myles Turner had 18 points, reserve Edmond Sumner added a season-high 17 and Indiana held off a late rally by Houston and James Harden to break a five-game losing streak to the Rockets, 108-104.
Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic grab last two NBA playoff spots in the East
August 8, 2020 11:50 IST
Brooklyn and Orlando clinched the last two remaining East spots Friday, meaning no play-in series, a new wrinkle added to the rules of the NBA's season restart at Walt Disney World, will be needed on that half of the bracket.
LeBron James hits back at Donald Trump: We aren’t sad about ‘losing his viewership’
August 7, 2020 08:09 IST
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James reacted by saying that they 'could not care less' when US President Donald Trump commented that he turns off the game when he sees the players kneeling.
NBA roundup: James Harden, Houston Rockets rally, top Dallas Mavericks in OT
August 1, 2020 15:29 IST
James Harden scored 49 points, Russell Westbrook added 31 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets erased a 14-point deficit and rallied for a 153-149 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.
Gregg Popovich, Jonathan Isaac choose to stand for anthem in NBA bubble
August 1, 2020 20:08 IST
Isaac did not wear the shirt. He wore his white Orlando jersey instead, standing with his hands behind his back, the ordained minister praying silently as the song played.
NBA returns with virtual fans: Players take a knee, Lebron James hits game winner for Lakers
August 1, 2020 08:08 IST
James had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to help the Lakers move 6 1/2 games ahead of the Clippers in the West with seven games remaining.
Here’s 10 things to know about the NBA season restart
July 31, 2020 13:58 IST
The reigning NBA champions had won four consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NBA — one game ahead of the three in a row posted by Oklahoma City, Brooklyn and Orlando.
Punjab’s Princepal Singh is fourth Indian picked for NBA developmental leagueSubscriber Only
July 29, 2020 14:43 IST
Signed by a select squad of the developmental NBA G League, the step up takes the 6'10" hoopster closer to his dream of playing in the world’s snazziest league.
NBA is back: This is what pandemic basketball looks likeSubscriber Only
July 23, 2020 14:53 IST
About 200 people were in attendance, including both teams, game operations personnel, league representatives, three human camera operators to complement an array of robotic cameras and the small contingent of reporters permitted to watch.
Why LeBron James won’t have a social justice message on his jersey
July 13, 2020 16:22 IST
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said Saturday that he won't wear a social justice message on the back of his jersey when the NBA season resumes.
That’s shoe business: Resale market of Michael Jordan’s sneakers a multimillion-dollar industrySubscriber Only
July 12, 2020 20:37 IST
When these sneakers entered the resale market, they went anywhere between $9,000 to $38,000 depending on the demand.
India needs a basketball league, says national team captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
July 5, 2020 17:10 IST
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, who became the first Indian to be signed by Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) in 2017, believes that a domestic league can improve the quality of the sport in India.
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