Thursday, October 24 Daily Trivia: Who was the first high school player to be taken #1 overall in the NBA Draft? Answer below. Spurs unveil new military-inspired uniform Posted at 01:26 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs will wear a new military-inspired uniform in honor of the servicemen and women of the Armed Forces, the team announced Thursday. The Spurs will debut the new uniforms when they host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The Spurs created the camouflage-patterned uniforms to
Sunday, October 20 Daily Trivia: How many MVP awards did Michael Jordan win? Tracy McGrady says he considered using PEDs. Posted at 06:29 PM ET Though he admits he never actually “crossed that line,” Tracy Mcgrady, the now retired 16-year NBA veteran revealed he considered using PEDs to regain not just his ailing knee health, but confidence. “I read up on it and saw the side effects,” he told Ernie Johnson on NBA TV’s open court, referring to why he decided not
Wednesday, October 9 Daily Trivia: Carmelo Anthony is fifth among active players with a career playoff average of 25.4 points per game. Who is ahead of him? Answer below. LeBron likes new look Pistons Posted at 09:19 PM ET Miami Heat forward LeBron James was intrigued by the offseason makeover of the Detroit Pistons, reports Michael Wallace of ESPN. The team brought back championship guard Chauncey Billups as well as acquired former Atlanta Hawks star Josh Smith and high-scoring ex-Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings.
En route to the best record in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs have withstood injuries to Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard. Now they will have to do without Tony Parker, their most indispensable player. The Spurs announced Saturday that Parker had an MRI that revealed a Grade 2 sprain of his left ankle that will sideline him for four weeks. Parker was hurt in the third quarter of Friday’s 130-102 home rout of Sacramento. He is averaging a career-high 21.0
The San Antonio Spurs’ run of good fortune continued Sunday when star forward Tim Duncan underwent an MRI that revealed no structural damage in his left knee. The Spurs won their 10th straight game Saturday night – their 14th winning streak of at least 10 games under coach Gregg Popovich. But the 96-86 home win over Washington didn’t have a celebratory feel to it. [Read more…]
The struggling Cleveland Cavaliers are no longer without star guard Kyrie Irving. The team announced that Irving was cleared to practice Monday and is expected to be available to play Tuesday, when the Cavaliers host the Los Angeles Lakers. [Read more…]
Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum is out indefinitely. There is no timetable for his return. Sixers general manager Tony DiLeo provided the grim news before Saturday’s home game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. “There are no timelines,” DiLeo said. “We just have to wait and see how he reacts.” [Read more…]
Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Kyrie Irving will miss a month recovering from a hairline fracture in his left index finger. The said Irving had an MRI and CT scan Monday at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health that revealed the non-displaced fracture. Irving will not have surgery but rather will be treated with taping and a splint. Irving is expected to miss four weeks. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks, when his status will be updated. [Read more…]