Tag: NBA
Mac McClung soars to slam dunk title at All-Star Saturday
By TIM REYNOLDS
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung might have single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned...
LeBron James makes NBA history on a star-filled night in LA
By GREG BEACHAM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James stepped over to his dad’s locker and played the phone video he had taken of Tuesday...
James closes on NBA scoring record, Lakers fall to Pelicans
By BRETT MARTEL
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When LeBron James was pulling up his dribble to float an alley-oop pass to Anthony Davis, or diving...
Kings beat Lakers 116-111 for 5th straight victory
By JOE REEDY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sacramento coach Mike Brown has been lauding his team’s depth all season. On Wednesday night the Kings showed...
James, Durant lead early in NBA All-Star starter voting
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets might be headed toward yet another...
Lakers’ Davis has foot injury, set to miss weeks
By TIM REYNOLDS
Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers has a right foot injury that’s expected to keep him sidelined for several weeks, according...
Lakers lose star Davis with flu-like symptoms, fall to Cavs
By TOM WITHERS
CLEVELAND (AP) — The flu shut down Anthony Davis. That’s the only thing that has stopped him lately.
Davis was forced to leave...
In the NBA, 100 points no longer assures anything
By TIM REYNOLDS
If the NBA has a magic number, it’s 100.
Wilt Chamberlain’s single-game scoring record. A perfect shooting percentage. And the rule pretty much...
Early NBA MVP race has crowded field of candidates
By PAT GRAHAM
-- DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic may just be putting together his best season.
It still may not be enough to get the Denver...
Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88
By JIMMY GOLEN --
BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a...