Bill Walton, NBA champion and beloved broadcaster, dies aged 71 | Basketball News

Bill Walton, NBA champion and beloved broadcaster, dies aged 71 | Basketball News

Tributes pour in for Walton, a two-time NBA champion and basketball Hall of Famer remembered as ‘truly one of a kind’. Bill Walton, a two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion, Hall of Fame player and beloved broadcaster, has died at the age of 71, the league says. The NBA said…

NBA finals: Doncic, Irving give Mavs 3-0 series lead over Timberwolves | Basketball News

NBA finals: Doncic, Irving give Mavs 3-0 series lead over Timberwolves | Basketball News

The Dallas Mavericks’ Game 3 victory puts them just one win away from their first NBA finals appearance since 2011. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 66 points, and Dallas surged home in a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, which gave the Mavericks a 3-0 stranglehold on their…

NBA finals: Doncic leads Mavericks to Game 1 win over Timberwolves | Basketball News

NBA finals: Doncic leads Mavericks to Game 1 win over Timberwolves | Basketball News

A team effort, led by Doncic’s 33 points, gives Dallas a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals against Minnesota. Luka Doncic scored 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 108-105 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference…

Dallas rally to down Oklahoma City, reach NBA Western Conference finals | Basketball News

Dallas rally to down Oklahoma City, reach NBA Western Conference finals | Basketball News

After ousting the Thunder, the Mavericks will now face either Denver or Minnesota in the Western Conference finals. Luka Doncic posted a triple-double and PJ Washington drilled the deciding free throws as the Dallas Mavericks erased a 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 117-116 to reach the NBA Western Conference…

Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes again, Rahm second | Football News

Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes again, Rahm second | Football News

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is named highest-paid athlete for a fourth time. Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career while Spanish golfer Jon Rahm moved up to second following his sensational switch to Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Ronaldo…

NBA playoffs: Celtics fight past Cavs to enter finals, Mavs beat Thunder | Basketball

NBA playoffs: Celtics fight past Cavs to enter finals, Mavs beat Thunder | Basketball

Boston complete a 4-1 series win over Cleveland with a 113-98 win before Dallas beat Oklahoma City 104-92. The Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach a third straight Eastern Conference finals as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City moved to the brink of elimination after crashing 104-92…

Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut | Basketball News

Caitlin Clark scores 20 in first WNBA game but Indiana lose to Connecticut | Basketball News

Indiana Fever lost 92-71 to Connecticut Sun in the season opener that was sold out for Clark’s debut game in the WNBA. Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career officially began on the road with Indiana Fever’s 92-71 loss at the hands of the Connecticut Sun in the regular-season opener in Uncasville, Connecticut….

NBA playoffs: Nuggets edge Timberwolves, Pacers thrash Knicks in game 4 | Basketball News

NBA playoffs: Nuggets edge Timberwolves, Pacers thrash Knicks in game 4 | Basketball News

Defending champs Denver bounced back to level series 2-2 with a 115-107 win over Minnesota, while Indiana beat NY Knicks 121-89 in game four. Nikola Jokic finished with 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as the Denver Nuggets held on for a 115-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in…

NBA playoffs: Brunson guides NY Knicks’ win over Indiana Pacers | Basketball News

NBA playoffs: Brunson guides NY Knicks’ win over Indiana Pacers | Basketball News

Brunson returned from a foot injury and led the Knicks to a 2-0 playoff series lead over the Pacers. Jalen Brunson shrugged off injury to spark a sensational second-half fightback as the New York Knicks battled past the Indiana Pacers 130-121 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven NBA…

NBA playoffs: Top-seeded Boston Celtics, Okalhoma Thunder win opening games | Basketball News

NBA playoffs: Top-seeded Boston Celtics, Okalhoma Thunder win opening games | Basketball News

The top-seeded Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder have rolled to convincing victories in their opening NBA playoff series. Eastern Conference top seeds Boston laid down a marker with a 120-95 rout of the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden on Tuesday. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, were made to work…