Tag: Basketball
The Nets and the Lakers Did Not Win. But Superteams Never Die.
The game was over, and the crowd at Barclays Center was chanting “M-V-P.” The fans wore N.B.A. jerseys…
The Nets Need a Miracle. Or Two. Or Three. Or Four.
As an unmistakable feeling of desperation closed in on the Nets, Coach Steve Nash reached toward the deepest…
Grizzlies Deflate Timberwolves With Jaw-Dropping Playoff Comeback
MINNEAPOLIS — The job was almost finished, and Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane looked out across the court,…
The Nets May Be in Trouble. But They Still Have Kevin Durant.
BOSTON — Kevin Durant had no room. He admitted as much. Whenever he had the ball against the…
For the Raptors, Scottie Barnes Can Do a Little Bit of Everything
When the Toronto Raptors selected forward Scottie Barnes with the fourth pick of the 2021 N.B.A. draft, some…
How it Feels to Watch Ja Morant Fly: ‘A Magician Up There’
Sarah Bolton maneuvers in the air for a living, using silks and hammocks to defy gravity at heights…
Nets Beat Cavaliers in Play-In and Will Face Celtics Next
For much of their N.B.A. play-in game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, the Nets looked like…
W.N.B.A. Draft: Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard Goes No. 1 to Dream
The Atlanta Dream, looking for a versatile player to help rebuild their roster, selected guard Rhyne Howard from…
As His CNN+ Show Debuts, Rex Chapman Fears His Own Success
Love and success seemed to lead to pain.That feeling intensified in the N.B.A. After some injuries and surgeries,…
N.B.A. Basketball Returns to Chinese TV After a Long Absence
China Central Television, China’s state-run TV network, has begun to broadcast N.B.A. games again, signaling that the rift…
Wesley Matthews Does Dirty Work for Milwaukee Bucks
Not that he views his career this way, but Matthews has had brutal timing. When he was with…
Kyrie Irving Makes His Brooklyn Return
Kyrie Irving basked in it — a crowd eager for his return, and his belief that he had…