When ESPN decides to wire an NBA player for sound during a game, most of the time microphones catch chatter with teammates or general discussion at timeout breaks. During the Wizards-Celtics game on Christmas Day, though, viewers heard a great interaction between two All-Star point guards. Wizards guard
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul will sit out Monday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a groin injury.
Kevin Durant on the Twitter debate that his final defensive stand was a foul: “Keep that shit on Twitter” pic.twitter.com/CpJ0lyCnm5 Kevin Durant didn’t appear to be in the Christmas spirit. The MVP forward appeared frustrated when asked for his thoughts on the Twitter debate that erupted
Texans quarterbacks T.J. Yates and Taylor Heinicke were both checked for concussions with Heinicke being ruled out for the rest of Monday’s game against the Steelers.
Cleveland and Golden State were going down to the wire on Christmas Day, but an overabundance of official replays stalled the game’s momentum.
Cavs-Warriors delivered an overabundance of momentum-crushing official replays down the stretch that provided free time outs, and controversial calls.
In the Orlando Magic-Miami Heat games the past three seasons, one noteworthy matchup has featured centers Nikola Vucevic of Orlando and Miami’s Hassan Whiteside. Considered among the league’s top tier centers, Vucevic and Whiteside are usually key reasons for their respective teams’ performances
The San Antonio Spurs haven’t lost at home to the Brooklyn Nets since George W. Bush’s second year in office. Something will have to change, and do so in a big way, for the Nets to break that 14-game streak when the two teams play on Tuesday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs
Joel Embiid praised Philadelphia’s improvement over the years after the 76ers defeated the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Christmas Day — a big win on a big day that snapped the team’s five-game losing streak.
Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:33 left, Kevin Durant defended LeBron James and delivered on both ends against Cleveland just as he did six months ago to earn Finals MVP, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Cavaliers 99-92 on Monday in a Christmas Day rematch of opponents from the past
