The Cleveland Cavaliers, on Thursday, fired head coach J.B. Bickerstaff following their elimination in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoff. The 45-year-old, who became the head coach of the Cavaliers in June 2020, departs after five years in charge despite leading the 2016 NBA Champions to their first East semifinals berth in six years. He replaced John Beilein, who resigned from the Cavs in...
Team Giannis emerged victorious as they defeated Team LeBron 184–175 in Sunday's NBA All Star Game at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, handing the latter their first-ever loss in an All-Star Game. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1627527697567039490?t=Ksmil43A2na-FINSDPuUIA&s=19 In a first-of-its-kind pre-game draft that saw team captains Giannis Antetokounmpo (East) and LeBron James (West) pick their preferred players just before the game, Antetokounmpo went first and James second as...
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks lead a star-studded list of superstars selected as starters for the 2023 NBA’s All-Star Game, which will be held in Salt Lake City for the first time since 1993. James and Giannis were voted as the captains of their respective conferences —West and East— as a result of the most votes during the...
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio is expected to make his long-awaited return when they face the Portland Trail Blazers later tonight. The 32-year-old has been out for over a year after he suffered a devastating injury when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a game against the New Orleans Pelicans in December 2021. The Spaniard was traded to the Indiana Pacers two months later but...
The Cleveland Cavaliers made it a clean sweep over the Chicago Bulls in their two-game double header as they secured a 145–134 victory in overtime at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Three-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell scored an NBA season-high, career-high, and Cavs record with 71 points, along with eight rebounds and a career-high tying 11 assists to become the seventh player in the 70-point club...
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