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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid scored 41 points and sparked an undermanned Philadelphia squad to victory at Boston on Monday while Oklahoma City spoiled the NBA return of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. Cameroonian big man Embiid also delivered 10 rebounds, five assists, four blocked shots and his last of two steals in the dying seconds to deny the Celtics a chance at a tying 3-pointer in powering the 76ers over Boston […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Steve Kerr, a five-time NBA champion player and three-time NBA champion coach, was named Monday as coach of the United States national team through the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kerr, a 56-year-old American, served as an assistant to coach Gregg Popovich on the US squad of NBA stars that captured Olympic gold in August at Tokyo. “I’m incredibly honored and humbled to represent our country,” Kerr said. “It’s a thrilling […]
by Daniel SILVA MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19, putting in doubt his participation in the Australian Open next month where he was expected to make his comeback to major competition after months of injury. The Spanish former world number one said he took a test when he returned to Spain from Abu Dhabi where he took part in an exhibition tournament last week, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Devin Booker scored 16 points in his return from a seven-game absence as the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns rolled over the Charlotte Hornets 137-106 on Sunday. Booker, who had been out due to a left hamstring strain, made four three-pointers and had six rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes for the Suns, who led by as many as 29 points in the first half. The Suns own the best […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied accusing anyone of sexual assault in her first media comments since publicly alleging that a top Communist Party official forced her to have sex. The quickly-censored claims posted on social media last month by the former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion sparked international concern, with the United Nations and fellow tennis stars among those voicing fears for her wellbeing. But in comments to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets are ready to welcome Covid vaccine holdout Kyrie Irving for the team’s away NBA games, multiple US media outlets reported Friday. As long as he remains unvaccinated, Irving can’t play games at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center because of New York vaccine mandates. In October, the Nets said they would not welcome him back until he was able to be a full-time player, even though he would have […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the short-handed Brooklyn Nets beat Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 on Thursday in New York. Durant, who is the league’s leading scorer, delivered a four-point play with 1:46 remaining and the game tied. The first-place Nets were missing seven players because of Covid-19, leaving them with just nine players available for the game, played in front of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — After Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry broke the record for career three-pointers in the NBA, here’s a look at five other key individual marks that — for now — remain unreachable in the league: Wilt Chamberlain’s century NBA great Wilt Chamberlain scored an astounding 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962, when his Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147. Chamberlain, who retired from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry eclipsed Ray Allen as the NBA’s three-point king on Tuesday, draining his record 2,974th career three-pointer against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Curry, whose remarkable shooting range has revolutionized the NBA in his 13-year tenure, matched Allen’s record with his 2,973rd three-pointer with 10:56 remaining in the first quarter with his first shot of the contest. He missed a chance at breaking […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant $25,000 on Sunday for his foul-mouthed response to a heckling fan. Byron Spruell, president of league operations, announced the fine “for directing obscene language toward a fan.” The incident came late in the first half of the Nets’ 113-105 victory over the Hawks in Atlanta on Friday. The courtside fan invited Durant, who is averaging 28.5 points per game for the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors rallied late to edge the Indiana Pacers 102-100 on Monday as two-time league MVP Stephen Curry now sits just two three-pointers back of breaking Ray Allen’s NBA all-time record. Curry came into the game needing seven threes to break the milestone. He scored 26 points and drained five threes, and now needs just one to tie and two to break Allen’s mark of 2,973. Curry […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s president on Monday ruled out joining a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the need to work with China. Visiting Canberra, Moon Jae-in said he was “not considering” snubbing the Olympics to protest China’s human rights abuses as several Western nations have done. “We have not received a request from any other country including the United States to participate in the diplomatic boycott,” […]
