Tag: Professional basketball
Take note: At 26-6, Utah Jazz are the NBA’s best team so far
Looking at individual stats reveals nothing about the Utah Jazz.
They...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
March 3
1920 — The Montreal Canadiens set an NHL record...
NBA chooses All-Star reserves, with Zion among first-timers
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there...
NBCA says it has ‘concern’ about T-wolves’ coaching change
CHICAGO — The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association spoke out Wednesday about its “concern and level of disappointment” with the way the...
Houston Rockets release DeMarcus Cousins after 25 games
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets have released DeMarcus Cousins after just 25 games.
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Spurs, short-handed and reeling, get back on practice floor
The San Antonio Spurs are still dealing with a coronavirus outbreak, their state is reeling from the aftereffects of a deadly icy blast that...
Knight, Cara, HBCU bands among NBA All-Star Game performers
ATLANTA — Atlanta native Gladys Knight will be among the headline performers at the NBA All-Star Game on March 7, performing “The Star-Spangled Banner”...
‘We lied’: NY prosecutors face heat in botched sanction case
MIAMI — Federal prosecutors in New York acknowledged telling a “flat lie” to a criminal defendant's legal team while trying to downplay their mishandling...
Suns waive backup center Damian Jones
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have waived reserve center Damian Jones.
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Curry a late scratch vs. Charlotte because of illness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was a late scratch Saturday night against the Charlotte Hornets after he became ill before...