Yuta Watanabe shifts focus to upcoming NBA season
Just over 14, 15 hours after his return from China, Yuta Watanabe was back at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, where the Japan men’s national team had landed on its return from the FIBA World Cup the previous night. And he was already "in an ...
Tom Nissalke, who won coach of the year honors in the NBA and ABA, has died. He was 87. Nissalke passed away at his home in Salt Lake City on Thursday after facing a "series of health-related problems" in recent years, according to the Deseret ...
Vince Carter is putting off retirement for at least one more season. With that, he'll claim the longest career in NBA history all to himself. A person familiar with the situation confirmed that Carter has agreed to terms on a one-year contract to return to the ...
Carmelo Anthony was not quite ready to say goodbye to the NBA last season. Anthony said Friday that at 35, he is working and waiting for his next chance. The 10-time NBA All-Star ended last season without a team but is hopeful the phone will ...
Rakuten looks to extend jersey deal with NBA's Golden State Warriors as brand awareness jumps
Rakuten Inc., which paid the Golden State Warriors $60 million for a three-year jersey sponsorship in 2017, is looking to extend the partnership as the National Basketball Association finalists head into the final season of their deal. The logo patch, on a player's left shoulder ...
Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife pleads guilty to arranging for his murder
The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in one of Memphis, Tennessee's biggest murder cases. Sherra Wright also pleaded guilty to facilitation of a criminal ...
Nomadic Neumann lived an incredible basketball life
Johnny Neumann forged an unconventional path in life. As a prep basketball phenom at Overton High School in Memphis, Tennessee, in the late 1960s, Neumann was recruited by UCLA's John Wooden and Kentucky's Adolph Rupp, coaching titans of powerhouse programs in that era. He had ...
Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback whose NFL career was cut short after he knelt in protest during the national anthem, would still have a job if he were a basketball player, according to former NBA commissioner David Stern. Speaking on the "Bloomberg Business of Sports" podcast, ...
Rookie Yuta Watanabe displays potential while playing major minutes in NBA G League
Rookie Yuta Watanabe has exhibited veteran poise throughout his first season as a pro basketball player. With a two-way contract that splits his time between the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League, there's been no shortage of opportunities for the ...
The first NBA games to be played in India will be staged next October in Mumbai with preseason contests between the Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings, the league announced Thursday. The 2019 matchups, the first ever by any North American sports league in the nation ...
Thunder Girls dancer Kei Hirata imparts cheerleading knowledge to Akita students
Before the Oklahoma City Thunder opened their 2018-19 NBA season, cheerleader Kei Hirata returned to Japan for a short vacation. The trip, of course, gave her a chance to visit family and friends. It also included a fun opportunity to pass on her knowledge and ...
After scoring 18 points to help Japan beat Iran in a FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier at Ota City General Gymnasium on Monday, Yuta Watanabe's mind quickly turned to the United States where he will soon be fighting to make a name for himself ...
