Lakers add veteran J.R. Smith for Orlando championship push

07/02/2020

LOS ANGELES  — J.R. Smith has joined LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for their championship push. The Lakers announced their long-anticipated signing of Smith as a substitute player Wednesday, the first day allowed under the…

LeBron: ‘No more high-fivin’ after this’

03/27/2020

LeBron James has different handshake rituals with all his teammates.  It’s common for him to remember them and keep using them for years, even when those teammates become opponents later after they go through trades or free…

Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume

03/19/2020

The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion from the coronavirus pandemic.…

Warriors say Klay Thompson won’t play this season

02/21/2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will not play the rest of the regular season, the team said Thursday (Friday, February 21, 2020, Philippine time). It was expected that Thompson would miss the entire…

Bogdanovic’s 3 at buzzer gives Jazz 114-113 win over Rockets

02/10/2020

HOUSTON — Bojan Bogdanovic made a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Utah Jazz a 114-113 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night (Monday morning, February 10, 2020, Philippine time). Jordan Clarkson scored 30 points…

Lakers’ next game postponed after Kobe Bryant’s death

01/28/2020

LOS ANGELES — The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning, January 29, 2020, Philippine time) after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and…

Jazz pad streak to 10 with win over Nets

01/15/2020

NEW YORK — Joe Ingles matched his career high with 27 points, Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 18 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz ran their winning streak to 10 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets, 118-107,…

Kyrie Irving returns to help Nets rout Hawks

01/13/2020

NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving scored 21 points in 20 minutes of an easy return from a two-month absence with an injured right shoulder, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 108-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on…

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