Basketball

Photo: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Gary Payton II is making a name for himself in the NBA. The 29-year-old shooting guard has already received praise from his three-time champion teammate Draymond Green for his performances in the first round series against the Nuggets. Now his head coach Steve Kerr says…

Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP The Phoenix Suns will have to pay a fine of $25,000 for violating NBA injury reporting rules. Specifically, the number one seed in the Western Conference, failed to disclose Devin Booker’s participation status in an accurate and timely manner prior to Game 6 of the first…

Photo: Andrew Scholer / Los Angeles Times A piece of history that is associated with the legendary Black Mamba will be up for a much-anticipated bidding. A game-worn rookie year jersey of the late great Kobe Bryant is set to hit an online auction from May 8 to June 4….

Photo: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images The Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry shared some of his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and the Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant not being at this early stage of the playoffs: “You’re still going to see those…

Photo: Yahoo Sports The Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers details why the Sixers big man Joel Embiid, who suffered a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion, was playing with 4 minutes left in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors: “The other team had all their guys in.” Check…

Photo: espn.com The Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler blames Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra for his $15,000 fine, but says his fellow teammate PJ Tucker paid for it: “It’s Spo’s fault. He always says to celebrate everybody else’s success. Max [Strus] goes on a 10-0 run, I celebrate, I get…

Karl-Anthony Towns has just finished his seventh year with the Timberwolves. Former number one draft pick is satisfied with being in Minnesota where he is one of the leaders of the team. This coming summer the 26-year-old power forward will be eligible to sing max extension with the T-Wolves. While…

The Memphis Grizzlies rallied again past the Anthony Edwards-led Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 on Friday night to reach the 2nd round. “Physically, mentally, this series was a battle,” said a visibly drained Ja Morant, who went 4 for 14 from the field and had 17 points and 11 assists. “Obviously, the…

Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks each scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied yet again to eliminate the Anthony Edwards-led Minnesota Timberwolves, winning 114-106 in Game 6 on Friday night. “We stick together, stay on the same page, and I think it really showed on the big stage this…

The Grizzlies became the last team to progress to the second round of the playoffs after they defeated the Timberwolves in Game 6 (114-106). Memphis star Ja Morant, who had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists in this game, trolled Minnesota by tweeting a picture of a grizzly bear…