[caption id="attachment_8893" align="alignleft" width="300"] The 76ers celebrated a regular-season victory for the first time since March 25, a span of 252 days.[/caption] PHILADELPHIA -- Nerlens Noel smiled. "Finally," he told reporters. Minutes later, future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant walked through the Philadelphia 76ers locker room en route...
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James said knowing this will be Kobe Bryant's last season is "truly sad for me" and that he regrets that the pair never faced off in the NBA Finals. "I didn't hold up my end of the bargain in 2009 for the...
[caption id="attachment_8861" align="alignleft" width="300"] On a night when the Jazz were able to dictate the style, Draymond Green and Stephon Curry combined forces to make the Warriors a perfect 19-0.[/caption] SALT LAKE CITY -- With the Golden State Warriors now 19-0 after a 106-103 edging of...
CHICAGO -- Jimmy Butler has a sore heel, Derrick Rose has a blurry eye, Mike Dunleavy has a balky back, Kirk Hinrich is one more leg injury from the glue factory and Joakim Noah's busted swag flickers on and off like an old lightbulb. But no...
Kobe Bryant, who helped the Lakers win five NBA championships over a 20-year career spent entirely in Los Angeles, announced Sunday on The Players' Tribune website that he will retire after this season, writing that "this season is all I have left to give." In a...