Basketball

Basketball

Scoop 6 pool expected to swell beyond £3m after 10 winners

ANDREW Gaze says the Kings need two things to be any chance of NBL success — a solid start and a dominant home record. The NBL released its 2016/17 season draw on Thursday and instead of falling into cliches about...

Snoop Dogg gives unique gift to retired Lakers legend Kobe Bryant

Snoop Dogg, one of the most well known Lakers fans, has gifted Kobe Bryant with a retirement gift only Snoop could give. The recently retired Lakers star has been showered with gifts from fans for his long and illustrious career,...

Gregg Popovich gets emotional speaking about Tim Duncan’s retirement

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is one of the surliest, straight-faced coaches in the NBA. But there’s one thing that brings out his softer side — Tim Duncan. Popovich was speaking to media Tuesday afternoon (Texas time) when he began praising...

Kevin Durant: “It was Organic. It Was Authentic. It was Real”

Kevin Durant has finally spoken in depth on the reasons he made one of the most controversial decisions in recent basketball history, to move from Oklahoma to Golden State for next season. "It's been hectic. A lot of attention comes...

Matthew Dellavedova joins Bucks after trade deal is reached

Australian NBA star Matthew Dellavedova has been successfully traded to the Milwaukee Bucks after Cleveland agreed to an exchange for Albert Miralles and a monetary agreement. Dellavedova's move from the NBA champions was all but secured last week and was finally...

Bucks reasoning for taking a risk on Thon Maker

WE take him and it’s going to turn the draft upside down.” They did, and they did. The Milwaukee Bucks released a brief but entertaining behind-the-scenes look at how they decided to draft Thon Maker with the No. 10 pick in...

Anderson Varejao to refuse championship ring offer from Cavaliers

As if the Cleveland Cavaliers front office didn’t have enough difficult decisions to make this Summer. From negotiating LeBron James’ new contract, attempting to retain vital role players like J.R. Smith, and/or convincing Richard Jefferson to delay his retirement —...

Sasha Kaun retires from basketball after winning in his one and only NBA season

Russian big-man Sasha Kaun has made sure to retire from basketball as a winner. During the 2015-16 NBA season, the 31-year-old was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, posting a total of 23 points and 26 rebounds in his 25...

Warriors’ Durant, Green meet young boy with leukemia

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/787519880610230272 Following their 112-107 preseason win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors made the day of a young boy who's battling leukemia. Kevin Durant and Draymond Green were among the players who took photos and...

Curry’s Warriors focused on winning championship: ’74 isn’t really a goal’

https://twitter.com/warriors/status/772900141279744000 Stephen Curry may be far from home right now, but he still has his eyes on the prize. The reigning back-to-back league MVP said his Golden State Warriors, coming off winning an NBA record 73 regular-season games and adding a...
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