Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he would return to guiding the squad in Sunday’s second game of the NBA Finals against defending champion Cleveland after missing the past 11 games. Less than two hours before the scheduled tip-off, Kerr said he felt healthy enough to return to the sidelines after suffering nausea and … Read more
LeBron James and his Cleveland teammates will need quicker decisions and more aggressive play in Sunday’s second game of the NBA Finals after the Cavaliers were routed by Golden State in the opener. The Warriors ripped defending NBA champion Cleveland 113-91 on Thursday behind 38 points from star forward Kevin Durant, many of them on … Read more
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, sidelined by complications from 2015 back surgery, reportedly is feeling better and could return for Sunday’s second game of the NBA Finals. But Mike Brown, the assistant coach who has guided the Warriors to an 11-0 playoff mark in Kerr’s absence, still plans on guiding Golden State as he … Read more
Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant denied deliberately staring down singer-actress Rihanna, a devout LeBron James fan, in the NBA Finals opener, but his glance in her direction stirred the internet. Durant scored 38 points on 14-of-26 shooting with eight rebounds and eight assists to power the Warriors over James and the defending champion Cleveland … Read more
By speaking out against racism and setting an example against intolerance, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he hopes the league can unify people and help spur social change. A day after police said a racial insult was spray-painted upon the front gates of NBA superstar LeBron James’s Los Angeles home, Silver said the league … Read more
The NBA needs a greater focus on developing Chinese basketball talent to elite levels, league commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday as a new Chinese player prepares to join the NBA. Zhou Qi, a 7-foot-2 (2.18m) center who sparked the Xinjiang Flying Tigers to this year’s Chinese Basketball Association crown, is looking to play next … Read more
Confident and assertive, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has found his scoring touch just when the defending NBA champions need it most — in an NBA Finals rematch with Golden State. Cleveland superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will go head-to-head against Golden State’s Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in much-anticipated head-to-head matchups in the … Read more
A racial slur was spray-painted on the front gate of Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’s $20 million (17.8 million euros) Los Angeles home, police said on Wednesday. Los Angeles police officer Aareon Jefferson said police were called to the house in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood around 6:45 am, and by the time they arrived the … Read more
The Golden State Warriors still don’t know if they’ll have head coach Steve Kerr back for the NBA Finals as he continues to contend with complications from back surgery. “Right now he’s doing everything but coaching, but right now he’s not able to coach,” general manager Bob Myers said Thursday. “I wish could say he … Read more
After a head-scratching home loss on Sunday night and a sloppy, sluggish first half on Tuesday, the Cavaliers flipped that proverbial switch after intermission – shooting 71 percent from the floor in the second stanza and blowing past the Celtics, 112-99, to take Game 4 at The Q. The Wine and Gold now stand one … Read more
Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant led the way as the Golden State Warriors sealed a clean sweep of the San Antonio Spurs to reach their third consecutive NBA Finals berth on Monday. Curry scored 36 points and Durant weighed in with 29 as the Warriors powered to a 129-115 win to complete a 4-0 victory … Read more
Stephen Curry scored 40 points and Kevin Durant 34 to power a stunning second-half comeback that lifted Golden State over San Antonio 113-111 Sunday in an NBA playoff thriller. The Spurs squandered a 25-point lead and might have lost star forward Kawhi Leonard, who left the game for good with a sprained left ankle early … Read more
An NBA report on the last two minutes of Boston’s game-six playoff loss at Washington said the Celtics should have had another second to make their last shot to win. The analysis of referee calls in the final two minutes said the Celtics should have had 2.7 seconds to run their final play instead of … Read more
Defending champion Cleveland and powerhouse Golden State enter Sunday’s start of the playoff semi-finals pushing toward an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Finals showdown, adding more sparks to an already historic rivalry. Golden State entertains San Antonio in Sunday’s best-of-seven Western Conference final opener while the LeBron James-led Cavaliers await Monday’s game-seven winner between Boston and … Read more
Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs outgunned the Houston Rockets 110-107 in an overtime thriller to grab a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Veteran Manu Ginobili pulled off an astonishing defensive block of James Harden as the Rockets star shaped for a game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds … Read more
The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers powered into the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, downing the Toronto Raptors 109-102 to complete a four-game sweep of their playoff series. LeBron James scored 35 points with nine rebounds and six assists as the Cavaliers subdued the desperate Raptors to remain unbeaten in eight games in these playoffs. They’re … Read more
Defending champion Cleveland and season win leader Golden State, each seeking a third consecutive NBA Finals appearance, are well rested as the second round of the playoffs begins Sunday. They were the only clubs to advance through the first round without dropping a game and are again favored in their best-of-seven second round matchups. Cleveland … Read more
Sales for the signature basketball shoe of NBA Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry have been below expectations, Under Armour chief executive officer Kevin Plank said Thursday. Curry, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns, has the league’s top-selling jersey and has sparked the Warriors to an NBA crown in 2015 … Read more
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson led the Golden State Warriors to a magnificent come-from-behind victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday on a record-breaking night for Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook. Curry and Thompson — the fabled “Splash Brothers” of the Warriors offense — combined for 52 points as the Dubs overturned a 29-7 deficit … Read more
Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors fought back from a 22-point deficit to land a psychological blow against the San Antonio Spurs with a 110-98 road victory on Wednesday. The Warriors — who could ultimately end up facing San Antonio for a place in the NBA finals when the playoffs get … Read more