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Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard drops 30 points as Team LeBron edges Team Giannis, 157-155, during the 2020 NBA All-Star Games. BLEACHER REPORT

Team LeBron edges Team Giannis in All-Stars clash

In a battle between the ā€˜basketball gods’ for four quarters, Team LeBron successfully edged Team Giannis in a nerve-wracking showdown for a cause during the 2020...
Orlando Magic's Aaron Gordon soars past seven-foot-five Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall for his final trick of the 2020 All-Star Slam Dunk competition in Chicago, USA on Feb. 15. YAHOO SPORTS

NBA All-Star: Slam dunk or sham dunk in Chicago?

Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon could have sealed his first-ever National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Slam Dunk trophy after putting a two-handed flush past Boston Celtics’ seven-foot-five center...
Kevin Durant enters the stadium before game five of the 2019 NBA Finals against Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in June 2019. He was playing for Golden State Warriors then. On Monday (Philippine time), Brooklyn Nets announced Durant will be playing for them, wearing a new number for the first time since entering the NBA: No. 7. USA TODAY

Durant officially joins Nets, to wear No. 7

BROOKLYN Nets officially added forward Kevin Durant on Sunday (Monday, Philippine time), announcing his arrival as part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Golden State Warriors...
LeBron James and Anthony Davis share a laugh during NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. AP

Will Lakers’ Plan B blow up on their faces?

THE Los Angeles Lakers can look like equal parts contender and reality-show series all in the same day, even the same hour. It’s hard to tell...
Kawhi Leonard is going to be a Clipper. REUTERS

Kawhi Leonard agrees to sign with LA Clippers

NOT EVEN a championship was enough to keep Kawhi Leonard in Canada. Free-agent forward Kawhi Leonard has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources...
Kevin Durant. Getty Images

Warriors owner: No other player will wear Durant’s No. 35

OAKLAND – Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is showing his appreciation for Kevin Durant’s contributions to three successful seasons by promising that no other player...
Heinz Gabriel ā€œKobeā€ Demisana

Negrense Demisana to represent Asia Pacific in Jr. NBA

NEGRENSE big man Heinz Gabriel ā€œKobeā€ Demisana will be one of Asia Pacific’s representatives at the Jr. NBA Global Championship slated from August 6 to 11...

Raptors beats Warriors for 1st NBA title

CALIFORNIA – The Toronto Raptors secured their first NBA championship, topping a beaten and battered Golden State Warriors team in Game 6 of the...

Warriors play final game at Oracle today to force Game 7

OAKLAND – Stephen Curry offered a long list of things motivating the Golden State Warriors to extend their season once more and keep alive...

Much at stake in last NBA finals trip to Oracle Arena

TORONTO – The NBA Finals are making one last trip to Oracle Arena. For the Toronto Raptors, it’s a second shot at a first championship. For...