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NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered another dominant performance as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder remained perfect in the young NBA season with a 127-108 victory Thursday over the Washington Wizards. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, scored 31 points with three rebounds and seven assists before ...

NBA Champs Thunder Roll Past Wizards, Bucks and Spurs Win

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered another dominant performance as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder remained perfect in the young NBA season with a 127-108 victory Thursday over the Washington Wizards. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, scored 31 points with three rebounds and seven assists before ...

Thunder, 76ers Remain Unbeaten With NBA Comeback Wins

The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by 31 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 107-101 on Tuesday to improve to 5-0 in the young season. The Philadelphia 76ers also remained unbeaten, erasing a double-digit deficit to improve to 4-0 with a thrilling 139-134 overtime victory over the Wizards ...

Spurs, Thunder, Bulls and Sixers Remain NBA's Unbeatens

Reigning champion Oklahoma City, the Philadelphia 76ers, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Chicago Bulls remained undefeated with impressive NBA triumphs on Monday. The league's last four unbeaten clubs topped a busy 11-game slate. Philadelphia guard Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, and Bahamian rookie guard VJ Edgecombe added 26 to lead the 76ers ...

Spurs Pay Tribute To Popovich Before Wemby Sparks NBA Win

On a Sunday when the San Antonio Spurs paid tribute to long-time coach Gregg Popovich, Victor Wembanyama made sure the unbeaten NBA club celebrated a victory as well. The 7-foot-4 (2.224m) French center scored 31 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, blocked six shots, passed off four assists and made three steals to spark the Spurs over Brooklyn ...

Heat and Blazers Win First NBA Games Since Rozier and Billups Arrests

In their first game since guard Terry Rozier was arrested in an FBI sports gambling probe, his Miami Heat teammates unleashed a scoring barrage in a 146-114 NBA win at Memphis on Friday. Bam Adebayo scored 24 points and reserve Nikola Jovic added 20 to lead eight double-digit scorers as the Heat (1-1) produced the third-highest one-game point ...

Gilgeous-Alexander Hits Career-High 55 In Thunder Double Overtime Win

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead reigning champion Oklahoma City over Indiana 141-135 in double overtime on Thursday in a historic rematch of last season's NBA Finals. Hours after the league was rocked by a massive illegal gambling probe, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander dragged the Thunder to ...

Spurs' Wembanyama Scores 40 In Triumphant NBA Return

Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points in a sensational NBA return on Wednesday, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 125-92 season-opening victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The 21-year-old French star hadn't played since he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder that required surgery in February. But he launched his third season ...

SGA Leads Thunder Past Rockets In Season-Opening Thriller

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder launched the defense of their NBA crown with a thrilling season-opening 125-124 triple-overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, drew a crucial foul with 2.3 seconds remaining before nailing ...

Westbrook Signs With Kings For 18th NBA Season

Former NBA Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook, who will launch his 18th season next week, has signed with the Sacramento Kings, the club announced Thursday. Westbrook, 36, played the 2024-25 season with the Denver Nuggets, averaging 13.3 points, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 75 games. The Kings had been reported to be in contact with the ...

NBA Back In China After Six-Year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet

The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on Friday and Sunday in Macau, a special administrative region of China close to Hong ...

Retirement or Marketing Gimmick? Cryptic LeBron Video Sets Internet Buzzing

A cryptic video shared by LeBron James set the Internet abuzz on Monday, with fans wondering if the NBA superstar was preparing to announce his retirement or simply another commercial venture. The 10-second video posted on James' social media channels teased that the Los Angeles Lakers star would reveal the "decision of all decisions" at 1600 GMT ...