Looks like the Indiana Pacers will end their offseason with a bang. After a slew of good-to-great moves during the summer, the franchise is poised to offer forward Paul George a new five-year deal worth around $90 million.
Kevin Durant, who plays for Oklahoma City Thunder, celebrated his 25th birthday a little too early.
The Sacramento Kings greatest nemesis now owns part of its franchise after Shaquille O’Neal acquired a minority share of the team. So much for calling the team as the “Sacramento Queens”, the derogatory term Shaq once described the Kings during the height of the Lakers-Kings rivalry in the early 2000, the former NBA center will be presented as the new member of the ownership group Tuesday.
Not many expected Spain to come this far in 2013. After all, they had already secured the hosting rights to the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and were playing minus some of their top players. After barely making it to the knockout stage of the tournament with two losses against Greece and Italy, nobody expected Spain to rout Serbia by 30 in the quarterfinal. After they lost narrowly to France in overtime in Friday's semifinal, many analysts predicted that the Spaniards would just roll over and give up...
A historic night unfolded in Ljubljana on Sunday as France lifted the Eurobasket trophy for the first time in history.Bucking a less-than-stellar performance in the semifinal against Spain, Nicolas Batum unloaded his full arsenal against Lithuania, shooting three three-pointers in one of his finest international performance yet.
It is a rare situation that former lovers would really become good friends in the end.
The regular 2013-2014 NBA Season is about to kick off on Oct 29, but Miami Heat Star Dwyane Wade, who has won three NBA Championships, knows how to keep himself busy for the time being.
The 2013 FIBA EuroBasket enters the last day of hoops competition with all available spots in next year's world championships already booked. However, the battle for European basketball supremacy still continues with both France and Lithuania looking to return to the top of the continent's basketball pinnacle.
FIBA EuroBasket Semifinal is now all down to perhaps the most-anticipated match-up in this tournament. On early Saturday morning (3:00 a.m), Spain and France will collide for the final spot in the gold medal match on Sunday.
It all boils down to this: the 2013 FIBA Eurobasket tournament down to four teams, all wanting to be kings of Europe. One has never won a gold medal before; the other won it last in 2013. Both teams are hungry, and they want no less than the crown.
The 2013 FIBA Eurobasket tournament has come down to its last four teams, all of whom are aiming for a shot at continental glory. One team wants to retain the crown it has held since 2009 despite missing some key pieces; the other one wants to improve its performance and finally grab the one honour that has been elusive all these years.It's down to the four best teams in the tournament, and we are expecting nothing less than the best performances in Friday's games.
Croatia finally broke through to the semifinals of FIBA Eurobasket for the first time in 18 years, leaning on a massive second-quarter attack to eliminate Ukraine, 84-72.
In a game that was at times too close to call, the Lithuanians made the bigger shots and held on for an 81-77 victory over an Italian squad that was itching to climb the upper echelons of European basketball once again.
Lebron tried to keep his three-day wedding event as secret as possible.
EA Sports’ NBA Live franchise is on the comeback trail and the company has released the latest videogame trailer, the first with “actual game footage” that is surely to excite the fans further and add to the hype.
The 2013 FIBA EuroBasket quarterfinal resumes on Thursday with another tasty quarterfinal battle in Italy vs. Lithuania and Croatia vs. Ukraine at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The last day of the 2013 FIBA Eurobasket quarterfinals promises a slam-bang affair, as two teams that took very different roads clash for the last seat in the semifinals. After the group stages, all the teams that advanced won the important games, meaning that a fairly inconsistent team can take its game up a notch and crash the party.
Look out NBA, the newest face of the Detroit Pistons is serious in putting work with his new team. And what better way to work out than with one of the most popular and toughest Pistons in Rasheed Wallace.
What was expected to be a close game turned out to be a massive rout as Spain pulled away early to win by a mile, 90-60, against a young Serbian squad that was clearly out of sync.
France inched closer to getting payback for its finals loss in 2011 after they bucked the home crowd and defeated Slovenia, 70-60, at the 2013 FIBA Eurobasket quarterfinals in Ljubljana.
Things are getting more awry for Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom union. The former "X-Factor USA" host has reportedly moved the NBA star’s stuff from their matrimonial mansion in Los Angeles.
Sweetness is just pouring all over LeBron James and Savannah Brinson.
There is no better time to be a Memphis Grizzlies fan than now.ESPN The Magazine has just released the cover of its annual Franchise Issue, to be on sale on Friday, and the Grizzlies are named the best franchise in pro sports for 2013.
After two rounds of furious preliminary round qualification, the 2013 FIBA EuroBasket Championship 2013 is now down to the final eight. Spain, France, Ukraine, Italy, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, and Serbia all look to extend their stay in Ljubljana, but only four of them will move closer to win it all in Europe's most prestigious basketball tournament.
September 18 and 19 should prove to be exciting, as only the strongest teams were able to make it to the knock-out quarterfinals to be played in Ljubljana. At stake in the quarterfinals are slots in the semifinals and tickets to the 2014 FIBA World Cup World Cup in Spain. One team is trying to reprise their FIBA World Cup appearance three years past, while the other is trying to qualify for the first time.
As the quarterfinals start on Wednesday, individual matchups and team cohesion start t...
September 18 and 19 should prove to be exciting, as only the strongest teams were able to make it to the knock-out quarterfinals to be played in Ljubljana. At stake in the quarterfinals are slots in the semifinals and tickets to the 2014 FIBA World Cup World Cup in Spain. For one of the teams, they are also playing for their home crowd and are seeking to return to the FIBA World Cup for the third straight time.
As the quarterfinals start on Wednesday, individual matchups and team cohesion st...
The first New Zealander to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is set to become one of the assistant coaches of the San Antonio Spurs this coming 2013-14 season.
September 18 and 19 should prove to be exciting, as only the strongest teams were able to make it to the knock-out quarterfinals to be played in Ljubljana. At the end of the group stages, those who advanced were the ones who won the games that really mattered. Such is the weight of the second round that even those that had good first-round results did not even make to the quarterfinals. Finland had a 4-1 card in Group D play, but dropped two second-round games to finish with an inferior quotient...
NBA superstar Dwayne Wade, or who is popularly known as D-Wade, almost missed LeBron’s 3-day wedding event on the weekend of Sept. 13 to 15 at the Grand Del Mar Hotel in San Diego, Calif.
Late last week, there has been a rumour spreading, saying that Lamar Odom was dying due to a crack overdose.
