Wall Caps All-Star Saturday With Slam Dunk Triumph
John Wall soared over his mascot to close out All-Star Saturday night.
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John Wall soared over his mascot to close out All-Star Saturday night.
Miami's Chris Bosh hit a half-court shot to give Team Bosh the victory in the Shooting Stars contest that opened up NBA All-Star Saturday night.
Andre Drummond had 30 points and a Rising Stars Challenge-record 25 rebounds, leading Team Hill to a 142-136 victory over Team Webber on Friday night.
By now, even the most casual college basketball fans have heard about Doug McDermott, Jabari Parker and Marcus Smart. They were touted as some of the best players in the game before the season and have lived up to the billing.
We're likely entering the final days of the Spencer Hawes and Evan Turner era of Philadelphia 76ers basketball. The trade deadline is February 20th, and it seems unlikely either guy will be on the team past that date.
Evan Turner scored 21 points and Michael Carter-Williams and Thaddeus Young had 19 apiece for Philadelphia. The 76ers lost their eighth straight, the last two by more than 40 points while nearly matching the NBA mark for the largest total margin of defeat in consecutive games.
With the NBA Slam Dunk Contest coming up, we take a look at five classic dunks.
The bowling, the dancing, the hair, the press conferences and timelines. Just about everything we remember here in Philadelphia about Andrew Bynum has nothing to do with actual basketball on an actual basketball court.
It's not crazy to suggest that when all is said and done, Lebron James will be considered one of the greatest few NBA players of all time. As it turns out, Lebron himself agrees with that sentiment.
Leave it to Michael Jordan, NBA owner, to take what we no longer want.
Marreese Speights scored a career-high 32 points to hand his former team a near-record setback, leading the Golden State Warriors past the woeful 76ers 123-80.
Detroit fired coach Maurice Cheeks on Sunday after less than a year as coach.
Tony Wroten scored 16 and Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes each had 15 for Philadelphia, which lost its fifth straight game, seventh in a row at home and 15th of 18 overall.
The 76ers (15-35) have lost four straight and 14 of their last 17 games. They also have lost six in a row at home for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
Michael Carter-Williams is a solid favorite to win the NBA's Rookie of The Year award. If you were one of the fans watching him during the Sixers' Summer League games in Orlando, you'd have never guessed that would happen.
The 76ers have lost three straight games as they get ready to host the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Prior to the season, Andrew Wiggins was the concensus first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. With over half of the season completed, it's Wiggins' Kansas teammate, Joel Embiid who many say will go first overall
"Oh, you guys are still here?" That must be what goes through Brett Brown's mind every time he opens up the door to Sixers practice and sees Spencer Hawes, Evan Turner and Thaddeus Young.
Arnett Moulrie knows why he hasn't suited up for the Sixers yet this year, but says he won't reveal the reason. Whatever it is, he seems unhappy about it.
Carter-Williams led Philadelphia with 21 points and Elliot Williams had 18 off the bench.
Thaddeus Young scored 29 points, Michael Carter-Williams added 17 and Elliot Williams had 15 for the Sixers, who have dropped 11 of their last 13 home games, including five straight.
Evan Turner sank a layup at the buzzer to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 95-94 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of the two worst teams in the Atlantic Division on Wednesday night.
The Sixers have lost 10 of 12.
The 76ers have lost two straight and seven of their last nine, but they will try to right the ship on Monday night as they welcome the Phoenix Suns to the Center.
