The Dallas Mavericks overcame the Utah Jazz 110-102 at the American Airlines Center on Monday night to improve to 2-1 for the season. Kyrie Irving led the Mavericks with 23 points, six rebounds, and nine assists; Klay Thompson added 18 points; and Luka Doncic, who was close to pouring in a triple-double, finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. Starting the week off right...
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry did not suffer severe damage following the ankle injury he sustained in Sunday night’s 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Afrosport reports. The 36-year-old sprained his left ankle late in the third quarter in the Warriors home opener at Chase Center. Although he initially shook off the pain and reentered the game in the fourth quarter, he sprained the...
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Los Angeles Lakers forward-center Anthony Davis have been named the NBA Players of the Week for the opening week of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 1. West: Anthony Davis (@Lakers) East: Jayson Tatum (@celtics) pic.twitter.com/aFiQl9jB4b — NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2024 Tatum led Boston to a 3-0 record in Week 1 to win...
The Golden State Warriors suffered their first defeat of the season as they were beaten 112-104 by the Los Angeles Lakers in their home opener at Chase Center on Sunday night. The Warriors, who lost point guard Steph Curry to an ankle injury, were led by Andrew Wiggins’ 29 points. Curry had 18 points in about 27 minutes, and Kevon Looney poured in 10 points and...
The Miami Heat on Sunday, honoured arguably the franchise’s greatest ever player, Dwyane Wade, with a statue outside its Kaseya Center home in Florida, Afrosport reports. In a star-studded ceremony that had the likes of team president Pat Riley, Udonis Haslem, Bam Adebayo, WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, and Wade’s wife and Hollywood star Gabrielle Union in attendance, Hall of Famer Wade became the first Heat player...
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