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LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and had nine rebounds to power the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-109 victory over Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks in a battle between the two early frontrunners for National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable…
The NBL is relaunching amid a global pandemic, but there was a point last year when commissioner Jeremy Loeliger feared the coronavirus would force the cancellation of the 2020-2021 season. It was mid-April, a month after the grand final series between Perth…
The problem with suggesting that any particular basketball player who chooses to ascend from the NCAA’s Division III to its highest level of competition might become “the next Duncan Robinson” is this: Robinson’s story did not end there. He did not merely…
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Myles Turner’s third three-pointer of the game broke a late tie and the Indiana Pacers went on to defeat the Golden State Warriors 104-95 on Tuesday (Jan 12) night in San Francisco. Playing the second night of a…
MIAMI (REUTERS) – Rookie guard Payton Pritchard scored on a put-back with two-tenths of a second left to give the Boston Celtics a 107-105 win over the Heat in the National Basketball Association on Wednesday (June 6). He followed up on a…
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-115 on Monday night to move above the .500 mark for the first time this season. The reigning two-time MVP scored 30 points by half-time, shot 17-of-24 from the…
In a move anticipated since November, the NCAA on Monday formalized plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis. Details are still forthcoming, but here’s what is currently known about the implications for the move, including the schedule for…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Is it really Gonzaga vs. the field? Gonzaga, Baylor and everyone else? That has been the conversation since Gonzaga began running roughshod over the rest of the country on Thanksgiving….
Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato The NCAA will host its entire postseason tournament in Indianapolis and surrounding areas with a bubble-like format, officials announced on Monday. All 68 teams will come to compete for…
Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Before Kentucky snapped a six-game losing streak with a 78-73 double-overtime victory at Mississippi State on Saturday, Wildcats coach John Calipari said he told his staff he hoped Dontaie…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. West Virginia sophomore Oscar Tshiebwe is stepping away from the Mountaineers’ program due to personal reasons, the school announced Friday morning. “Oscar has our full support, and we certainly wish…
(REUTERS) – The Milwaukee Bucks made an NBA record 29 3-pointers while routing the host Miami Heat 144-97 in a wire-to-wire victory on Tuesday (Dec 29) night. The Bucks shot 56.9 per cent from long distance (29-for-51) and got 3-pointers from 12…