As part of his pregame ritual, Steph Curry launches a couple bombs from the locker room tunnel.
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The Warriors might’ve fared better Sunday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers had they signed a fan who calmly made a half-court shot at halftime.
Once again, LeBron James was all-around amazing, but he blew a shot to win at the end of regulation, setting his team up for another heartbreaking fall in overtime. This loss would have crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers and sent them to the coroner.
The Cleveland Cavaliers let an 11-point lead slip in the fourth quarter but dug deep in overtime to beat Golden State 95-93 on Sunday and square the NBA Finals series at 1-1.
John Calipari and Dan Patrick have a long, good-natured history of busting each other’s chops. But tensions ran high between them Thursday on “The Dan Patrick Show” after the host asked the Kentucky coach if he would have been better off using a short rotation instead of a platoon in the NCAA Tournament.
Allen Iverson was drunk during his infamous “practice” rant, according to “Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson,” a book written by Kent Babb of the Washington Post that was released this week.
WNBA standout Brittney Griner filed papers to have her 29-day-old marriage to Glory Johnson annulled.
Andre Iguodala became defensive in the postgame news conference, and got mad at a reporter, for having the audacity to ask Steph Curry about the whereabouts of his daughter, Riley.
Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt said earlier Friday that he was “very concerned” about Kyrie Irving, and his worst fears were realized when the team announced that the point guard sustained a fractured left kneecap during Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Ex-New York Knicks star Allan Houston is getting behind the camera for a new documentary about fatherhood. The former NBA player, who is now assistant G.M. of the Knicks, revealed the trailer for “The Legacy of My Father” at the Greenwich International Film Festival on Thursday.
The Golden State Warriors’ 108-100 overtime victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers delivered a 12.9 overnight rating, making it the highest-rated NBA Finals Game 1 ever on ABC.
Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said the conference plans to keep its basketball tournaments in Las Vegas, but he is exploring a possible change of venue after 2016, when a contract with the Thomas & Mack Center expires.
LeBron James scored 44 points Thursday but walked off incredibly disappointed, same as everyone who bet on his Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Golden State stole the game and the money in a 108-100 overtime victory. The Cavaliers, 6-point underdogs, controlled most of the game before imploding in the final five minutes.
Midway through OT in Thursday’s game, Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving went down awkwardly while trying to make an offensive move. Irving left the court to be examined and did not return.
The Golden State Warriors, led by the league’s Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, drew first blood in the best-of-seven NBA Finals with a thrilling 108-100 overtime victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game One on Thursday.