Day: November 15, 2018

NBA scores, highlights: Jimmy Butler debuting with 76ers; new-look Timberwolves take on Anthony Davis, PelicansNBA scores, highlights: Jimmy Butler debuting with 76ers; new-look Timberwolves take on Anthony Davis, Pelicans

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018| 7:35

Welcome to Wednesday night in the NBA. Hopefully, you like basketball because there is a lot of it coming your way tonight.  To get us started, the 76ers faced Magic in what normally would have been an uneventful game. But this was the Sixers debut for one Jimmy Butler, so there was plenty to talk about

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LeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain for 5th on career scoring list as Lakers top BlazersLeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain for 5th on career scoring list as Lakers top Blazers

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018| 7:27

LOS ANGELES — It was, in one sense, hard to appreciate LeBron James moving up one line in the annals of NBA history. The present was too riveting on its own, as a sold-out Staples Center got its best game so far out of its biggest star. For the first time, the flashes were threaded together into a tapestry

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These 5 teams need Eovaldi’s elite velocityThese 5 teams need Eovaldi’s elite velocity

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018| 2:32

Nathan Eovaldi’s velocity makes him stand out from nearly all starting pitchers — but especially from the others in this free-agent class. Eovaldi’s fastball averaged 97.1 mph in 2018, much faster than the other top available starters. Here are five teams that would be a perfect home for Eovaldi’s electric fastball.

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One Warriors’ player: ‘With what was said, there is already no way Durant is coming back’One Warriors’ player: ‘With what was said, there is already no way Durant is coming back’

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018| 1:45

Since before training camp opened, the Warriors — players and management — have been mentally prepared for this being Kevin Durant‘s last season with the team (Durant is expected to opt out next summer and become a free agent). Durant called out Green for the decision (as did other teammates later), Green stood his ground and called Durant a “b****� and said he was making the season about himself with how he has handled his pending free agency. Where does that leave the Warriors?

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