Basketball

BROOKLYN, NY—NBA player, Kyrie Irving who plays for the New York Nets is standing his ground in his decision to remain unvaccinated despite the city's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for professional athletes of the league. All players must adhere to the mandate to play at games in the state of New York. The Nets general manager has not let Irving participate...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, September 10, there has been an announcement that the 2020-2021 NBA Season will be delayed. The Athletic and Stadium NBA Insider, Shams Charania, tweeted, "NBA's league office informed Board of Governors today that the 2020-21 season won't begin earlier than Christmas Day, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Nov. 18 Draft date, 20-21 start date remain fluid." During the NBA...

UNITED STATES—This was the weekend that I was waiting for. We went from 16 teams to 4 and it was a ton of surprises along the way. There is nothing more exciting than witnessing a ton of basketball games where the unpredictable happens. Top seeds were upset, underdogs rose to the top, and when the dust settled, we officially...

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—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...

DALLAS—The Los Angeles Lakers are playing their best basketball of the season extending their winning streak to three with a thrilling comeback victory against the Dallas Mavericks, 111-108 on Sunday, February 26. Early on, it was all Mavs with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving building a 27-point lead in the first half. Los Angeles, with help from some of the...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Golden State Warriors were victorious against the Memphis Grizzlies with 45.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, 101-98 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday, May 9 at the Chase Center. Golden State now has a 3-1 series lead over Memphis. Steph Curry was the hero of the night scoring 32 points while dishing out...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, July 18, the San Antonio Spurs traded two-time Defensive Player of the Year (2015 and 2016) and the second youngest Finals MVP (2014) in NBA history to the Toronto Raptors. Kawhi Leonard's complicated standoff with the Spurs organization came to an end. While Leonard has repeatedly made it clear through his camp that he wants to be a...

SACRAMENTO—The Splash Bros. Klay Thompson and Steph Curry showed their championship mettle on Wednesday, April 26 as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings, 123-116 at Golden 1 Center. Golden State holds a 3-2 lead in what has been the best series to open the NBA Playoffs. Golden State has been awful away from Chase Center at 11-30, not...

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Celtics took a 2-1 series lead in Game 3 of the NBA Finals in front of 20,000 Celtic fans at TD Garden in Boston with a 116-100 victory on Wednesday, June 7. Led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Celtics, this dynamic duo have emerged as one of the best one-two punches in the...