Category: Sport

Sixteen years ago, Mike D’Antoni and Steve Nash united to transform the NBA. With D’Antoni coaching and Nash playing point guard, the Suns pushed the pace, spread the floor by shooting 3-pointers and ran a lot of pick-and-roll. Phoenix became the archetype of modern offense. Eight years ago, D’Antoni and Nash reunited on the Lakers. […]

The NBA wants to play a 72-game season beginning Dec. 22. Players are balking at starting so soon. So, the league is making threats – like a 50-game season. Marc Stein of The New York Times: This would explain the $500 million difference between starting Dec. 22 and starting later (most likely Martin Luther King […]

The Cavaliers badly want to win without LeBron James. They showed that when LeBron left for the Heat and Cavs owner Dan Gilbert wrote in his infamous letter, “I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE.” They showed that when they didn’t fully commit […]

Alternate jerseys leaked for the Lakers, Nets, Trail Blazers, Suns, Mavericks and Pelicans. Now up: Spurs and Warriors. I love that San Antonio jersey. The fiesta colors really shine against the black-and-silver backdrop. It’s an awesome blending of eras. For the Warriors, it’s more of a stretch. They moved from Oakland to San Francisco, jacked […]

Sam Hinkie believed in the numbers, and the math told him he needed to do whatever it took to get a star if Philadelphia was going to win another NBA title. So he gave the 76ers the best chances of ending up high in the draft. It’s just the level of losing Hinkie was willing […]

The Toronto Raptors say they will cooperate fully with the NBA’s investigation into guard Terence Davis following his arrest in New York on charges including assault. The team made its first public comment on the case in a statement Friday. Davis faces several charges after police said he hit his girlfriend in the face during […]

SEATTLE — The line stretched down the block, around the corner and snaked into the alley on the back side of the street. Most people were wearing green and gold. All of them were there for a glimpse, maybe an autograph and maybe some product to take home. Even 23 years after he last played […]