BASKETBALL NEWS
NBA NEWS REPORT: NO TRACTION ON DAME TALKS DESPITE HEAT TRADE PACKAGE There remains no real traction on a deal involving Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, league sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania. The Heat are working on a trade package that...
NBA NEWS
NBA NEWS HARRISON BARNES AGREES TO 3-YEAR, $54 MILLION DEAL TO STAY WITH KINGS, AP SOURCE SAYS Harrison Barnes is staying with the Sacramento Kings, agreeing Thursday to a three-year, $54 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The...
NBA MOCK DRAFT: WEMBANYAMA EASY NO. 1; AP HAS MILLER SECOND, HENDERSON THIRD
Victor Wembanyama’s NBA draft experience will be quite unlike last year’s No. 1 pick. Paolo Banchero could never be certain he would be taken first. There was too much speculation that Orlando was also considering Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren, with some mock...
NBA NEWS
NUGGETS TRY TO AVOID LETDOWN WITH 1 WIN TO GO FOR TEAM’S FIRST TITLE DENVER (AP) — Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in...
NBA MOCK DRAFT: WEMBANYAMA’S FRENCH TEAMMATE’S DRAFT STOCK ON THE RISE
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) With two weeks until the NBA draft, Victor Wembanyama keeps showing why the San Antonio Spurs should so badly want him. The expected No. 1 pick has led his team into the French league finals, with a teammate’s strong play alongside him sending his...
NUGGETS BEAT HEAT 109-94 FOR 2-1 LEAD
MIAMI (AP) Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals. Until now. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray made history Wednesday night - and have...
NBA FINALS PREVIEW: HEAT AT NUGGETS
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) While “Dynamic Duos” and “Big 3s” have defined recent champions, the 2023 NBA Finals are set up not only to be a crowning achievement for one team, but a showdown between two of the top individual performers in the playoffs. The Denver Nuggets and...
HEAT ADVANCE TO NBA FINALS WITH GAME 7 WIN
BOSTON (AP) No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is going to prevent these Miami Heat from playing for the NBA title. Eastern Conference finals Most Valuable Player Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, and Caleb Martin had 26 points...