US tops World in Rising Stars

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 14:00:47 +0000

Dunks, layups, 3-pointers and little else. That was the playsheet for the Rising Stars game Friday night, one where Kuzma led all scorers with 35 points on the way to MVP honors and the US team defeated the World squad, 161-144, on the floor that the All-Stars will be using on Sunday night.

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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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We’ll trade Davis on our terms, timeline – Pelicans

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 04:10:05 +0000

“This past weekend, Anthony Davis’ representatives informed us that Anthony does not wish to sign a contract extension with our team and subsequently has requested a trade,” the Pelicans said in a statement.

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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: Lakers’ Ball to miss 4-6 weeks with sprained ankle

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:11:26 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained left ankle, the NBA team said Sunday. Ball was carried off the court by teammates Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson on Saturday night in the third quarter of the Lakers’ overtime loss to the […]

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