• Kobe Bryant to Alonzo Ball

    Whether he's ready or not, Lonzo Ball has become the face of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise, a position that Kobe Bryant left open when he retired after the 2015-16 season. Unlike Kobe, however, Lonzo comes as a package deal with his outspoken father, LaVar, whose controversial statements have been making headlines for the better part of a year now.

  • Kyrie Irving regret shouting obscenity at fan

    "Hell no. Man enough to record it on video, then that's on him," Irving said. "I'm glad that he got his name out there and then kinda five seconds of fame and it going viral. That's the social media platform we live on. I take full responsibility what I said -- excuse the kids at home -- and you move on."

  • Derrick Rose's ankle injury a reminder

    Derrick Rose, of course, has missed a staggering 262 games since the 2011-12 season, and hasn't played more than 66 games in a season since 2010 -- his third year in the league. His partner in the Cavs' new backcourt, Dwyane Wade, has never been super as durable either. Similar to Rose, Wade has played more than 70 games just once in the past six seasons -- and now he's 35 years old. Then there's Kevin Love, who has a history of back and knee troubles, including knee surgery last season that kept him out for a long stretch in the second half. Cleveland also has the oldest roster in the league, with an average age of 30.1 years. No other team in the NBA has an average age in the 30s.

Saturday, March 31, 2018


Si Isaiah Thomas ay matagumpay na arthroscopic surgery sa kanyang kanang balakang sa Huwebes.

Tatawahin ni Thomas ang natitira sa panahon.

Ang inaasahang oras sa pagbawi para kay Thomas ay apat na buwan.

Hinirang si Thomas na huwag sumailalim sa operasyon ng huling offseason habang sinubukang i-rehabilitate ang kanyang hip upang bumalik noong Enero.


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Blake Griffin will miss at least a week with a bruise on his right ankle.

Blake Griffin played an ankle injury for the last week and was extremely limited in his minutes. With the Pistons' victories in the Lakers and Bulls, he played in less than 30 minutes. He did not play the Wizard win.

According to Keith Langlois of Pistons.com, a preliminary examination in Griffin has a bone on his right ankle. The Pistons will be handed over to Griffin for a week and then re-evaluated afterwards. Detroit is still technically in the race playoff so he can return.



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Ang 10-araw na kontrata ng Okaro White ay nag-expire na at hindi siya nag-play para sa Cleveland Cavaliers habang nasa ilalim ng kontrata. Ang Cleveland ngayon ay mayroong dalawang bukas na spot ng roster.

Si White ay nagtatrabaho sa kanyang sarili pabalik sa hugis ng laro pagkatapos ng paghihirap ng isang putol na paa.

Ang Cavaliers ay hindi kinakailangang mag-sign ng isa pang manlalaro para sa isa pang 10 araw ngunit isang pinagmumulan ng sinabi ng isa pang manlalaro ay malamang na mapirmahan nang mas maaga.

Ang Kendrick Perkins ay nananatili sa radar ng Cavaliers at maaaring mapirmahan. Inaasahan ng Perkins na mapirmahan ng Cavaliers pagkatapos ng deadline ng kalakalan.

Maaari ding muling lagdaan ng Cavaliers si White o i-convert ang kontrata ni John Holland sa kontrata ng NBA.



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Tinangka ni Kevin Durant na ipaliwanag kung bakit siya ay nakatanggap ng higit pang mga teknikal na fouls sa panahong ito.

"Ito ay ang aking damdamin at pagmamahal sa laro," sabi ni Durant matapos ang sesyon ng Biyernes. "Pagkatapos napanalunan ang championship (huling panahon), natutunan ko na hindi pa nagbago ang akala ko sa isip na ito ay pupunuin ang isang tiyak na [walang bisa] Hindi ko napagtanto na sa oras na ang tanging bagay na mahalaga ay ito laro at kung magkano ang gagawin mo dito. Ang lahat ng iba pa sa korte, social media, pang-unawa, ay hindi mahalaga. Kung ano ang sinasabi ng mga tao, kung paano sila tinitingnan, hindi mahalaga.

"Ang ginawa namin bilang isang koponan ay espesyal, at nais kong maranasan iyon muli. Ang aking pagmamahal at pagmamahal sa laro ay [namumulaklak] dahil naintindihan ko iyan kung ano ang lahat ng ito, at ibinubuhos ko ang lahat ng ito [bagong nauuhaw na uhaw] sa larong ito. Ngunit alam ko na kailangan kong panatilihin ang [aking apoy] sa ilalim ng kontrol, at gagawin ko. "

Bago ang pagsisimula ng 2017-18, si Durant ay nagkaroon lamang ng isang pagbubuhos sa kanyang unang 10 taon sa liga. Siya ay hanggang sa limang season na ito.

"Ito ay bahagi lamang ng ebolusyon na dumaraan," sabi ni Durant sa ESPN. "I'll be the first to admit that I'm not perfect. Wala akong lahat ng mga sagot. Maaaring kunin ang offseason para sa akin upang masuri, 'OK, malaman natin kung papaano ito kaunti. ' Ngunit komportable ako sa pagbabahagi nito dahil ang lahat ng pagmamalasakit ko ay iyon, "sabi niya habang itinuturo niya ang korte sa pagsasanay.

"Gustung-gusto ko ang larong ito, at gagawin ko ang anumang makakaya ko upang matulungan ang aking koponan na makabalik sa kung saan kami ay huling taon.Ito ay kung ano ang nagagalak ako para sa Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit nakikita mo ang pag-iibigan mula sa akin Bago, Naaalala ko ang laro at ang pamumuhay. Ngayon, ang lahat ng pag-aalaga ko ay ang pag-ibig ko sa laro, ang kalinisan ng laro. Ito ako. "

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Ang Toronto Raptors ay mayroon pa ring gagawin upang makuha ang No 1 seed sa Eastern Conference, ngunit ang panalo sa Boston sa Sabado (7:30 ng umaga ET, NBA TV) ay magiging mahabang paraan sa bagay na iyon.

Sa alinmang paraan, ang mga Raptors ay komportable sa paraan ng kanilang paglalaro. Nanatili sila ang tanging koponan na nagra-rank sa top five sa parehong nakakasakit at nagtatanggol na kahusayan, at nararamdaman na ang mga pagbabago na ginawa nila offensively season na ito ay magbabayad sa playoffs.

"Ang pagmamarka ko ay sa kaso ng emerhensiya," siya joked matapos ang Raptors nagtrabaho sa Biyernes, sa gabi ng isang petsa sa Celtics sa Boston. "Nasa labas ako na nararamdaman ko ang laro, pinapayagan ang mga bagay na maging madali, nagpapadali, nakakahanap ng mga lalaki, nagsisikap lamang na gawing mas mahusay ang aking mga kasamahan sa koponan.

"Sa pagtatapos ng araw alam ko na maaari kong puntos kapag kailangan ko ng puntos, at palagi itong dumating sa kaso ng emerhensiya."

Sa panahong ito ng nakakasakit na pagbabagong-anyo para sa mga Raptors, ang siyam na taong beterano ay ganap na tama. Ang kanyang mga assist ay up, ang kanyang pagbaril kabuuan ay down. Ang 55-20 na koponan ay mas mababa ang tiwala sa kanyang mga kahanga-hangang kasanayan at lahat ng tao, tila, ay OK sa kung paano ang mga bagay na naglalaro ng ibinigay na Raptors ay isang panalo ang layo mula sa katumbas ng pinakamahusay na taon sa kasaysayan ng franchise na may pitong laro na natitira.


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Nalampasan ni LeBron James si Michael Jordan sa isang panukalang pagmamarka noong Biyernes ng gabi habang nag-rally ang Cleveland Cavaliers sa New Orleans Pelicans 107-102

Sa pamamagitan ng isang double-dunk dunk sa ibabaw ng Solomon Hill sa unang quarter, James naabot double figure sa pagmamarka para sa 867 na magkakasunod na laro, paglabag sa lahat-ng-oras na talaan na itinakda ng Jordan.

Sa isang pagwawalang-bahala sa paglalaro, ibinibigay ni James ang bola at nakatanggap siya ng standing ovation mula sa crowd ng sellout sa Quicken Loans Arena.

Ang huling pagkakataon na hindi nakuha ni James ang hindi bababa sa 10 puntos ay noong Jan. 5, 2007, nang siya ay nagtala ng walong puntos sa 3-of-13 shooting laban sa Milwaukee Bucks. Sa oras na iyon, siya ay nanalo ng tatlong NBA championships, nag-iwan ng Cleveland para sa Miami at bumalik, at itinatag ang kanyang sarili bilang isa sa mga pinakamahusay na manlalaro sa kasaysayan ng liga.

Ang guhit ni Jordan ay tumagal mula Marso 25, 1986 hanggang Disyembre 26, 2001, habang naglalaro para sa Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards. Ikinalawa ni James ang marka nang dalawang gabi nang mas maaga laban sa koponan ng Jordan na nagmamay-ari - ang Charlotte Hornets.

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Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2008, basketball star Derrick Rose was named the NBA's league MVP in 2011.

Raised by a single mother in a tough section of Chicago, Illinois, Derrick Rose was born on October 4, 1988. The nation's No. 1 high school point guard, Rose played for the University of Memphis before declaring for the 2008 NBA Draft after his freshman year. Selected No. 1 overall by the Chicago Bulls, Rose was named MVP of the NBA following the 2011 season.

Derrick Martell Rose was born on October 4, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised without a father in the tough Englewood section of Chicago, Rose and his three older brothers were under the constant, watchful eye of their strict and loving mother, Brenda.

"My mom would walk down the street and drag us home if she heard we were getting into trouble," Rose later told Sports Illustrated. "Even the drug dealers, when they saw her coming, would stop dealing and tell her where we were."

The Rose family was tight, and Derrick's three brothers—Dwayne, Reggie and Allan—took on a fatherly role when it came to their youngest brother. By the eighth grade, Rose's talent as a basketball player was readily apparent. The slick-moving point guard with exceptional court vision was a rising star in his home city, and to protect him from outside interests, his older siblings were constantly at his side. One or more would pick him up and drop him off at school. They also attended his practices and punished him if he stepped out of line.

In 2003, Rose enrolled at Chicago's Simeon Academy and quickly catapulted to one of the country's best high school players. His dominant career at the school resulted in numerous wins and awards. In his senior season, Rose, who by then was ranked the nation's best high school point guard, averaged 25.2 points per game and guided Simeon to a 33-2 record and its second consecutive state title. That same year, the Chicago Tribune named the young player its 2007 "Illinois Mr. Basketball Player."

Not surprisingly, college coaches salivated over the prospect of landing Derrick Rose on their roster. In the end, the point guard chose to enroll at the University of Memphis and play for its coach, John Calipari.

Rose wasted little time leaving his mark on the college game. In his lone year at Memphis, the point guard led the Tigers to 38 total wins—the most in NCAA history—and the 2008 national championship game, where the team lost to the Kansas Jayhawks in overtime.

Rose netted 18 points in the final game, cementing his status as one of college's best players. Not longer after, he declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft, and in June 2008, his hometown Chicago Bulls selected the 19-year-old with the first pick in the draft.

But Rose's time at Memphis was not free of blemishes. In 2009, the NCAA ordered the school to vacate its 2007-08 season and serve three years' probation due to NCAA rules violations. While the NCAA report didn't explicitly name Rose, he was the only player who fit the description of its findings. The report claimed that Rose had elected someone else take his SAT in order to meet academic eligibility requirements. Investigators also accused Memphis of paying $1,700 in free travel to Rose's brother, Reggie.

In Rose's first NBA season (2008-09), he averaged 16.8 points and 6.3 assists per game, earning Rookie of the Year honors and leading the Bulls back to the playoffs.

Over the next three seasons, the point guard molded himself into one of the game's better all-around players. Following a stellar 2010-11 season that saw Rose average 25 points per game, the NBA named Rose its league MVP, making him the youngest player (at 22 years, 191 days old) to receive the honor.

In the strike-shortened 2011-12 season, Rose led the Bulls to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. But in the first game of the post-season, Rose went down with a serious knee injury that forced him to miss the remainder of the playoffs as well as all of the 2012-13 season.

Rose, who lives in Chicago year-round, became a father for the first time on October 9, 2012, when his longtime girlfriend, Mieka Reese, gave birth to a son, Derrick Rose Jr.
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