Knicks Take NCAA Player Of The Year Toppin With No. 8 Pick
Toppin ended a remarkable ride from unheralded prospect to the top of college basketball by leading Dayton to a 29-2 record as a sophomore.
Watch CBS News
Toppin ended a remarkable ride from unheralded prospect to the top of college basketball by leading Dayton to a 29-2 record as a sophomore.
The Buffalo native is ready to hear his name called on Wednesday night when the 2020 NBA Draft gets underway.
Officials said Tuesday it will be a safe place for New Yorkers to have their voices heard during the COVID-19 crisis.
John Thompson, the first Black basketball coach to win a NCAA men's national championship, has died.
Cliff Robinson, born in Buffalo NY, guided UConn out from the bottom and almost helped take the Portland Trail Blazers to the top.
The NBA and player's union have reached a deal to resume the playoffs, which includes converting league-controlled arenas into polling stations and creating a social justice coalition.
The NBA playoffs were on hold before the players voted to resume the season, while athletes in the Tri-State Area also stood in solidarity.
CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas talks with former NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala and ESPN writer Bill Rhoden about the historic protests taking place across the sports world this week.
On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks did not show up on the court for Game 5 of their first-round matchup vs. the Orlando Magic, and shortly thereafter the NBA made it official that all of Wednesday's games have been postponed.
Tyler Johnson led the Nets with 23 points. Caris LeVert scored 15, Chris Chiozza had 14 points off the bench and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had 10.
The seventh-seeded Nets now face a tough 2-0 hole.
Lillard did it all to give Portland a spot in the NBA's first play-in series, scoring 42 points to help the Trail Blazers escape with a 134-133 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
The surprising Nets came to the bubble without stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving but continued to display plenty of fight, improving to 3-2 since coming to Florida.
Caris LeVert was held to 13 points, after scoring a career-high 51 in an overtime victory over the Celtics in March just before the suspension of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Luwawu-Cabarrot finished with a career-high 26 points. Garrett Temple scored 19, Tyler Johnson and Justin Anderson each had 11 and Rodions Kurucs and Chris Chiozza had 10 apiece.
Caris LeVert scored 25 of his 34 points in the second half to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington Wizards 118-110 on Sunday and move closer to a playoff berth.
Brooklyn won its last three before the stoppage, but the decimated team that returned is a shell of the one that beat the Lakers in Los Angeles in its final game.
Thibodeau has long been rumored to be the front runner for the position, and the news is expected to become official in a few days.
Irving is producing a special titled "#SayHerName: Breonn Taylor" that is set to air on PlayersTv digital and broadcast network.
The NBA has signed a deal to provide every player with Oura Rings, wearable tech that measures temperature, heart rate and more.
Some NBA players have talked about stepping away to use their name to help in the push for racial equality.
Wesley has a long-standing relationship with new Knicks President Leon Rose.
There were others who are in favor of the restart, believing that playing would provide them another platform to spread their message of racial equality.
CBS2's Otis Livingston provides the latest news about the potential restart of the MLB season, why some players may not be in favor of returning for an NBA season, and U.S. Soccer Federation's plans for its national anthem policy.
The former Bulls and Timberwolves coach leads a list of candidates for the open position.
