Kevin Simão MassingueLos Angeles Lakers eliminated from playoff contention after 7th straight loss: 'We had more starting lineups than wins'ESPN - Dave McMenaminPHOENIX -- A season that started with championship promise for the Los Angeles Lakers ended with the pain of failing to even qualify for the play-in …
Kevin Simão MassingueChicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic says latest hard foul on Milwaukee Bucks' Grayson Allen was unintentionalESPN - Jamal CollierCHICAGO -- Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen found himself in the middle of yet another controversial foul call during a game against the Chicago …
Kevin Simão MassingueKarl-Anthony Towns lost seven family members to Covid. He came back and shoneverified_publisherThe Guardian - Oren WeisfeldOn 14 March 2022, Karl-Anthony Towns pirouetted, leapt and dunked his way to a 60-point performance with the grace of a ballet dancer and the strength of, well, a 7ft, 250lb NBA player. After the game, he started to text the most important person in his life: his mother, Jackie. Then he stopped …
Kevin Simão MassingueBlack Market: my life inside the seedy underbelly of college basketballverified_publisherThe Guardian - Merl CodeWhen the FBI shocked the college basketball world with its 2017 announcement of charges in a corruption scandal, I was caught in the cross fire. That morning, I was in bed. It was a Tuesday. September 26. Early, around 6.15am. My wife, Candance, who has a PhD in occupational therapy and was pregnant …
Kevin Simão MassingueLakers slump continues as home fans boo LeBron and Co in Los Angelesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Associated PressCJ McCollum scored 22 points, Jonas Valanciunas and Brandon Ingram added 19 apiece and the New Orleans Pelicans rolled to a 123-95 victory over the reeling Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Fans at crypto.com Arena voiced their displeasure with boos for most of the second half. Russell Westbrook …
Kevin Simão MassingueDisappointment, not success, the true measure of Josh Giddey’s characterverified_publisherThe Guardian - Kieran PenderThe 19-year-old Australian has the physical attributes, basketball intelligence and mental fortitude of a true star Australian basketballer Josh Giddey has won many plaudits of late. During the recent NBA All-Star weekend, LeBron James became the latest to heap praise on the 19-year-old Oklahoma …
