Basketball
Anything to do with Basketball
Sandrine
@Sandrine -
over 2 years ago
Australia's NBL schedules game for Christmas Day - Reuters.com
The last barrier to a 365-day professional sporting calendar in Australia will come down this year after the National Basketball League (NBL) said on Wednesday that it had scheduled a game on Christmas Day.
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Elliott
@Elliott -
7 months ago
Stanford to name court after retired VanDerveer
The court at Stanford's Maples Pavilion will be named the Tara VanDerveer Court.
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Hank
@Hank -
16 days ago
Duke, UConn, KU top men's basketball title odds
Duke, UConn and Kansas are favored by sportsbooks as men's college basketball title favorites entering the 2024-25 season.
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Kristina
@Kristina -
over 5 years ago
Release Date: Nike KD 12 EYBL Red Orbit Blue Glaze
Nike KD 12 EYBL Red Orbit Blue Glaze • KicksOnFire.comTwo colorways of the Nike KD 12 “EYBL” are releasing to the public next week, and this particular “Red Orbit/Blue Glaze” colorway celebrates the 2019 Peach Jam basketball tournament which takes place this weekend. The ...continued
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 4 years ago
Kobe Bryant headlines Hall of Fame class
The announcement was made Saturday on ESPN.The 18-time NBA All-Star played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning the league MVP once and the finals MVP twice. He also captured two Olympic gold medals.Other notable names joining Bryant into the hal...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 3 years ago
First Time? No Sweat for Teams in San Antonio.
Even if they do not get past the first round, teams making their first appearances in the N.C.A.A. Division I basketball tournament are leaving strong impressions.
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Priscilla
@Priscilla -
about 1 year ago
Cavs prez Altman faces impaired driving charge
Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman was arrested Friday night and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
almost 5 years ago
Watch a 5'2" player dominate a college basketball game
Watch a 5'2" player dominate a college basketball game / Boing BoingDarnell Rogers, listed at 5'2", 150 pounds, is starring for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Here he is driving to the hoop against LSU:Getting lost in a forest of t...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
about 4 years ago
N.B.A. Season Like No Other: ‘One of the Worst, Strangest Years’
“The consensus was that we could come down here and use our platform to bring awareness to important issues,” Grant said, adding, “I thought I could do more here than back home.”From the start, Grant used his platform to shine a spotlight on Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old ...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
6 months ago
I'm ready to lose it all betting on Skee-Ball at Dave & Buster's
Betting real money on games at Dave & Buster's? What could go wrong? Sign me up!
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Felicita
@Felicita -
over 4 years ago
Basketball-NBA restart to feature 89 international players - Reuters Africa
July 29 (Reuters) - As 22 NBA teams restart the season inside a bio-secure bubble in Orlando this week, 89 international players from 34 countries and territories are set to feature when basketball returns from its 4-1/2 month COVID-19 pandemic-enforced break.The list inc...continued
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Cynthia
@Cynthia -
about 4 years ago
Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85
Rather than emphasize a specific style of play, Olson adjusted to the talents of his players, though he usually favored a free-flowing, up-tempo offense.In the 1997 N.C.A.A. championship game, the Wildcats had quick guards in Bibby, Terry and Simon, all consensus All-Amer...continued
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Cynthia
@Cynthia -
about 4 years ago
‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It is bound to be forgotten with time that the Milwaukee Bucks, determined as they were in their pursuit of social justice, merely wanted to forfeit a basketball game Wednesday. The Bucks initially believed that they could stage a one-game, spur-o...continued
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Grayce
@Grayce -
about 3 years ago
Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks will give $100 in bitcoin to anyone who downloads the Voyager Digit...
The basketball team has partnered with crypto platform Voyager Digital, and the free $100 in bitcoin is a perk to download the app.
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Muriel
@Muriel -
about 4 years ago
The 'Basketball Cop' Was a Hero in One Video. Another Told a Different Story.
Aahtrell Johnson remembered the police car rolling up, just before he was about to take his shot at the basket under the pine trees. It was 2016, and his neighbor had called 911, complaining that he was getting loud in the street. A white officer named Bobby White had bee...continued
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Zetta
@Zetta -
over 2 years ago
Argentine Ginobili headlines Hall of Fame's Class of 2022 - Reuters
Argentine Manu Ginobili, one of the most decorated international players in basketball history, headlined the Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2022 that was announced on Saturday./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ADF5WOCGJFJKXDX77J7DEGMWOA.jpg)
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Grayce
@Grayce -
over 5 years ago
15 Best Sneakers to Buy During Nike's Flash Sale
15 Best Sneakers to Buy During Nike's Flash SaleCopping a brand new pair of sneakers is a great feeling. It's an even better feeling when you can get your hands on a pair for under retail. Thankfully, the copious amounts of sneakers hitting shelves each week means that a ...continued
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Colin
@Colin -
about 4 years ago
Storm sweep Aces to claim fourth WNBA title - Reuters
Slideshow ( 5 images )(Reuters) - The Seattle Storm won their fourth Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) title on Tuesday by thrashing the Las Vegas Aces 92-59 in Game Three to sweep the series.The Aces held an early nine-point lead but that vanished quickly as...continued
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Hank
@Hank -
almost 4 years ago
Blake Griffin on Life as an NBA Elder: ‘I Feel Ancient’
At 31, Griffin is a Detroit Pistons elder who still knows how to entertain, even if soaring dunks are no longer his specialty.
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Maureen
@Maureen -
about 3 years ago
Jordan backs league's COVID-19 vaccination stance - Reuters
Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan said he is a "firm believer in science" and that he backed the National Basketball Association's (NBA) stance on COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of the new season starting on Oct. 19/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/DTZMPCS6TJLV5BNUIM3Q6N7ZNM.jpg)
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Bobby
@Bobby -
over 4 years ago
NBA: Disney World Resort set to host rest of 2020 season
Last updated on .From the section BasketballLeBron James' LA Lakers are top of the NBA Western ConferenceThe rest of the NBA season is set to be played at Florida's Disney World Resort from 31 July.The season was suspended on 11 March because of coronavirus measures.Thirt...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 3 years ago
Commissioner says league has 'no plans' to halt season despite COVID-19 surge - Reuters
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has no plans to pause its season despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, league commissioner Adam Silver said./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/A3EUK3SCJRN7ZMN222XYZB3W6E.jpg)
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Delia
@Delia -
almost 4 years ago
Drake dumps K-State in opener 80-70 - Reuters
The new era of Kansas State basketball started with a thud Wednesday as the Wildcats fell 80-70 at home to Drake on the first day of the 2020-21 college basketball season. It was K-State's first season-opening loss since 2013.
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Iva
@Iva -
over 2 years ago
Kobe Bryant card sells for $2 million - Reuters
A Kobe Bryant card sold for $2 million to make it one of the highest selling basketball cards of all-time, PWCC Marketplace said on Thursday./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/TLOCJ4KDWNLXFJ5WTAIJ3Y4BCM.jpg)
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 2 years ago
Russell Westbrook’s Complicated Homecoming
The N.B.A. star and native Angeleno is thriving back in the city where he grew up. Just don’t ask a Lakers fan.
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