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December 08, 2023

Sports

NBA In-Season Tournament: LeBron James helps Los Angeles Lakers set up final with Indiana Pacers

LeBron James scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 133-89 to reach the final of the NBA's In-Season Tournament.

By Editors Desk

Getty Images / James is a 19-time NBA All-Star

November 10, 2023

Sports

Simmons truth bomb clear for all to see

It’s still early in the new NBA season, but there is a clear picture of Ben Simmons emerging that fans need to accept.

By Editors Desk

Simmons has looked better this season (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

November 07, 2023

Sports

A Young Carlos Boozer Almost Quit Basketball After Witnessing His Best Friend’s Murder

.The former NBA power forward on Michael Jordan’s influence, moving to Alaska and seeking closure from that traumatizing day.

By Editors Desk

Carlos Boozer with the Lakers in Los Angeles in 2015. DANNY MOLOSHOK/ASSOCIATED PRESS

November 02, 2023

Sports

LeBron James record leaves NBA in disbelief, should not be possible

LeBron James has once again left the NBA in raptures after the ageless champion produced another masterpiece that defies conventional wisdom.

By Editors Desk

LeBron James is an ageless wonder. Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images

November 01, 2023

Sports

Bobby Knight, Basketball Coach Known for Trophies and Tantrums, Dies at 83

Knight raised Indiana to the national top tier while upholding academic standards, but he was notorious for the rage he directed at players and referees.

By Editors Desk

Bobby Knight, a volatile but brilliant college basketball coach, was among American sport’s most polarizing characters.Credit...John Swart/Associated Press

October 30, 2023

Sports

NBA unveils bold new court designs for in-season tournament

The distinctive courts, which match the color scheme of each team’s “City Edition” jerseys, will be used during all in-season tournament games to help fans and television viewers quickly differentiate the action from nontournament games.

By Editors Desk

The NBA will employ redesigned, painted courts for its inaugural in-season tournament, including this purple and gold design for the Los Angeles Lakers. (NBA)

October 30, 2023

Sport-Celeb

Magic Johnson declared a billionaire by Forbes

The former basketball star becomes only the fourth athlete to be declared a billionaire.

By Editors Desk

October 24, 2023

Sports

LeBron James experience enters new and perhaps final stage: ‘When it’s over, you will respect him more’

By Editors Desk

October 24, 2023

People

Rich Paul on Empowering Athletes and Learning From Adele: “Life Is Good”

He went from repping LeBron to building Klutch Sports into the ultimate agency of the NBA’s player empowerment era. But in the latest edition of GQ Clout, Rich Paul explains why he wants to be much more than an agent.

By Editors Desk

October 24, 2023

Sports

How the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty Changed the W.N.B.A.

The two franchises, now facing each other in the league’s Finals, have built great teams—and sometimes bent the rules—with unapologetic spending and fierce competitiveness.

By Editors Desk

Rivalries in sports matter—and the hope is that the Aces and the Liberty can be such a rivalry for the W.N.B.A.Photograph by Ethan Miller / Getty

October 17, 2023

Sports

Coach fumes after Simmons’ nightmare

Ben Simmons looks back to being his healthy self, but it mattered little on Tuesday as the Aussie butchered the ball all over the court.

By Editors Desk

Simmons returns to take on Philly. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images/AFP.

September 03, 2023

Sports

Ben Simmons truth no one wants to hear

The Boomers have been urged to pick Ben Simmons for the Paris Olympics after their disappointing World Cup campaign ended in a whimper.

By Editors Desk

Can Ben Simmons solve the Boomers’ problems? (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

August 22, 2023

Sports

NBA fines James Harden $100,000 for comments about Daryl Morey

That body of work wasn’t enough for Harden to land a suitable long-term contract from the 76ers, so he was left with the choice of entering unrestricted free agency or picking up his player option.

By Editors Desk

The NBA fined James Harden $100,000 on Tuesday. (Matt Slocum/AP)

August 11, 2023

Sports

Tony Parker enters basketball’s Hall of Fame: 10 key moments in his career

Tony Parker will on Saturday become the first French basketball player to be inducted into the NBA’s Hall of Fame, one of the greatest honours the sport has to offer. For Parker, the accolade is a crowning moment in an extraordinary career. FRANCE 24 looks back on 10 key moments.

By Editors Desk

Tony Parker, playing for the San Antonio Spurs, drives towards the basket against the Miami Heat’s Norris Cole during the 2014 NBA Finals in Miami, Florida on June 12, 2014. © Chris Trotman, Getty Images via AFP

August 03, 2023

Business

Jordan earns $2.7 billion in one day

Michael Jordan has waited 13 years for this day and now that it has finally arrived the NBA icon is laughing all the way to the bank.

By Editors Desk

Michael Jordan has reason to smile. Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP.

July 25, 2023

A la Une

Bronny James, son of LeBron James, suffers cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice

He is out of the intensive care unit and in stable condition, the statement said.

By Editors Desk

Jay LaPrete/AP LeBron James, left, poses with his son Bronny after Sierra Canyon beat Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary in a high school basketball game on December 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio.

June 23, 2023

A la Une

NBA draft winners and losers: Spurs, Celtics, Thompson twins win big as Wizards lose

NBA Draft: Trail Blazers select Scoot Henderson No. 3 and here's what they're getting.

By Editors Desk

Gradey Dick poses with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 13th by the Toronto Raptors during the NBA draft.

June 23, 2023

Sports

Victor Wembanyama chosen by San Antonio Spurs as first pick in 2023 NBA draft

Victor Wembanyama has targeted winning an NBA championship ring after the San Antonio Spurs chose him as the number one overall pick in the 2023 draft.

By Editors Desk

Victor Wembanyama arrives for the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in New York City on June 22, 2023. © Wendell Cruz, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

June 23, 2023

Sports

Proof NBA has forgotten about Ben Simmons

A comment by one of Ben Simmons’ ex-teammates during the NBA Draft has proved the basketball world has moved on from the Aussie.

By Editors Desk

Ben Simmons has posted plenty workout photos. Photo: Instagram.

June 20, 2023

Sports

Chris Paul discovered he had been traded to Wizards in text from 14-year-old son

12-time All-Star helped Phoenix reach NBA finals in 2020-21
38-year-old says he has no immediate plans to retire

By Editors Desk

Chris Paul: ‘In this business, nobody owes you anything’. Photograph: Matt York/AP

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Michael Jordan has waited 13 years for this day and now that it has finally arrived the NBA icon is laughing all the way to the bank.

A comment by one of Ben Simmons’ ex-teammates during the NBA Draft has proved the basketball world has moved on from the Aussie.

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