18 ex-NBA players charged in $4-M health fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AFP) – Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with allegedly defrauding the league's health insurance scheme of ...
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Unvaccinated Irving misses Nets’ first practice in New York City
KYRIE IRVING LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving, who has been staunchly against getting vaccinated for the ...
Ex-NBA champion Pau Gasol makes ‘difficult decision’ to retire
Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant. (File) BARCELONA (AFP) – Double NBA winner and Europe's most successful basketballer Pau Gasol ...
Vaccine holdouts in New York, San Francisco won’t be paid – NBA
KYRIE IRVING (File) LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA said Wednesday players who do not comply with local Covid-19 vaccination ...
Jordan Clarkson mistaken to be just an ordinary fan by a TV reporter
Jordan Clarkson By REYNALD MAGALLON Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, a Fil-American making waves in the NBA, was mistaken to ...
LeBron James reacts to zero votes in best player poll
LEBRON JAMES LOS ANGELES (AFP) – LeBron James is taking issue with a pre-season poll that doesn't give him a ...
Top guns clash in NBA opener; Bucks vs Nets, Warriors vs Lakers
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors plays defense on LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. (AFP) LOS ANGELES ...
Pinoy sports psychologist thrilled for chance encounter with NBA stars
Marcus Manalo with NBA players from France. By JONAS TERRADO A sports psychologist who is part of Team Philippines recently ...
Lakers land Westbrook in blockbuster NBA deal
RUSSELL WESTBROOK (File) NEW YORK (AFP) – Russell Westbrook joined LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers in ...
Title-hungry upstart Suns, Bucks excited for NBA title clash
PHOENIX (AFP) – Two long-frustrated franchises, the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks, will meet in the NBA Finals starting Tuesday ...
Dam(e) Time: Actress Yassi Pressman meets NBA star Damian Lillard
Yassi Pressman and Damian Lillard. (Yassi Pressman Instagram) By CARLO ANOLINYassi Pressman finally met in flesh NBA star Damian Lillard, ...
Gilas falls short vs Serbia, but Kouame relishes opportunity
Ange Kouame battles NBA player Boban Marjanovic of Serbia. (FIBA) By JONAS TERRADO Ange Kouame said he relished the opportunity ...
LeBron blasts NBA as playoff injuries mount
LEBRON JAMES LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slammed the NBA on Wednesday as Clippers star ...
NBA star earns praises for helping food truck owner
Jordan Clarkson By JONAS TERRADO Jordan Clarkson said he didn’t hesitate in offering help the moment he saw pictures of ...
Nikola Jokic: The low-key Serb star who stormed NBA
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets BELGRADE, Serbia – Nikola Jokic is not your usual NBA Most Valuable Player – ...
Booker, Suns oust NBA champion Lakers, face Nuggets next
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a Phoenix Suns foul. (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Phoenix ...