LAS VEGAS — The NBA will roll out its new in-season tournament this upcoming season, unveiling a championship it hopes will catch on among fans, players and teams. The league will hand out the NBA Cup for the first time on Dec. 9, christening the winner of the 30-team cup competition and handing out a … Read more
After leading the Denver Nuggets to the first-ever NBA title in their 47-year existence, Nikola Jokic just wanted to go home to his horses. Never mind that he had just become the first player in NBA history to lead the charts for total points scored (600), rebounds (269) and assists (190) in a single playoffs … Read more
MIAMI — As if losing Game 4 of the NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets wasn’t tough enough on the Miami Heat, it turns out the man who plays their beloved mascot, Burnie, was taken to the emergency room of a nearby hospital for treatment after being leveled by former UFC champion Conor McGregor on … Read more
Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The NBA finals are here after a nail-biting playoffs season. The finals began Thursday, June 1 and will continue through Sunday, June 18, if needed. Game 4 of the NBA Finals will air tonight on Friday, June 9 at 8:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. PDT). The Miami Heat, the … Read more
The Athletic has live coverage of Stanley Cup Final Game 5 Panthers vs. Golden Knights FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Sunday night, right before Panthers coach Paul Maurice went downstairs to meet his staff for dinner in Summerlin, Nev., he called home to check in on his wife, Michelle. She said he must be calling … Read more
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The NBA finals are here after a nail-biting playoffs season. The finals began Thursday, June 1 and will continue through June 18, if needed. Game 3 of the NBA Finals will air tonight on Wednesday, June 7 at 8:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. PDT). The Miami Heat, the … Read more
Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat shoots the ball during Game One of the 2023 NBA Finals on June 1, 2023 at the Ball Arena in Denver, CO. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The NBA finals are here after a nail-biting playoffs season. The finals began Thursday, June 1 and will continue through … Read more
Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The NBA final championship games are here after a nail-biting playoffs season. The finals begin Thursday, June 1 and will continue through June 18 if needed. Tomorrow marks Game 1 of the NBA Finals, pitting the Miami Heat, the Eastern Conference champions, against the Denver Nuggets, the Western Conference champions, … Read more
The Athletic has live coverage of Eastern Conference Final game 7 between the Celtics vs Heat. What a difference a week makes. After the Miami Heat blew out the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, both NBA conference finals were 3-0. No team in league history has come back to win a best-of-seven postseason series after … Read more
In what will be a victory for the early risers, East Coast viewers and washed parents everywhere, the NBA is moving the start of weeknight finals games up by a half-hour this year. Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 1. It’s a significant move up … Read more