Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working with him didn’t know a lot about the game. Barely anyone noticed that an NBA player was in town.
The NBA announced the finalists for six awards that honor top performers from the 2018-19 regular season: Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player and NBA Coach of the Year.
After earning a Playoff berth, the Clippers hit a three-game skid, pushing their Playoffs spot to the eighth seed. Their battle against the reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors begins on Saturday.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 for directing profanity and threatening language to a fan
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 for aggressively pursuing and directing an obscene gesture towards a game official, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The Los Angeles Clippers’ skid extended to four games after their 109-129 loss to the Utah Jazz.
In Michael Beasley’s return to the Los Angeles Lakers, he has averaged 12.3 points in 15.3 minutes per game off the bench. With the absence of Lebron James and Rajon Rondo, the Lakers have needed players to step up and give the team quality minutes. “He’s a professional scorer and we need that right now,” Lakers’ coach Luke Walton said. “We really missed that from him while he was gone and it’s nice to be able to have someone that you feel confident you can put him in action and he can put a lot of pressure on the other
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to- coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has been fined $10,000 and assessed a postgame technical foul for initiating a confrontation with Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert
Although the depleted Lakers roster competed courageously in the first half, Utah combined for a 62-point effort in the second half.
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in February.
The Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
The Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.
The current “Pine Brothers” of the Lakers, or “the second unit” as head coach Luke Walton calls them, has proven to be a competitive force.
Bryant, the 42nd overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft, acquired via trade with the Utah Jazz on draft night,