LeBron James woke up from his pregame nap on Tuesday and included two words in a text to the Los Angeles Lakers’ group chat that said it all: Must win. “We see the message from our leader,” Anthony Davis said after the Lakers’ 102-96 Game 4 victory over the Miami Heat put them up 3-1 […]
Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler still believes his team can turn things around in the NBA Finals despite the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers took a commanding 3-1 lead with a 102-96 Game 4 win on Tuesday night in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Butler, who has praised his team’s mental toughness all season, spoke […]
Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens held a late-night hotel meeting with the team’s leaders on Thursday to talk through the frustration and emotions that spilled into the locker room after a Game 2 loss to Miami in the Eastern Conference finals, sources told ESPN. Stevens met with Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and Marcus […]
The Denver Nuggets have made history by beating the odds this postseason, but they couldn’t overcome the Los Angeles Lakers and a second quarter full of whistles in Friday night’s Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets were called for 16 fouls in the second quarter, and Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Paul […]
The Toronto Raptors have signed Nick Nurse, the reigning NBA Coach of the Year, to a multiyear contract extension. The Raptors announced the extension Tuesday but did not disclose terms.new nike nfl jerseys cheap “Our confidence in Nick just continues to grow, and part of that comes from what we’ve experienced together,” Raptors president Masai […]
As the current generation of NBA players have spent the past few months fighting for social justice and against racial inequality, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell reminded people Monday that this isn’t the first time basketball players have engaged in those battles. “Black kids today don’t grow up worried the Klan will kill them in […]
With his suits, his hair and his style, Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has long presented a Hollywood image. But those who have worked for him know his mindset is closer to that of a general. Riley’s life has been in basketball, but as someone in his teens and 20s during the Vietnam War, […]
You’ve heard the maxim before: The NBA is a make or miss league. But it’s never been more true than in these playoffs. As the best basketball league in the world leans further and further into 3-point shooting, success from beyond the arc is increasingly deciding who wins the highest-stakes games to a drastic degree. […]
LA Clippers guard Lou Williams said he was grieving the loss of a mentor for weeks, but that was overshadowed by his decision to stop to eat at a gentlemen’s club after attending a viewing.nike nfl jerseys cheap china The reigning Sixth Man of the Year spoke for the first time since emerging from a […]
Rajon Rondo will soon make his way back toward the NBA campus, about three weeks after fracturing his right thumb, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Tuesday. Rondo will travel to Florida on Wednesday, according to Vogel. A league source told ESPN that Rondo would continue his rehabilitation closer to the league’s setup at […]