Brandon Ingram explodes for 49 points to carry Pelicans past Jazz
The New Orleans Pelicans wildly celebrated Brandon Ingram's off-balance jumper in the final seconds of regulation, believing it had won the game. Turns out it didn't. Fans were angry with an unusual foul call that allowed Utah to force overtime with .2 seconds left, but the ...
Emmanuel Mudiay has never lacked confidence, though the former seventh overall draft pick knew he could get better. Mudiay scored a season-high 20 points against his former team and Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 16 rebounds to power the Utah Jazz to a 128-104 ...
Amid early offensive struggles, the Utah Jazz never wavered on defense. The surging Jazz pulled away for a 104-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night by leaning on their trademark rugged defense. Utah ran the Pistons off the 3-point line, holding Detroit to ...
Antonio Lang enjoying Summer League coaching challenge, seeing growth of Japanese basketball
One familiar face for Japanese basketball fans is currently serving as a head coach during the ongoing NBA Summer League. Antonio Lang, a former long-time player and coach in Japan, is leading the wannabe Cleveland Cavaliers team here. Antonio Lang was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers ...
Longtime Timberwolves fan Mitsuaki Ono seeks to foster Japan relations with Minnesota
Like countless sports fans, Mitsuaki Ono can pinpoint a formative period in his life that cemented his fandom. The Kawasaki native was living in Rochester, Minnesota, during the 1989-90 school year because IBM assigned his father, Koji, to work in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. As ...
Jazz assistant Antonio Lang keen to share knowledge with Japan's coaches
Utah Jazz assistant coach Antonio Lang returned to Japan this year for the third straight summer, to share the knowledge and experience he's learned in the NBA with the country's coaches and players. As an NBA assistant, Lang is busy for most of the year, ...
Jazz assistant coach Lang values Japan experience
Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski's "fist" analogy to describe how a team gets stronger when it plays as a group is well-known. Antonio Lang, who played for Coach K at Duke, certainly knows the analogy is correct as he and his fellow Blue ...
Daily conversations about life, basketball strengthen Dick and Diante Garrett's special bond
Diante Garrett's dazzling basketball skills, contagious confidence and veteran leadership have provided a big boost for the title-chasing Alvark Tokyo this season. And it's quite clear his positive relationship with his father remains a stabilizing force in his life. Former NBA guard Dick Garrett, an NBA ...
Former NBL coach Lang enjoying new role with Jazz
Antonio Lang, who was the head coach of the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins in Japan until the end of last season, was fortunate enough to earn a job as an assistant with the NBA's Utah Jazz this season. But he's got no time to celebrate, because ...
New Utah Jazz assistant coach Lang 'grateful' for past coaching experiences in Japan
Ex-Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins bench boss Antonio Lang has earned a job in the world's premier basketball league. But he has no intention of cutting his ties with Japanese hoops; after all, he's grown to cherish the game here. Lang was hired as a Utah Jazz ...
