NBA

2023-04-24
After becoming a cornerstone of the Utah Jazz rebuild, Lauri Markkanen has been awarded his first trophy in his NBA career. The Finnish forward has been named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year. It's the first such award in the Jazz franchise history.
2023-04-24
Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is expected to undergo surgery this week to repair the torn patellar tendon in his left knee, according to the Miami Herald. He sustained the injury during Game 3 of the 1st Round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, and is set to undergo surgery sometime soon.
2023-04-24
With the NBA playoffs underway, more and more people tune in to watch NBA basketball from all around the world. Nevertheless, a significant portion of all viewership is inside the USA. The league's commissioner Adam Silver thinks the way the games are being broadcast in the States should be changed.
2023-04-24
The Atlanta Hawks lost Game 4 against the Boston Celtics Sunday night. After the final whistle blew, a potentially costly action by one of the players was documented. As the scoreboard reached zeroes, marking the Celtics' win, Hawks' guard Dejounte Murray approached one of the game's referees - Gediminas Petraitis - and slightly bumped him, passionately arguing his case.
2023-04-23
Miami Heat's guard Victor Oladipo suffered a knee injury in Game 3 of the 1st Round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. Although there was hope he could return in the postseason, the worst has been confirmed. According to Shams Charania from The Athletic, Oladipo suffered a season-ending left knee injury, tearing his patellar tendon.
2023-04-23
On Wednesday night, the Grizzlies-Lakers playoff series became so intense that it resulted in a brutal fight among the FedExForum audience. The violent fight in Game 2, which featured two individuals, was captured in a video that went viral on social media. A man with a black Los Angeles Dodgers hat repeatedly landed big punches on another man in a retro Mike Bibby Grizzlies jersey.
2023-04-23
Los Angeles star LeBron James commented on the Game 3 episode of the Lakers-Grizzlies playoff series when he was hit by Memphis forward Dillon Brooks in the groin area. Brooks, who had called James "old" after Game 2, hit LeBron with an open backhand while he was dribbling the ball upcourt at Crypto.com Arena.
2023-04-23
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler suffered a bruised glute in the team's 121-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Butler, who finished with a game-high 30 points, landed hard on his back midway through the third quarter and headed to the locker room. He returned to the bench but did not re-enter the game because Miami was already winning by a significant margin.
2023-04-23
Miami guard Victor Oladipo was helped to the locker room after a left knee injury in the 4th quarter of the Heat-Bucks Game 3. Oladipo grabbed his left knee following the penetration to the rim and an awkward fall, later denying the stretcher and walking off the court with the help of head coach Erik Spoelstra and getting words of encouragement from teammates.
2023-04-23
Memphis forward Dillon Brooks got ejected from Game 3 of the Lakers-Grizzlies playoff series after hitting Los Angeles star LeBron James in the groin area in the early third quarter.  Brooks, who had called James "old" after Game 2, hit LeBron in the groin with an open backhand while he was dribbling the ball upcourt at Crypto.com Arena.
2023-04-22
After Golden State won a crucial game that reduced their first-round NBA playoff series deficit to 2-1, Warriors forward Draymond Green discussed his recent one-game suspension on "The Draymond Green Show" podcast. Green was suspended for stomping on the chest of Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis during the fourth quarter of Game 2 on Monday.
2023-04-22
During a Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown wore custom-made sneakers with an unusual message written on them. The message read, "Was it really Neismith?" which appears to question whether Dr. James Naismith was the true inventor of basketball. However, the name "Naismith" was misspelled as "Neismith" on the shoes.
2023-04-22
Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has officially been ruled out for Saturday's Game against the Brooklyn Nets with a sprained knee. The 76ers added the All-Star center to the injury report Friday night after he was visibly limping during Philadelphia's 102-97 victory in Game 3.
2023-04-21
The NBA is taking no further action on the Philadelphia 76ers' fouls in Game 3, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This means Joel Embiid and James Harden will be available for Game 4 vs. the Brooklyn Nets. Harden was thrown out for hitting a Brooklyn player in the groin area after Embiid dodged an ejection for a kick near the same spot of another player Thursday night in a tense Game 3.
2023-04-21
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade big man Tristan Vukcevic, a projected second-round pick, has declared for the 2023 NBA draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Vukcevic, a 7-footer (2.13 m) with tremendous scoring instincts, is shooting 38% from deep this season in the EuroLeague and Adriatic League.
2023-04-21
FC Barcelona center James Nnaji has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for this year's NBA draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Nnaji, who turns 19 on Aug. 14, is the second-youngest player currently projected to be drafted, per the same report.
2023-04-21
Nick Nurse is out as the Toronto Raptors head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is expected to be a serious candidate to replace Nurse, per the same report. Wojnarowski adds that Nurse will immediately become a prominent candidate in the Houston Rockets' coaching search.
2023-04-21
Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the reports about him personally paying for the Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James' Twitter checkmark. Twitter's legacy checkmarks finally went away on Thursday, as celebrities, journalists, and other prominent figures lost the small blue badges that confirmed that they were who they said they were.
2023-04-21
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and TEMES today announced a multiyear agreement for TEMES to launch an NBA Basketball School in Costa Navarino.
2023-04-21
Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden was left in disbelief after being ejected against the Brooklyn Nets. It didn't change after the game finished. "I didn't get an explanation, but that is unacceptable," said Harden via Kyle Neubeck, The Philly Voice. "I didn't even think it was a foul on me. Somebody was draped on me, and you use your off arm to get him off you, and that was it."
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