Category: Sport

NEW ORLEANS — Gordon Hayward scored 22 of his 26 points in the second half and the Charlotte Hornets methodically came back from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-110 on Friday night. “He’s a pro. He’s been here before. He’s not fazed by a bad half, a bad quarter,” Hornets […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry scored 38 points and the Golden State Warriors erased a big second-half deficit Friday night to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 115-105. The Warriors trailed by 21 late in the third quarter but Curry scored 19 in that period and pulled Golden State within six entering the fourth. Golden State […]

For the past decade, nearly every time NBA Commissioner Adam Silver did a press conference — All-Star Game, Finals, etc. — he would get asked about expansion. And, every time, he used some polite language to say, “we’re not even thinking about it.” Until right before the start of this season. The coronavirus pandemic’s financial […]

When the sun came up over the Wells Fargo Arena Saturday, Philadelphia only had six cleared, eligible players available for their scheduled game with Denver — seven players were in quarantine awaiting the result of contact tracing after Seth Curry tested positive for the coronavirus. Enough players have been cleared that the game will go […]

It wasn’t just that the Clippers blew a 3-1 series lead against the Nuggets last playoffs, it was that they led by 16 and 19 in games five and six in that series but could not hold on to secure the win. The Clippers fired Doc Rivers and shook up the roster — letting Sixth […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers opened the week with the best record in the NBA – and now face an uncertain future with a starting lineup fit for the preseason. Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 12 assists to lead the Denver Nuggets past Philadelphia 115-103 on Saturday, beating a 76ers team that had only […]

Washington’s Bradley Beal had a long (for the situation) post-game conversation with Boston’s Jayson Tatum on Friday night. Beal had covered Tatum for much of the night. Saturday, Tatum tested positive for the coronavirus. That means Beal has to sit out the Wizards’ game against the Heat due to contact tracing, a story broken by […]