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Boozer twins, Alijah Arenas headline USA Men’s U17 national team finalists
Two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer’s twin sons — Cayden and Cameron — are finalists. Tajh Ariza, the son of NBA champion Trevor Ariza, and Alijah Arenas, son of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, are also on the roster. Bryce James, LeBron James‘ youngest son, and Kiyan Anthony, Carmelo Anthony’s son, were on the training camp […]
Continue readingLuka Doncic answers critics in dominant Game 4, keeps Mavs alive
Then Doncic responded in the best possible way, putting together a dominant, poised performance to lead the Mavs to a season-extending 122-84 win, preventing the Boston Celtics from celebrating their record-breaking 18th championship on the American Airlines Center court. “I think he made a few people eat their words in a healthy way,” Mavs co-star […]
Continue readingLuka Doncic has yet to truly grasp what defined Jordan, LeBron — and these Celtics
Kidd had been a superstar in his own right as a player and played alongside the greatest Maverick of them all, Dirk Nowitzki, when Dallas won an NBA championship in 2011. He guided a young Giannis Antetokounmpo as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and — as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles […]
Continue readingNBA Finals 2024: Why Lakers legends are rooting for a Mavericks miracle
“If you see Cedric Maxwell,” Thompson said, “tell him I hate him.” Maxwell, the former Celtic and 1981 Finals MVP whose nickname is “Cornbread,” was happy to lean into the beef following the Celtics’ 107-89 Game 1 win later that night. “Well here’s a message I want you to deliver to Mychal,” Maxwell told ESPN, […]
Continue readingNBA Finals 2024: Jayson Tatum’s journey to the cusp of Celtics history
The Dallas Mavericks had leapt out to a 25-12 lead, a run punctuated by a pull-up 3-pointer from former Celtic Kyrie Irving, and the partisan home crowd inside American Airlines Center was in a frenzy. Boston, already without Kristaps Porzingis after the center suffered a rare tendon injury in his left leg in Game 2, […]
Continue readingThe backbreaking strategy that has driven Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks to the brink
It was his third foul in five minutes of the fourth quarter, and perhaps the closest call of the lot. The Mavericks, in a fit of desperation, challenged it, but the call stood, no matter how long Doncic sat and argued. And shortly thereafter the game was over, too, as the Boston Celtics took a […]
Continue readingDan Hurley: Rejecting Lakers’ offer was not ‘leverage play’
Dan Hurley says his decision to reject a six-year, $70 million offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers was not a “leverage play” because he had already agreed to the terms of a new contract with UConn. On “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” on Thursday, Hurley called the choice between coaching the Lakers […]
Continue readingSources: Lakers to interview JJ Redick for coaching job
JJ Redick will formally interview for the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job this weekend, and a strong performance is expected to move him to the forefront of the franchise’s search, sources told ESPN. Redick, an ESPN NBA analyst who played 15 years in the league, had a 90-plus-minute visit with Lakers vice president and general […]
Continue readingWho has scored the most points in NBA Finals history?
No player in NBA history was as prolific a scorer on the NBA Finals stage as the late Jerry West, who passed away at the age of 86. West’s career mark of 1,679 points scored in the NBA Finals remains the most by any player. Here are the top 10 scorers in NBA Finals history. […]
Continue readingJerry West’s legendary NBA career, by the stats
Here’s a look at West’s history in the league by the numbers. 1,679: Career points in NBA Finals (most in NBA history) 1980: Year inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 1969: NBA Finals MVP (only player from a losing team to win Finals MVP) 145: Number of wins as Los Angeles Lakers head […]
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