Category: NBA News Wire
OAKLAND, Calif. — On a night when their two big guns combined to miss 20 shots, including nine 3-point attempts, the Golden State Warriors needed to find another way to get their sellout crowd fired up Thursday night. Andrew Bogut accomplished the feat at the other end of the court. The veteran center highlighted a […]
A misdemeanor assault charge from last summer against Charlotte Hornets rookie P.J. Hairston was dropped by the Durham County (N.C.) district attorney’s office. High school student Kentrell Barkley requested that the charge be dropped, District Attorney Roger Echols said Thursday. Barkley accused Hairston of hitting him in the face during a pickup basketball game at […]
Lines are being drawn by the two sides of what is setting up to be a contentious negotiating session between players and owners who contend avoiding a work stoppage in 2016 is a must. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he would like a harder salary cap but is willing to hear the argument from players […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Down 15 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Memphis Grizzlies rallied for a most improbable 111-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on an almost impossible shot Thursday night at FedExForum. Trailing by two points with 0.2 of a second showing on the clock, Grizzlies guard Vince Carter threw an […]
TORONTO — Forward Pau Gasol scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls snapped the Toronto Raptors’ five-game winning streak with a 100-93 victory Thursday. The Bulls, who took command of the game by outscoring Toronto 35-14 in the third quarter, improved their road record to 5-0 and their overall mark to […]
Adam Silver has shown during his first year as NBA commissioner that he’s not afraid to take stands on issues and also think about the future of the sport. So maybe it comes as no surprise that Silver wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times advocating the legalization of regulated sports wagering throughout […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Down 15 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Memphis Grizzlies rallied for a most improbable 111-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on an almost impossible shot Thursday night at FedExForum. Trailing by two points with 0.2 of a second showing on the clock, Grizzlies guard Vince Carter threw an […]
DALLAS — Since coach Rick Carlisle criticized his team Sunday for a failure to compete, the Dallas Mavericks have taken things to the extreme. On Tuesday night, they fell behind by 24 points only to rally and win. And on Thursday night, they blitzed Philadelphia for an almost unbelievable 44-point halftime lead in an epic […]
Five players scored in double figures for the Houston Rockets in a 113-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday in an NBA Global Games contest played at Mexico City Arena. Forward James Harden had 23 points to lead all scorers and added 10 assists for his third double-double this season and center Dwight Howard had […]
BOSTON — The Oklahoma City Thunder had every reason to pack it up and head for home during the first quarter of their game against the Boston Celtics. Playing their second road games in as many nights, the injury ravaged Thunder, playing without stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook plus four other players and dressing […]
