Category: NBA

Yaron Weitzman FOX Sports NBA Writer On the track he would have saved almost everything. First, he hit Marcus Smart in the face with a pull-up 3 with less than two minutes left in the game. Then he (finally) brought the ball powerfully to the basket and completed it by touching And-1. And then there […]

For many, LeBron James cemented his status as the all-time greatest men’s basketball player when he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring charts in February. That’s not the case for Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, and it’s not because he believes his former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan is the GOAT. “LeBron James […]

Rick Bucher FOX Sports NBA Analyst The turnovers turned around in the Eastern Conference Finals. Three threaten to come over the distance. The Boston Celtics found their way into the NBA Finals last year with stingy, opportunistic defense and a steady cascade of three-pointers. It seems they recaptured this combination to keep their hopes of […]

LA Clippers general manager Michael Winger has become Monumental Basketball’s president, giving him full leadership of the Washington Wizards, ESPN reported Wednesday. As President of Monumental Basketball, Winger also oversees the Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go, the Wizards’ G-League affiliate. Winger has served as the Clippers’ general manager for the past six seasons. Before […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping LeBron James will decide to continue his career after recovering from a difficult end to the season. James didn’t meet with the media the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his basketball future after the Lakers were eliminated from the […]

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer LeBron James ended his post-game press conference with an eyebrow-raising message after the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets in Monday’s Western Conference Finals, apparently hinting he might consider retiring . “I don’t like to say it’s a successful year because at this point in my […]

The Boston Celtics meet the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals with a trip to the NBA Finals at stake. Stars like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown paved the way for the Celtics to playoff success. Against the 76ers, Tatum had an NBA-record 51 points in Game 7, and Brown averaged 24.6 points per […]

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer LeBron James and Anthony Davis sat with their feet in ice buckets in front of their side-by-side lockers. They didn’t say a word to each other. James looked at his phone. Davis looked from a thousand yards away. The Lakers overcame a lot this season, but their 119-108 loss […]

Could the NBA return to its traditional All-Star Game format? The NBA is considering switching its All-Star game to an Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format, The Athletic reported Friday. The report noted that increasing the game’s competitiveness was a key topic of conversation between the NBA and NBPA in the context of a new […]

Rick Bucher FOX Sports NBA Analyst A lot has been said about the Los Angeles Lakers’ defense in this playoff, and rightly so. But the Denver Nuggets proved Thursday night that they also have some D in their DNA. Despite falling as much as 11 points behind, the Nuggets kept their home playoff record pristine […]