Sports / NBA

James and Cavs hold off Heat in emotional pre-season clash 13 Oct 2014 - 06:47 am

Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James (left) is defended by Luol Deng of Miami Heat during their NBA Global Games Rio 2014 basketball game...

NBA extends US TV deals for nine years 06 Oct 2014 - 09:08 pm

NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced nine-year US television contract extensions yesterday with Disney’s ABC and ESPN and Turner Broadcasting’s TNT,...

Cavaliers rip Tel Aviv in pre-season opener 06 Oct 2014 - 09:07 pm

Cavaliers rip Tel Aviv in pre-season opener CLEVELAND: LeBron James was a winner in his first NBA appearance for Cleveland since leaving for...

Serbia beat France, to face US in World Cup final 14 Sep 2014 - 12:44 am

Serbian players celebrate a point during their basketball World Cup semi-final against France at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid on Friday....

Ferry steps away from Hawks’ operations 14 Sep 2014 - 12:40 am

ATLANTA: Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry is taking an indefinite leave of absence over racial comments he made in a team meeting...

US down Lithuania to reach Cup final 13 Sep 2014 - 06:53 am

US’s players celebrate after defeating Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup semi-final match at Palau Sant Jordi sports pavilion in Barcelona, Catalonia,...

US and Lithuania set up World Cup semi-final date 11 Sep 2014 - 12:00 am

Emir Preldzic (left) of Turkey in action against Jonas Maciulis of Lithuania during their FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter-final match at the Palau...

Deng ‘saddened’ by Ferry comments 10 Sep 2014 - 11:58 pm

MIAMI: African-born British NBA star Luol Deng on Tuesday said he was saddened and disappointed by the remarks made about him in June...

Levenson to sell Hawks over racially charged mail 08 Sep 2014 - 10:36 pm

NEW YORK: Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson on Sunday said he would sell his controlling interest in the NBA team in the wake...

US, Spain stay on course for World Cup showdown 07 Sep 2014 - 09:08 pm

Spain’s forward Serge Ibaka (left) vies for the ball with Senegal’s forward Abdou Badji during their 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup round of...

Star duo works magic for Lithuania 06 Sep 2014 - 10:34 pm

SEVILLE, Spain: Lithuania’s NBA stars Donatas Motiejunas and Jonas Valanciunas have been working magic for the national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball...

Americans ease past Dominicans 04 Sep 2014 - 09:31 pm

Dominican James Feldeine (right) throws the ball past USA’s Anthony Davis during their FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C match at the Bizkaia...

US, Slovenia advance as Lithuania suffer 03 Sep 2014 - 11:01 pm

US head coach Mike Krzyzewski (centre) talks with Kenneth Faried (left) and James Harden during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C match...

Spain, Greece win as Senegal stun Croatia 02 Sep 2014 - 09:40 pm

Brazil’s centre Nene Hilario (left) vies with Spain’s forward Pau Gasol during a 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A match at the...

Philippines celebrates despite loss to Croatia 31 Aug 2014 - 09:49 pm

MANILA: Despite losing to Croatia on the first day of the World Cup in Spain, the basketball-crazy Philippines yesterday celebrated its team’s strong...

US cuts world team to 12 after beating Puerto Rico 23 Aug 2014 - 09:00 pm

Derrick Rose in action for Chicago Bulls in this file photo. Rose earned a place in final US squad for the World Cup. ...

NBA: Hornets sign Hairston 23 Aug 2014 - 08:58 pm

NEW YORK: The Charlotte Hornets signed first-round guard PJ Hairston. The Hornets acquired the rights to Hairston (26th overall pick) and guard Semaj...

Ballmer rallies Clipper fans into frenzy 19 Aug 2014 - 09:26 pm

LOS ANGELES: A fist-pumping, high-fiving Steve Ballmer enthusiastically vowed to run a “hard core” NBA franchise that will win championships during a rally...