OKLAHOMA CITY — RJ Barrett was struggling again, and Immanuel Quickley was on a heater offensively. Yet, Tom Thibodeau turned back to his starting wing and pulled the reigning Sixth Man of the Year runner-up with four minutes remaining Wednesday night and the Knicks trailing by seven. Quickley, who finished with 22 points on 7-for-10 … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has mourned Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, who died early Wednesday. His departure, the NBA said, “is our collective loss.” Recalling his contributions to the growth and development of Ondo State and the South-west region, particularly his roles in the establishment of the regional security network, Amotekun, the NBA … Read more
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will have thoughts of Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen dancing in their heads over the NBA’s holiday break. Clarkson scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Markkanen added nine of his 30 in the final frame as the Utah Jazz rallied past Toronto 126-119 on Saturday. … Read more
The Golden State Warriors are hoping their fans can keep their memories of Jordan Poole to the 2022 championship parade, like seen here, and not what happened in 2022-23. Michael Urakami/Getty Images The Golden State Warriors sure are trying to make it seem like everything was wonderful with Jordan Poole ahead of the exiled guard’s … Read more
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are a naturally quiet group off the court. Speaking up, especially on defence, will be an important part of turning around their season. The normally reserved OG Anunoby said that he has learned how to communicate on the floor from a who’s who of former Raptors including Kyle Lowry, DeMar … Read more
This was the healthy version of Dennis Smith Jr. the Nets have been waiting for over the past few weeks. The Nets dropped their fifth consecutive game, but Smith provided Brooklyn with a boost off the bench with seven points and five assists over 19 minutes in his first appearance since early December because of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been denied entrance to Canada for an NBA game due to his past legal problems, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Hornets … Read more
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors’ best effort came too late and was too little. Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets held off a late Toronto comeback bid to earn a 113-104 win over the Raptors on Wednesday night. Toronto was down 17 points at the half and cut the … Read more
TORONTO – The whispers started before Pascal Siakam’s name was even announced. Dozens of students from across Toronto would get to meet one of their heroes, thanks to their work in data science. “We love you!” screamed one enthusiastic child as Siakam entered the gymnasium at Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in the city’s … Read more
TORONTO – It was clear from the start of the Toronto Raptors season that Gary Trent Jr. would be the odd man out, moving from the starting rotation to the bench. But Trent’s learning to feel the rhythm of the game before subbing in and that awareness paid off with his first ever NBA double-double, … Read more
