Basketball / NBA Jan 7, 2021
As violence at the U.S. Capitol underlined deep divisions in America on Wednesday, NBA players said the incident helped renew their commitment to fight racial injustice.
Basketball / NBA Feb 25, 2020
Bucks overcome Wizards in OT despite Bradley Beal's 55-point performance
Khris Middleton suddenly went cold down the stretch against the Washington Wizards. Fortunately for the Milwaukee Bucks, he kept shooting. With Giannis Antetotkounmpo fouled out, Middleton bounced back from five straight misses and scored Milwaukee's final nine points and the Bucks beat Bradley Beal and the ...
Basketball / NBA Sep 27, 2018
Jack McKinney, who coached the Indiana Pacers for four seasons in the 1980s, died Tuesday at 83 years old, Saint Joseph's University announced. McKinney coached Saint Joseph's from 1966-74 before joining the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach. After two seasons in Milwaukee, he ...
Basketball / NBA May 18, 2018
The Milwaukee Bucks officially named Mike Budenholzer as the team's new head coach Thursday. Budenholzer and the Bucks reportedly agreed in principle to a four-year contract on Wednesday. "After a thorough coaching search, it was clear that Mike was the ideal choice as we enter into ...
Basketball / NBA | NBA REPORT Jan 30, 2018
Cavaliers, Bucks search for right formula in a tale of two cities
by Sam Smith
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was ...
Basketball / NBA | NBA REPORT Apr 25, 2017
Antetokounmpo no longer just a diamond in the rough
by Sam Smith
Giannis Antetokounmpo probably is the least favorite player of NBA writers. Just imagine trying to write "Antetokounmpo" on deadline. And that often. Antetokounmpo led his team in every major statistical category this season, points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals. He is the fifth ever to do ...
Basketball / NBA Jul 9, 2016
Ex-Fukushima stars Jones, Nash make Las Vegas Summer League debuts
by Ed Odeven
Two former Fukushima Firebonds standouts made their 2016 NBA Las Vegas Summer League debuts on Friday night. Guard Verdell Jones III, who played college ball at Indiana University, had a team-best 12 points with three rebounds, three assists and a block for the NBA D-League ...
Basketball / NBA Jul 5, 2016
Dynamic scorer Nash to play for Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas Summer League
by Ed Odeven
After a banner rookie season in the bj-league, forward Le'Bryan Nash continues his quest to secure a job in the NBA. Next stop: The NBA's Las Vegas Summer League. The 201-cm Nash gave the Fukushima Firebonds a bj-league best 26.6 ponts per game this past season, ...