Bill Bradley details Chiune Sugihara's heroism in award-winning radio documentary
Bill Bradley, captain of the U.S. gold medal-winning basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently involved in another winning (and historically important) project with ties to Japan. And it has nothing to do with basketball. The weekly satellite radio program "American Voices with Senator ...
An earthquake that struck Southern California forced the NBA to postpone the finish of a Summer League game between New Orleans and New York on Friday night. The Knicks-Pelicans game, the NBA debut for No. 1 pick Zion Williamson of New Orleans, was called with ...
The Detroit Pistons knew a victory Wednesday night would guarantee them a playoff spot. And, from the opening tip, they left no doubt that was going to happen. Luke Kennard scored 27 points, Reggie Jackson had 21 and Andre Drummond added 20 points and 18 ...
With a big lead and bigger games ahead, Joel Embiid could have opted for safety. He could have simply let the ball go out of bounds, without putting a scare into people in the 76ers' front office or along the Madison Square Garden sideline. That's not ...
Knicks deal Kristaps Porzingis to Mavericks, say he requested a trade
The New York Knicks were having their doubts, wondering if Kristaps Porzingis truly wanted to be part of the franchise. On Thursday, they say he made it clear he didn't. Once that happened, they decided to trade the All-Star forward who was thought to be one ...
Dirk Nowitzki has been coming to Madison Square Garden for about two decades, scoring better there than at any road arena. If this was the last visit, he ended with a good one. Nowitzki scored a season-high 14 points, Luka Doncic warmed up after an airball ...
Rockets' James Harden scores franchise-record 61 points in victory over Knicks
Houston superstar James Harden continued his historic streak Wednesday night by scoring a career-high and franchise-record 61 points, but it was Eric Gordon who drained the biggest shot, a 3-pointer with nine seconds left, that gave the Rockets the lead for good in a ...
Ex-NBA player Hedo Turkoglu calls Enes Kanter's fears about game in Turkey a 'smear campaign'
Former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu, now a chief adviser to Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rebuked New York Knicks center Enes Kanter's fears about his homeland Monday as a "smear campaign." Kanter said last week he would not join the Knicks for a game against ...
Fear of assassination spurs Enes Knicks' Kanter to skip England trip
The New York Knicks' Turkish center Enes Kanter said he won't make the NBA team's trip to Britain this month for fear he might be murdered by Turkish spies. Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he didn't doubt that Turkish ...
Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life
Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention. But the reserved, humble man gained a measure of fame late in life when a documentary, "Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story," was released in 2008. As a result, younger generations ...
Zach LaVine decided to take the game into his own hands and finally put an end to this double-overtime affair. Scoring a career-high 41 points, including all eight in the second overtime and the game-winning free throw with 0.2 seconds left, LaVine led the Chicago ...
Kevin Durant scored 25 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors manhandled the New York Knicks 128-100 Friday at Madison Square Garden. "I just tried to be aggressive and score," Durant said. "I thought our third quarter was pretty ...
