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Category: Basketball News
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf), Damian Lillard (Achilles) sit out Game 5 vs. Indiana
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been sidelined April 10, a span of eight games including all of Milwaukee’s series with Indiana. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard were unavailable again as the Bucks attempted to keep their season alive in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Antetokounmpo is dealing with…
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Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard ruled out for Game 5 vs. Mavericks
The Clippers All-Star will miss his third game of LA’s first-round series against Dallas. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 5 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ tight first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night due to right knee inflammation. Leonard was ruled out by Clippers coach Tyronn Lue on Tuesday. The…
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avaliers center Jarrett Allen not playing Game 5 against Magic because of bruised rib
Allen has been pivotal to the Cavaliers in the postseason, averaging 17.0 points and 13.8 rebounds. CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is not playing in Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of a bruised rib. Allen, who has arguably been the Cavs’ best player to this point in a deadlocked Eastern…
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Phoenix Suns 2024 NBA offseason preview: It’s one big, expensive problem
2023-24 season: 49-33 Highlight of the season: A mid-January stretch when the team ran off seven straight wins and looked in part like what was promised by ownership. How it ended With brooms. The Suns, led by three offensive juggernauts in Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, failed to win a single game in the opening round of the playoffs, losing…
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How an increase in injuries has shaped the 2024 NBA playoffs
Injuries were a key storyline during Sunday’s NBA playoff action. When Damian Lillard joined Milwaukee Bucks teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo on the sideline for Milwaukee’s Game 4 loss due to an Achilles strain suffered Friday, he became the fourth 2024 All-Star to miss a game in the first round of the playoffs. LA Clippers Kawhi Leonard forward missed Game 1 of his team’s series…
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NBA NEWS:This is somehow going to get better as Leonard gets older?
This is somehow going to get better as Leonard gets older? The Los Angeles Clippers scored a Game 4 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday to even their first-round series 2-2, and they did so without the superstar services of Kawhi Leonard, who missed his second game of this series with knee inflammation. There is no timetable for his…
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Suns tried to build a superteam for an NBA that no longer exists
It might not seem like it considering their embarrassing first-round exit (a 4-0 sweep to the Timberwolves), but the easiest historical comparison for the 2023-24 Phoenix Suns, by far, would be the 2010-11 Miami Heat. Just consider the surface-level similarities: Both teams united three All-Stars in a very short span of time that had seemingly overlapping skill…
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NEWS PBA BASKETBALL: APR 30,2024
AFTER an emphatic ninth win in as many games, San Miguel Beer is showing no signs of letting up in the PBA Philippine Cup. Pity the Blackwater Bossing, whose turn it is to try and stop the Beermen juggernaut Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena. A win by Blackwater would not only stop their six-game downward…
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Lee joins elite 1,000 triples made club
PAUL Lee was officially welcomed to the elite club of 1,000 three-point shots made following a short but meaningful awarding ceremony held at halftime of the PBA Philippine Cup game between Magnolia and Meralco on Sunday. The 35-year-old Magnolia gunner was presented his plaque by Commissioner Willie Marcial in the company of Hotshots team governor…
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Beermen claim No. 1 spot on ninth straight win
AFTER sealing a spot in the Top 2 the last time, the San Miguel Beermen roared on to put a lock on No. 1. And the Beermen are now guaranteed of a matchup with the eighth seed in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals as they rolled to a ninth straight win with a 120-103 blasting…