The group phase of the 2024 NBA Cup came to an end on Tuesday with the final round of games as teams jostled for the five remaining spots in the knockout phase, Afrosport reports. The trio of the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and Atlanta Hawks had already booked a spot in the last eight before Tuesday’s action. With the first phase of the NBA Cup...
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...
Klay Thompson enjoyed the best of starts as he set a new record of 3-pointers in his Dallas Mavericks debut to help them to a 120-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs at the American Airlines Arena on Thursday night. Thompson scored six 3s, the most of any Mavericks player in their debut, and Luka Doncic was just short of a triple-double, finishing with 28 points,...
Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is set to miss at least one month after suffering a "small, non-displaced fracture in his left hand", Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old picked up the injury on Tuesday night during Thunder's 124-94 win over Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena in preseason. OKC announced on Thursday that the 7-foot Hartenstein, who recorded 11 points, three rebounds and three assists in...
MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and teammate Jalen Williams scored 24 points each to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 97-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 4 at Smoothie King Center on Monday night. The Thunder, who became the youngest team in NBA history to win a playoff series, completed the sweep of New Orleans in their Western Conference first-round series, keeping the...
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