Tag: Professional basketball
Booker scores 47, Suns eliminate champion Lakers, 113-100
LOS ANGELES — Devin Booker scored 22 of his 47 points in a phenomenal first quarter, and the Phoenix Suns won their first playoff...
Suns eliminate champion Lakers 113-100, advance to 2nd round
LOS ANGELES — Devin Booker scored 22 of his 47 points in a phenomenal first quarter, and the Phoenix Suns won their first playoff...
Analysis: Coach K’s legacy built on ability to reach players
DURHAM, N.C. — What makes Mike Krzyzewski unquestionably one of the greatest coaches in the history of American sports goes beyond his resume of...
Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case
NEW YORK — The convictions of a sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach in a conspiracy to bribe top college coaches to...
Capela is backbone of Hawks — and quite a trash talker, too
ATLANTA — If Trae Young is the unquestioned star of the Atlanta Hawks, then Clint Capela is the backbone.
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Embiid still uncertain to play for 76ers with knee injury
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid's status for Game 1 of Philadelphia's playoff series is still unknown because of a cartilage tear in his knee.
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The NBA awaits a new champion, and the path is wide open
In this NBA, this much is already clear: There will be a new champion.
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Wizards hire Evans, 1st woman to run an NBA team’s analytics
WASHINGTON — Katherine Evans is joining the Washington Wizards as the first woman to head the research or analytics department of an NBA franchise.
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Wilson has 30 points, 13 rebounds to help Aces beat Liberty
NEW YORK — A'ja Wilson had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces used a late run to beat the New...
Bucks’ Jrue Holiday wins Joe Dumars Trophy for sportsmanship
NEW YORK — Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday has won the Joe Dumars Trophy as the NBA player who best represents the ideals of...