Rene Catalan explains why he’s rolling with ‘Team LeBron’

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:59:19 +0000

Like any other Filipino, Rene “The Challenger” Catalan is crazy about basketball. Before he dedicated his life to wushu, and later mixed martial arts, the 40-year-old was a huge basketball fan who was left amazed by former PBA MVP Johnny Abarrientos, who captured the hearts of every Filipino fan back in the late 90s. Watching […]

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LeBron tops NBA rich list: Forbes

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 04:33:53 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – LeBron James remains the top-earning player in the NBA while an increasing number of stars have boosted their income through off-field activities, a Forbes survey revealed Tuesday. Forbes said that Los Angeles Lakers star James was the highest-paid player in basketball for a fifth straight year, pocketing an estimated $88.7 million […]

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NBA: 76ers dump Lakers

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:29:26 +0000

DeMarcus Cousins sank two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to play to help the Warriors hold off the Heat, who fell eight behind in the fourth quarter but took a 118-115 lead with 51.5 seconds left after back-to-back steals and baskets from Josh Richardson and Dwyane Wade.

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NBA: Pacers hand James worst career loss

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:59:19 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Indiana Pacers humbled the Los Angeles Lakers 136-94 on Tuesday, handing Lakers superstar LeBron James the biggest margin of defeat of his NBA career. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 24 points for the Pacers, who tied a franchise record with 10 three-pointers. Myles Turner added 22 points and Thaddeus Young chipped in […]

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NBA: Pelicans, Lakers discuss Davis

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:56:20 +0000

The New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers discussed All-Star forward Anthony Davis on the phone Thursday, after the Pelicans had previously not returned the Lakers’ calls, ESPN reported. Prior to Thursday, New Orleans general manager Dell Demps had been returning calls to other teams, just not Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, according to the report. […]

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NBA: LeBron, Giannis named All-Star captains

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 02:58:19 +0000

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is a captain and an All-Star starter — again. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will choose his own teammates as the other captain. And Hornets guard Kemba Walker is about to make his first All-Star start, on his home floor in Charlotte. While there were perhaps mild […]

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NBA: James gets OK to return to practice next week

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:58:29 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – LeBron James will miss at least two more games as he recovers from a groin injury but has been cleared to resume practice next week, the Los Angeles Lakers said Wednesday. James has not played for the Lakers since limping out of his team’s Christmas Day victory over the Golden State […]

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LeBron, Antetokounmpo lead NBA All-Star fan voting

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 06:32:34 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks continue to lead NBA All-Star voting in latest fan ballot returns released Wednesday. In the most recent returns, back-to-back NBA finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant has been knocked out of the Western Conference starting lineup, displaced by […]

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