Every Wednesday morning, a dozen or so coworkers from the analytics firm Second Spectrum play co-ed pickup basketball on the court inside the Alpine Recreation Center downtown. The games used to be slow paced, even instructional, but those days are long gone. The company has grown and so has the...
It started with the host of TNT's "Inside the NBA" asking which of their panelists' predictions about the rest of the season had no chance of coming true. Before anyone else could get a word in, Charles Barkley offered a reply that had nothing to do with basketball and everything to do with the...
Boban Marjanovic covered up All-Star center Joel Embiid's absence — at least for a night. Marjanovic had 19 points and 12 rebounds and made three key free throws in the final 1 1/2 minutes to help Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat 106-102 on Thursday night. "He was our bell-ringer tonight,"...
After Wednesday’s practice, the Bulls’ first following the All-Star break, Zach LaVine excitedly revealed how coach Jim Boylen plans to utilize some offensive wrinkles to take advantage of his and Otto Porter Jr.’s versatility. Asked about Boylen’s adjustments after Thursday’s practice, Porter...
A winning bid of $350,100 secured a rare Michael Jordan basketball card Wednesday night on eBay after a flurry of bids raised the price by nearly $150,000 in the final two minutes. “We call it a ‘holy grail’ because it’s so scarce and so desired that you just frankly never see it,” said Brent Huigens,...
Being asked to share is nothing new for Goran Dragic. It is a lesson learned earlier in his NBA career, before his arrival to the Miami Heat and before this return to a roster loaded with playmakers. Back working with the Heat after being sidelined since December knee surgery, Dragic took the next...
Atlanta Hawks guard Jaylen Adams, originally signed to a two-way contract in the offseason, has agreed to a new full NBA deal. Adams, a Mount Saint Joseph graduate, signed the multiyear contract, announced by the team Wednesday, after averaging 1.3 points in 10 games with the Hawks. He is moving...
After the mutual and amicable separation from the Knicks, Enes Kanter said he chose the Trail Blazers over the Lakers and about three other teams. The Blazers have Dame Lillard and a clear path to the playoffs. Kanter called Portland, “the best place I can be.” The Lakers, of course, have the greatest...
Several times after the final buzzer sounded this season, Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has walked straight from the court and into a weight room. There, wearing his game shorts, sneakers and a tank top, he lifts for 15 to 20 minutes. His teammates, many of them long since showered and dressed,...
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will miss at least a week with a sore left knee. Embiid underwent an MRI on Tuesday, which revealed no structural damage, and he will undergo physical therapy until he is evaluated again next week. The 24-year-old Embiid is averaging 27.3 points and...
Fred Hoiberg wants to work in basketball again. That’s what he has been telling people since the Bulls fired him Dec. 3. When that will happen, even Hoiberg doesn’t know. Where it will happen and on what level — NBA or NCAA — also is to be determined. But Hoiberg is too much of a competitor not...
In the latest episode of the “Arrive Early, Leave Late” podcast, NBA columnist Dan Woike talks about the sport’s shoe culture and his contributions to The Times’ recent special section dedicated to basketball sneakers, including his love letter to the Eastbay catalog. Feats of style: The NBA’s...
When LeBron James walks onto the court, even two rosters of the best players in the NBA stop and take notice. That’s the result of a masterful career, 15 consecutive All-Star Game appearances, 15 straight seasons averaging more than 25 points, six rebounds and six assists. He’s dragged mediocre...