Ben Simmons and the Nets’ time is running out, but the team has not given up on his return this season. Even though Simmons hasn’t played since February 15, head coach Jacque Vaughn said ahead of Thursday’s 101-96 loss to the Kings at the Barclays Center: “There’s no discussion about him not playing. We expect … Read more
Things got hot between JJ Redick and Kendrick Perkins on ESPN First attempt on Tuesday. ESPN NBA analysts had a controversy after Redick called out Perkins for suggesting on the show that there was racial bias in the NBA MVP voting. Watch an average of 9 LIVE regular season NBA games on ESPN on Kayo … Read more
The streak is over. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated Milwaukee 132-127 to complete the Bucks’ 16 straight wins in an exciting clash at the Fiserv Forum between Eastern Conference powerhouses on Sunday (all times AEDT). Losing 14 over three quarters, the Sixers rallied hard in the final verse behind James Harden, who was the most dominant … Read more
The Broncos have won the Sean Payton sweepstakes – but he may not have been their first choice. Denver is sending its 2023 first-round pick and its 2024 second-round pick to the Saints for the Super Bowl winner to become their next head coach, according to ESPN. The Broncos will also receive the Saints’ 2024 … Read more
The NBA referees’ official Twitter account has apologised via a written statement for a “gut-wrenching” mistake that cost the LA Lakers in the final minute of their loss to the Boston Celtics. With the scores tied at 105-105 with under five seconds left in regulation, LeBron James appeared to be hit on his shooting arm … Read more
Australian Josh Giddey has taken a big leap in his second season in the NBA and if you needed any proof of it, results from the All-Star voting have landed. Giddey (13) had the second-most votes among sophomore players with Cleveland’s Evan Mobley polling 17. Of course, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, the first overall pick in … Read more
There was chaos at Crypto.Com Arena on Saturday afternoon [AEDT] as Fox Sports personality and NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe sparked a heated altercation with several Memphis Grizzlies players. Sharpe had to be escorted from the floor by security and spent halftime inside the arena’s tunnel before re-emerging to his seat in the third … Read more
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) – If your kid happens to be in public school in Portland, Dallas, Los Angeles or Oakland and is taking a personal finance workshop in the coming months, ask them if they caught sight of one of the founders of the program. If he is 6-foot-4 (1.93 meters), more than … Read more
Ben Simmons recorded his first triple-double for the Brooklyn Nets despite the team falling to the San Antonio Spurs on the road on Wednesday 106-98 (all times AEDT). Simmons finished with an extremely well-rounded line with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to go with four steals and two blocks in 34 minutes – … Read more
Josh Giddey is in seriously h0t form right now. The Aussie led the OKC Thunder brilliantly in Monday’s 112-102 road win over the Brooklyn Nets (all times AEDT) with 28 points – equalling a career-high and setting a new season-high – to go with nine rebounds and nine assists to narrowly fall short of a … Read more