Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:41:45 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai backed head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks on Monday after reports of a them-or-me ultimatum from NBA superstar Kevin Durant. After a report from The Athletic detailed Durant meeting Tsai in London and saying he won’t stay with the team as long as […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 03:38:56 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Bill Russell, the cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA titles and a powerful voice for social justice, died Sunday at the age of 88, his family said. “Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully today at age 88, with his wife, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 03:26:06 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is expecting Jordan Clarkson to arrive on August 15 to join the national team preparation for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The Gilas coaching staff intended to build the team around the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year awardee although Reyes […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:53:17 +0000
BY REYNALD MAGALLON Former Philippine national team member and now NBA’s top shooting coach Chip Engelland will be joining Oklahoma City Thunder according to reports. Engelland who was regarded as one of the best shooting coaches across the league will be joining the Thunder squad that is brimming with youth and talent with the likes […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 02:38:29 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – NBA star James Harden has agreed to a two-year, $68.6 million deal to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday. The newspaper was just one of the US media outlets reporting the deal, which comes less than a month after the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 02:58:38 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Kai Sotto has decided to part ways with agent Joel Bell and tapped the services of renowned Wasserman – the same agency that handles some of the NBA brightest stars, including Russell Westbrook and Klay Thompson. The 7-foot-3 center and his new agency itself made the announcement Wednesday night as Sotto hopes […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:00:48 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert said Wednesday his mission with new team Minnesota is simple. “The goal is to win a championship, that’s what I came here to do,” the 30-year-old French center said at an introductory press conference days after reports of his trade from the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2022 06:59:52 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – The Utah Jazz agreed to trade star center Rudy Gobert to Minnesota, ESPN reported Friday amid a welter of free agency deals that included Zach LaVine’s $215-million decision to stay with the Chicago Bulls. ESPN said France’s Gobert, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, would head to Minnesota in exchange […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:13:18 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic will stay with the Denver Nuggets on a five-year, $264 million supermax contract extension that is the biggest in league history, US media reported Thursday. The Denver Post was among several outlets reporting Serbian star Jokic’s mammoth deal as the league’s free agency […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:27:50 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has decided to exercise his $47.1 million option to return to the club for the 2022-23 season, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. The 33-year-old playmaker, the 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player and a nine-time NBA All-Star, is entering the final campaign of a five-year […]
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