Articles filed under NBA
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With China rift ongoing, NBA says free speech remains vitalOct 08, 2019 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet showing support for an...
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Popovich lauds Silver's response to China over tweet riftOct 08, 2019 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Gregg Popovich, the NBA's longest-tenured coach, lauded NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday for his stance supporting freedom of speech amid the ongoing...
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The Latest: Chinese say people have expressed their opinionOct 08, 2019 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Latest on the NBA's relationship with China (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says ordinary people have alread...
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Dunkfest: Zion shows high-flying skills in preseason debutOct 08, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Zion Williamson may not be quite as tall as billed. He still soared in his first NBA preseason game Monday night. Showing off the high-flying talents that...
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Could Yao Ming mend the fences between the NBA and China?Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is a former Houston Rockets great and a basketball Hall of Famer....
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Chicago Bulls' Boylen eager to try out NBA's new coach's challengeOct 07, 2019 2:00 pm - A new addition to the NBA is the coach's challenge to trigger an instant-replay review. It's similar to what's used in the NFL, without the red flags. In the NBA, coache...
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Milwaukee tops Chicago 122-112 despite resting GiannisOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - Robin Lopez and Frank Mason III both scored 14 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Chicago Bulls 122-112 in preseason action on Monday night. Milwaukee didn't pl...
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NBA's ties with China, worth billions, now under strainOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - It wasn't even a month ago that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sat overlooking center court at an arena in Beijing, watching the gold-medal game at the World Cup with othe...
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Gores says keeping Drummond a priority for PistonsOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - On the day the Detroit Pistons opened their new training facility, owner Tom Gores discussed his hopes for the upcoming season. Not surprisingly, he'd lik...
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Agent: Raptors, Lowry agree on $31 million extensionOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors have agreed on a $31 million, one-year extension that could keep him with the NBA champions through the 2020-21 season. Agent Mark Bar...