Tag: NBA

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it would hold a hearing on February 9 to determine the ...

Jones, a playmaking guard and defensive specialist, is one of only seven players to achieve basketball’s “Triple Crown” – winning an NCAA championship, an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal.

Celtics legend KC Jones dead at 88

27 December 2020, 10:47 AM

K.C. Jones, one of the most dominant forces in basketball history who won eight NBA champions as a player and ...

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after a play against the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in game six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers won 106-93 to win the series.

LeBron signs two-year, $85 million extension with Lakers

3 December 2020, 3:05 PM

LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent told multiple ...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) controls the ball against LA Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell (5) during the second half of game five in the second round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Lakers sign ‘Sixth Man of the Year’ Harrell from Clippers

23 November 2020, 7:06 PM

NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers have signed ‘Sixth Man of the Year’ Montrezl Harrell from the Clippers, the league said.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with guard Danny Green (14) after a play during the third quarter against the Miami Heat in game two of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena.

Lakers to wear Bryant-designed jerseys for potential title clincher

9 October 2020, 1:23 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers will switch to their “Black Mamba” jerseys in honour of the late Kobe Bryant when they ...

Jordan, a six-time NBA champion who led the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty in the 1990s, is a Basketball Hall of Famer who owns the Charlotte Hornets.

NBA legend Michael Jordan makes bet on DraftKings, will also advise board

2 September 2020, 4:27 PM

DraftKings Inc said on Wednesday basketball legend Michael Jordan will take an undisclosed equity stake in the fantasy sports and ...

NBA to resume games after player protest, turn stadiums into voting sites

29 August 2020, 10:59 AM

NBA players who boycotted games as part of a protest against racial injustice have agreed to resume the playoffs on ...

The league postponed its three playoff games scheduled for Thursday.

NBA ready to resume season after players’ racial injustice boycott

by Wendy Mothata

28 August 2020, 4:44 AM

The National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Thursday it hopes to resume play in a day or two after a ...

The action by the Wisconsin-based team follows the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the city of Kenosha, also in Wisconsin, on Sunday.

NBA postpones games after Bucks boycott, other sports follow suit

27 August 2020, 3:21 PM

The National Basketball Association (NBA) postponed all three playoff games on Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of ...

Brooklyn Nets duo Jordan, Dinwiddie test positive for COVID-19

30 June 2020, 3:33 PM

Brooklyn Nets duo DeAndre Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie said on Monday they have tested positive for COVID-19, the news coming ...

Kobe Bryant poses for a portrait inside of his office in Costa Mesa, California. Bryant

Bryant, Duncan and Garnett headline Hall of Fame class

6 April 2020, 5:59 AM

The late Kobe Bryant was selected on Saturday as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in ...

The league said it is closely monitoring the situation and consulting with the Centers for Disease Control as well as experts including a renowned infectious disease researcher at Columbia University.

No high-fives with fans, only fist-bumps, players told as virus precaution

by Richard Brooks

3 March 2020, 3:41 AM

16 February 2020, 4:00 AM

NBA players should fist-bump with fans instead of high-fiving them and avoid taking items to autograph, the league told teams ...

Kobe Bryant won nine All-Defensive First Team honors, four All-Star Game MVP awards and a Slam Dunk Contest title.

Bryant named Basketball Hall of Fame finalist, three weeks after death

by Bomkazi Malobola

Three weeks after Kobe Bryant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history, was killed with his daughter and ...

US basketball player Kobe Bryant (R) talks with his teammate LeBron James during a news conference in the Olympic media centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games

LeBron celebrates his ‘brother’ Kobe in emotional speech

1 February 2020, 9:10 AM

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James delivered an emotional speech honoring his “brother” Kobe Bryant prior to the first Lakers ...

Members of the Movistar Estudiantes basketball club pay homage to the late basketball star Kobe Bryant in Madrid, Spain.

Lakers to pay tribute to Kobe at Friday’s game

31 January 2020, 6:54 AM

The Los Angeles Lakers will pay tribute to Kobe Bryant on Friday when the team plays its first game since ...

Kobe Bryant his daughter, nicknamed Gigi, died in a helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant’s widow breaks silence on NBA superstar’s death

by Busi Magudulela

30 January 2020, 7:30 AM

Three days after Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daugther and seven others perished in a helicopter crash, ...

Kobe Bryant’s life in pictures

by Busisiwe Radebe

27 January 2020, 2:20 PM

Former American NBA superstar Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in the Los Angeles, California area.

Kobe Bryant's death sent shock waves through the National Basketball Association, which he helped propel to international prominence, and stunned fans around the world

Tributes continue to pour in for Kobe Bryant

27 January 2020, 9:28 AM

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players and an athlete of global renown, was killed at age 41 ...

Kobe Bryant, daughter killed in helicopter crash

by Busisiwe Radebe

27 January 2020, 6:03 AM