Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday. Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history. Only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
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Due to an impending snowstorm, the No. 13 Iowa Hawkeyes took to the court earlier than expected against the Big Green of Dartmouth in their last game before the Christmas holiday. While the game itself was inconsequential in the big picture, it was a chance for the Hawkeyes to go into the holiday break on
Kristaps Porzingis reached a milestone in game against the Timberwolves as he scored career-high 41 points. One top of that the Wizards won the game (142-127). After the game the Latvian forward received a surprise celebration from his teammates who poured water on Porzingis. Bradley Beal took to Twitter express the approval of his teammate.
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This slideshow requires JavaScript. UNCASVILLE, Conn., September 9 – Her high school gym is named after her; her college and pro jerseys are retired, and she stood on the gold-winning platform four times in international competitions. But Saturday, Lindsay Whalen will stand on the biggest and greatest stage yet as she will be enshrined in
Shaquille O’Neal scores a career-high 61 and pulls down 23 rebounds on his 28th birthday as the Lakers defeat the Clippers on March 6, 2000. Subscribe to the NBA: Full Game Highlights Playlist: For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at Get NBA LEAGUE PASS:
When you think of the best players in the 80s, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Isiah Thomas. The best player of that generation was potentially Larry Bird. When it came to some of the noteworthy legends from this time, Bird found a way to not just win these games, but dominate for a long period
Just some casual viewing for you guys to enjoy during the lock down. LeBron James recently passed Kobe Bryant for 3rd place all time for career points. This is graph showing the top 15 career point leaders from 1946 till the start of the break this year. I also included clips of the players. Enjoy!
SAN ANTONIO — Karl-Anthony Towns delivered one of the most prolific performances by an NBA player in more than two decades. And he finished with a nice round number, too. Towns had a team-record 60 points — the most scored in the NBA this season — and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the San Antonio Spurs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ja Morant threw down a massive dunk over 7-footer Jakob Poeltl and scored a career-high 52 points, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies over the San Antonio Spurs 118-105 Monday night. The arena was still buzzing from Morant’s fast-break slam late in the second quarter when Steven Adams delivered a length-of-the-court pass to Morant,
The word trailblazer gets used in many contexts now, but it definitely applies to Chiney Ogwumike. An active player and two-time All-Star in the WNBA, Ogwumike joined ESPN in 2015 as a women’s basketball analyst. She became a full-time contributor at ESPN — while maintaining her WNBA career — in 2018. Wednesday night will be
MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday’s game against the Timberwolves marked the seventh in a row that Nic Claxton missed. The Nets’ injured young center is hoping that streak ends when the team returns home. “Physically I feel great. I’m a few steps out from playing, hoping to be back early next week,” Claxton said. “Probably at home,
Stephen Curry made the shot when it mattered – but only then. Amid the worst shooting skid of his career, Curry ended another strange streak on Friday, when the best shooter in NBA history sunk his first game-winning buzzer-beater. With 5.1 seconds left and the score tied in San Francisco, Curry caught an in-bounds pass,
Grayson Allen’s game has grown since he left Duke. He’s stronger, has a better jumper and perhaps even takes players down with his hands rather than his feet. Allen, whose reputation as a serial tripper grew while with the Blue Devils, sent Chicago’s Alex Caruso crashing to the ground in a play that got Allen
LeBron James has been in a league of his own for quite a while now. In the Lakers’ Wednesday night 111-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Bron took yet another step toward cementing his monstrous career, securing his 10,000th career rebound and becoming the first and only player in League history to record 30,000 plus
LeBron James notches his 10,000th career rebound against the Pacers on Wednesday. • VOTE NOW for your 2022 NBA All-Stars! Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James recorded his 10,000th career rebound in Wednesday’s 111-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers, becoming the first player ever to reach 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 9,000 assists. Another milestone for
Isiah Thomas recently appeared on Kevin Durant’s Boardroom podcast, ‘The ETCs Podcast with Kevin Durant.’ The former Finals MVP spoke with Durant and co-host Eddie Gonzales about Thomas’ career and his thoughts on the current era of the NBA. During the podcast, Thomas, whose Hall-of-Fame career can serve as inspiration to all, dropped numerous gems.
Former South Central High School and UNC basketball star Day'ron Sharpe is learning through his rookie season with the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.
The NBA season is officially at the halfway point as many teams have reached the 41-game mark. This point in the schedule is typically when first-year players start to hit that proverbial “rookie wall,” where the demands of an NBA season start to catch up to them and we see some flux in performances. So
Rookie Cade Cunningham set a career best with 29 points as Pistons beat Jazz, Joel Embiid recorded 30-plus points for his seventh consecutive game, while defending NBA champions Milwaukee lost again. Utah Jazz 116-126 Detroit Pistons Rookie Cade Cunningham set a career best with 29 points as the Detroit Pistons rallied from a 22-point deficit
LeBron James moves up to No. 10 all-time in career steals. With his fourth and final steal on Friday, LeBron James has entered the top 10 of yet another NBA all-time career leaderboard. Pinning Trae Young along the baseline with 5:32 remaining, James snatched Young’s desperation pass attempt while off-balance and teetering over the endline.
Welcome to the NBA 75, The Athletic’s countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history, in honor of the league’s diamond anniversary. We’ll unveil a new player on the list every weekday through Feb. 18, culminating with the man picked by a panel of The Athletic NBA staff members as the greatest of all time. Think about all those heated
In his first NBA Finals game, he scored 23 points but broke his kneecap. And in his first game back from that injury, about eight months later, he …
It takes about a second and a half from the moment Stephen Curry releases the basketball until it reaches the hoop more than 22 feet away, a flicker of time that somehow feels frozen for an expectant crowd, for his defenders and teammates, for television viewers and front office executives. “Emotionally, he’ll take you on
Jaylen Brown dropped a career-high of 50 points in the Boston Celtics Sunday night 116-111 win against the Orlando Magic. Brown also added 11 rebounds for his 25th career double-double. The sixth-year wing is the fourth player in franchise history to put up at least 50 points and 10 rebounds and joins Hall-of-Famers Larry Bird, Kevin
The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 136-131, in what could’ve been considered the most thrilling showdown in the NBA’s Monday slate. Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 43 points and handed out seven assists, dedicating the performance to his recently passed grandfather. Simons shot 9-16 from deep, making half of Portlands 18 three-pointers by himself.
On his 25th birthday, we celebrate by counting down the Greek Freak’s top 25 career plays! Subscribe to the NBA: https://on.nba.com/2JX5gSN Full Game Highlights Playlist: https://on.nba.com/2rjGMge For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at https://nba_webonly.app.link/nbasite Get NBA LEAGUE PASS: https://nba.app.link/nbaleaguepass5
As we celebrate Vince Carter’s 41st birthday, listen in as he ranks the 10 best slam dunks of his career! Subscribe to the NBA: http://bit.ly/2rCglzY For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at http://www.nba.com Get NBA LEAGUE PASS: http://www.nba.com/leaguepass