[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: Bucks, a Youthful Bunch, Are Facing a Bright Future (Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:45:22 AM)
Even if it is eliminated by the Toronto Raptors, a team with more playoff experience, Milwaukee has budding stars like Malcolm Brogdon, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thon Maker.
[NYTimes] Greg Marius, Who Sought Profit in Street Ball in Harlem, Dies at 59 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:38:12 PM)
Mr. Marius’s Entertainers Basketball Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem featured playground legends, professional basketball players, corporate sponsors and exuberant crowds.
[NYTimes] Rockets 105, Thunder 99 | Houston wins Series, 4-1: James Harden Scores 34 as Rockets Oust the Thunder (Wednesday, April 26, 2017 4:06:10 AM)
Houston won the first-round Western Conference playoff series, 4-1. Oklahoma City had plenty of chances late in Game 5, but it missed shot after shot.
(Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:06:17 AM)
As if this offseason wasn’t going poorly enough for Knicks president Phil Jackson, there appeared Jose Calderon at the post-game podium Monday night after keying the Hawks’ series-tying Game 4 victory over the Wizards in Atlanta. After Game 2, Brandon Jennings and Jason Smith were being hailed for similar heroics in a Wizards victory. When the…