Basketball

UNITED STATES—The Golden State Warriors will suit up to play the Houston Rockets for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, May 20. Though the Warriors were able to steal home court from the Rockets in Game 1, the Houston squad came back with a vengeance and a decisive victory in Game 2. Though Stephen Curry has returned...

SAN FRANCISCO— On Thursday, August 20,  the Golden State Warriors learned during the virtual draft lottery that they will have the second pick in the 2020 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft set to take place on October 16. The NBA draft was supposed to happen in late June, yet the league postponed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year...

LOS ANGELES—Anthony Davis was dominant in Game 3 on Saturday, May 6 leading the Los Angeles Lakers past the Golden State Warriors 127-97 at Crypto.com Arena. He scored 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Lakers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series. LeBron James filled up the stat sheet finishing with 21 points, eight rebounds...

UNITED STATES—It has arrived: March Madness is officially upon us! The NCAA has chosen its teams to compete during the pinnacle of college basketball where its either you win or you head home; there is NO SECOND CHANCES! This is what I love about March Madness. For those, who haven’t started to fill out your bracket, what are you...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—UCLA advances to the Final Four  continuing their historic run through March Madness on Tuesday, March 30, as the No.11 seed UCLA Bruins pulled off another upset defeating the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines, 51-49 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Bruins guard, Johnny Juzang was brilliant, torching Michigan with 28 points, his fantastic shooting kept the Bruins in the game...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—March Madness continued as the final four teams fought for a spot in the national championship game at Caesars Superdome on Saturday, April 2. Kansas outlasted Villanova by a score of 81-65. The much-anticipated classic between Duke and North Carolina lived up to all its pregame hype. In one of the best college basketball games of all time...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant revitalized Downtown Los Angeles moving from The Forum in Inglewood to the Staples Center in 2000; instilling pride, drive and ambition in the hearts of the entire community that reached beyond the vast scope of the city. A public memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna will take place at...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors are headed in opposite directions as evidenced at the Chase Center on Thursday, March 2, as the Warriors overcame an early double-digit hole to pound the Clippers, 115-91. Warriors guard Jordan Poole stepped up after the Clippers took a 56-45 lead into the locker room, erupting in the third quarter...

OAKLAND—On Sunday, May 20, the Golden State Warriors dealt a decisive blow to the Houston Rockets during Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Going into Sunday's game, the series was tied 1-1. While the Warriors took Game 1 with force, the Rockets responded in kind for Game 2. In Game 3, the Warriors ran away with the victory,...

UNITED STATES—All NBA playoff games that were going to take place on Wednesday, August 26 were postponed as a result of players boycotting against racial injustice. The decision to postpone the games started when the Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott their playoff game after the shooting of Jacob Blake in the team’s home state of Wisconsin. The NBA posted the...