[New York Times] Yao Holding Court as Beijing Bids for Winter Olympics (Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:37:35 GMT) Standing 2.29 meters (7ft 6in) tall, Yao Ming has never been able to hide in the background. And now, as one of the front men of Beijing’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the former NBA […]
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[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Celtics and Warriors Finish Deal for David Lee (Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:54:22 GMT) Golden State will send Lee, a two-time All-Star forward, to Boston for Gerald Wallace and Chris Babb. [New York Daily News] Knicks’ Phil was wary of Marc Gasol due to cap constraints (Tue, […]
[New York Times] Second Half of WNBA Season Set to Get Under Way (Mon, 27 Jul 2015 06:25:38 GMT) With All-Star weekend finished, the WNBA turns its attention to the second half of the season. [New York Times] Australia Dumps Cambage for Attending Rock Festival (Mon, 27 Jul 2015 01:25:30 GMT) Australia have dumped leading […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: West Wins W.N.B.A. All-Star Game (Sun, 26 Jul 2015 03:40:33 GMT) Maya Moore scored a record 30 points to lead the West to a 117-112 victory over the East in the W.N.B.A. All-Star Game.
[New York Daily News] Carmelo Anthony to attend USA minicamp in Vegas: reports (Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:17:50 GMT) In a sign that Carmelo Anthony should be ready for the start of training camp, he plans to attend a USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas. [New York Times] Elena Delle Donne Emerges as Face of […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Kings Sign Caron Butler (Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:48:06 GMT) The Sacramento Kings have signed the veteran forward Caron Butler to a two-year, $3 million contract with a player option in the second season.
[New York Post] Ex-Knick Pablo Prigioni reaches deal with another Western power (Thu, 23 Jul 2015 02:48:37 -0400) Former Knick Pablo Prigioni will get a chance to contribute with another playoff team. The 38-year-old free-agent point guard reached an agreement with the Clippers on a one-year, veteran's minimum… [New York Times] Liberty 59, Sparks 53: […]
[New York Times] Hammon, Spurs Take Las Vegas Summer League Championship (Tue, 21 Jul 2015 04:22:39 GMT) Becky Hammon already made history when she became the first female head coach in NBA summer league. [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Nuggets Trade Ty Lawson to Rockets (Tue, 21 Jul 2015 03:56:18 GMT) Denver […]
The Good: I’m going to talk about Porzingis briefly. Clearly he was the best player on the team, and has given the Knicks their first exciting prospect since Gallo. He had 18.4 pts/36 on 59.1% ts%, with only 2.2 to/36, toss in 3.1 blk/36. Yes the rebounding is a concern, but everything else is there. […]
[New York Times] Connecticut Continues Freefall in WNBA’s Eastern Conference (Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:07:38 GMT) After a great start to the season with seven wins in their first eight games, the Connecticut Sun have fallen back to the pack in the Eastern Conference.