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☆ Judge, Ohtani and a dream World Series matchup: Could this be MLB’s Magic and Bird?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jayson Stark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

It isn’t just that the two likely MVPs are playing in this World Series, which begins Friday at Dodger Stadium. It isn’t just that two of the most formidable you-need-to-buy-their-jersey dollar/yen machines of modern times are playing in this World Series. But everything he has done has led him to this moment, to this week, to this World Series. It’s to play in a World Series as a Yankee and do whatever he can to leave people — his people — with a World Series memory for a lifetime. Will it be enough to fulfill Dave Roberts’ prediction that there will be more eyeballs on this World Series around the world than ever before?

Persons: Steph, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Judge, —, let’s, We’ve, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, ”, Jerry Hairston Jr, Hairston, you’ll, Ohtani, “ I’m, “ They’re, Daniel Shirey, Shohei Ohtani, he’s, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Dave Roberts, He’s, David Dermer, Aaron Judge’s, it’s, Don Mattingly, Randy Levine, “, Levine, ” Levine, we’ve, Aaron Boone, Ronald Martinez, ’ MVPs, Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey, Johnny Bench, Boog Powell, Joe Morgan, Fred Lynn, Thurman Munson, Mike Schmidt, George Brett 1988, Kirk Gibson, Jose Canseco, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Henry Aaron, Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, George Brett, Vincent Carchietta, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, Kirby Lee, There’s, Mantle, Roger Maris …, NFL LeBron James, Steph Curry, Magic, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Patrick Mahomes, Brady, John Elway, Brett Favre, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas, Judge isn’t Lebron, Steph Brian Anderson, Brian Anderson, Giancarlo Stanton, Emmanuel Clase, ” Anderson, Wouldn’t, Anderson, Tiger Woods, Ohtani …, LeBron James, Jerry Rice, “ You’re, “ It’s, Dan Goldfarb, Dustin Bradford Organizations: NBA, Dodgers, Yankees, Dodger, Mets, Citi, —, Rosenthal, Giants, Padres, Monday, Yankee, National League, American League, Reds, Red, Munson’s Yankees, Baseball, . Dodgers, NFL, Super, Turner Sports, Major League Baseball, Tiger, Kansas City, Royals, titans Locations: Starkville, West, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland

☆ NBA stars are scoring big in the fashion world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Nick Remsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Basketball players’ style — largely in the men’s league, but increasingly the women’s too — has become a bonafide pillar in fashion media and consumption. Basketball players’ style has more eyes on it than any other sport, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson told CNN. “(The league) was the first to embrace it,” Jackson, author of the recently released photobook “Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion,” explained. “Basketball players are so much a part of American culture. Bettman/Getty Images/Courtesy Workman“We talk a lot about current NBA tunnel style, but the league has been America’s most stylish for decades,” Schube continued.

Persons: Tyrese Haliburton, Pepper Robinson, Ron Hoskins, NBAE, — Tyrese Haliburton, —, Pharrell Williams, Birkin, it’s, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, Josh Giddey, Tyler Herro, “, Marcus Paul, Luka Dončic, ” There’s, Caitlin Clark, Prada, Sam Schube, Thom Browne, AJ Mast, Tyler Ross, Workman, Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton, Williams, Kim Kardashian’s, Donovan Clingan, Caleb Love, Hunter Dickinson, Jared McCain, Duke, Robert Dillingham, Paxson Wojcik, Mitchell S, Jackson, ” Jackson, ”, LeBron, Michael Jordan, Jordan, Jackson’s, Peggy Sirota, who’ve, Stephen “ Steph ” Curry, Curry, Steph Curry, Jed Jacobsohn “, ’ ” Curry, ” Curry, “ I’m, Kyle Kuzma, Timothée, Johnson, Andrew D, Bernstein, Walt Frazier, Bettman, ” Schube, “ Allen Iverson, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Armani, Walt Fraziers, Wilt Chamberlain’s, Fatih Aktas, ‘, ’ ”, …, they’d, ” Gilgeous, Alexander —, haven’t Organizations: Indiana Pacers, Basketball, Gilgeous, CNN, GQ, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Times, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA, UConn, UNC, “ Basketball, Golden State Warriors, Fashion Council, Savant, State, GQ Sports, ’, Workman New York Knicks, Royce, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Civil, Nike Locations: Haliburton, Arizona, Kansas, Robert Dillingham ( Kentucky, Chicago , Illinois, Gilgeous

☆ Caitlin Clark: Iowa’s NCAA record-breaking basketball supernova who everyone is talking about
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In her third season with the team, Iowa reached its first ever NCAA women’s basketball national championship game, though the Hawkeyes eventually lost to LSU. Jensen remembers Clark saying, “Now, what else can we do?” moments after becoming the all-time top scorer in collegiate women’s basketball. I would love to see that.”Clark signs an autograph after becoming the all-time NCAA women's college basketball top scorer. Matthew Putney/APWhat is undeniable are the eyeballs Clark has brought to college women’s basketball. Reese's gesture toward Clark during the second half of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball national championship game became one of the biggest talking points of the college basketball season.

Persons: CNN — Clark, Caitlin Clark, ’, She’s, Clark, Pete Maravich, Pete ’ –, Maravich’s, Angel Reese, –, Kelsey Plum's, Matthew Putney, Christyn Williams, Carmen Mandato, Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu, skillset, Jan Jensen, Jensen, Joseph Cress, Zion Williamson, Kelsey Plum, Anthony Davis, Maya Moore, Allen Iverson, Brittney Griner, Shaquille O’Neal, – Clark, ‘ Stephen, Sabrina ’ –, “ Let’s, Reggie Miller, Damian Lillard, Steph, Sabrina, who’s, Dame, ” Clark, Caitlin, ” Jensen, she’s, Matthew Holst, LSU’s Reese, Reese, John Cena, Tony Gutierrez, Sheryl Swoopes –, Swoopes –, ”, Sheryl Swoopes, Jay Williams, “, “ I’m, doesn’t, WILT, … — Dick Vitale, @DickieV, Dick Vitale, Wilt Chamberlain Organizations: CNN, NCAA, Clark’s University of Iowa, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, Louisiana State, LSU Tigers, Hawkeyes, Iowa, LSU, UConn Huskies, NBA, WNBA, Michigan, Iowa City Press, Citizen, USA, Indiana Fever, Hall of Famer, Carver, WWE, ESPN, Duke Blue Devils, FAIR Locations: men’s, Des Moines , Iowa, Iowa, ‘

☆ Photographer Paul Pfeiffer ‘camouflages’ celebrities in and out of the public eye
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ann Binlot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The picture, “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (30),” is a 2015 work by the Filipino-American artist Paul Pfeiffer. He discovered the original image, a 1967 photograph by famed basketball photographer Walter Iooss Jr., on the NBA’s online archive. In fact, the “Four Horseman of the Apocalypse” series also started out with five other studio-shot portraits of Monroe. “Everything I think about in terms of film celebrities, is even more apt if we think of it in relation to athletes,” said Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer relates the fleeting relationship between stardom and anonymity to the age of influencers and social media stars in particular.

Persons: Converse Chuck Taylor, Paul Pfeiffer, Walter Iooss Jr, Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Wilt Chamberlain, Russell, Iooss Jr, ”, “ Paul Pfeiffer, Paula Cooper, Pfeiffer, —, “ They’re, ” Pfeiffer, “, Marilyn Monroe, George Barris, — Monroe, Marilyn —, Zak Kelley, Monroe, Norma Jean, Pfieffer Organizations: CNN, NBA, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia, NBA Eastern, Boston Garden, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hunter College, Parsons School of Design, Contemporary, Madison Locations: American, Pfeiffer’s reimagining, Los Angeles, New York, Chelsea, Santa Monica, Pfeiffer's

But he was wrong, and on Tuesday night, Orlando retired O'Neal's No. “Shaq put the Orlando Magic on the map. 32 retired by the Miami Heat — is the third player to have his jersey retired by three franchises, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich. O’Neal left Orlando after the 1995-96 season for the Lakers, having played 295 regular-season games with the Magic. “This is where it all started,” O'Neal said.

Persons: — Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando's, O'Neal, Orlando, I’ve, They've, Alex Martins, “ Shaq, ” O’Neal —, Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Maravich, ” O'Neal, “, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Elvin Hayes, Bob Lanier, Moses Malone, Earl Monroe, Dikembe Mutombo, Oscar Robertson, Nate Thurmond, Charles Barkley —, Barkley, Bill Russell’s, Adam Silver, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, O’Neal, Dennis Scott, — O'Neal, Orlando —, ___ Organizations: Star, O'Neal's, Orlando Magic, of Fame, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Jazz, LSU, Turner Sports, NBA, Boston, Orlando Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Orlando, New Orleans, Miami, Kobe

☆ Luka Doncic scores 73 points – tied for 4th most by a player in an NBA game
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Jason Hanna | Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Only Wilt Chamberlain (100 points and 78 points in the 1960s) and Kobe Bryant (81 in 2006) scored more in an NBA game. We’ve been struggling lately – the mindset was get a win,” Doncic said about his Mavericks (25-20) after the game. So, just seeing the game,” Doncic said. When I’m wrong I admit it, so probably shouldn’t have done that. Doncic, who was named Thursday to his fourth NBA All-Star Game, was selected by the Hawks with the No.

Persons: CNN — Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Chamberlain, David Thompson, “, We’ve, ” Doncic, Embiid, Doncic, Trae Young, Young, who’d, ”, Cam Organizations: CNN —, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta, NBA, Kobe, Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Dallas ’ American Airlines Center, TNT Locations: Slovenian

Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 around the midpoint of the fourth quarter in Minnesota. Mark it down: Jan. 22, 2024, was a day unlike almost any other in NBA history. On the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81-point game for the Los Angeles Lakers — the second-best scoring game in NBA history — Embiid and Towns put on a scoring show of their own with a pair of career-high, franchise-record efforts. Towns scored his 62nd point — two more than his previous career best and Wolves record — on a layup with 5:27 left in Minnesota's game against Charlotte. It all meant Monday was the fourth day in NBA history where two players scored at least 60 points in the same day.

Persons: Joel Embiid, Karl, Anthony Towns, —, Towns, David Thompson, George Gervin, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Chamberlain Organizations: Kobe Bryant's, Los Angeles Lakers, 76ers, San, Charlotte, Elgin Baylor Locations: Philadelphia, Minnesota, Kobe, San Antonio

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points, the most in the NBA this season, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. He broke Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain’s 76ers record of 68 points, set on Dec. 16, 1967, with a layup with 1:41 to play. Chamberlain was playing for the Philadelphia Warriors when he set the NBA record with 100 points. Rookie Victor Wembanyama had 33 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes in the first matchup between the 7-footers. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich joked before the game that the Spurs' plan against Embiid was to "hammer his (butt).

Persons: — Joel Embiid, Embiid, of Famer Wilt Chamberlain’s, Chamberlain, Victor Wembanyama, Wembanyama, ” Embiid, Nick Nurse, ” Giannis Antetokounmpo, ” Nurse, ” Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, Wemby, – Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, of Famer, of Famer Wilt Chamberlain’s 76ers, Philadelphia Warriors, 76ers, Spurs, ” 76ers, NEXT Spurs, Host Oklahoma City Locations: Philadelphia, warmups, Indiana

Once the Jayhawks got to the NCAA Tournament, Danny Manning carried them to their second national title. A two-time All-American, Manning led sixth-seeded Kansas on a romp through the NCAA Tournament on a team dubbed Danny and the Miracles. QUADRUPLE DOUBLEThe NCAA record book has an entry for most quadruple doubles. As a senior at UT-Martin, Hudson had 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Central Baptist on Nov. 13, 2007, for the only quadruple double in Division I history. At Davidson, Curry led the Wildcats on a memorable run all the way to the NCAA Tournament.

Persons: John Wooden, ”, Bill Walton, Wooden, “, Louis, Walton, ” Walton, Lew Alcindor, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, MARAVICH'S, Pete Maravich, Pete, Maravich, Bob Knight, Scott May, Kent Benson, Benson, DANNY, Danny Manning, Manning, Danny, Lester Hudson, Hudson, STEPH'S, Stephen Curry, Curry, HANK Loyola Marymount, Bo Kimble, Kimble, Wilt Chamberlain, Frank Selvy, Furman, Selvy, RUSS Bill Russell Organizations: UCLA, Bruins, Associated Press, Memphis State, LSU, Indiana, Hoosiers, Michigan, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Ohio State, Kansas, Jayhawks, NCAA, Oklahoma, UT, Martin, Central Baptist, Wildcats, Southern, Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin, West, New, New Mexico State, Lions, Newberry, NBA, Baltimore, San, Iowa, AP Locations: St, Kentucky, Kent, Kansas, Davidson, New Mexico, San Francisco

Each was a two-time pick as AP national player of the year and three-time AP first-team All-Americans, and combined to be named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player five times. 2 for every week of the 1956-57 season, then spent the next season inside the top 10. ELVIN HAYES, HoustonThe 6-9 center put up big numbers in a career that included being AP national player of the year over Alcindor in 1968. 2 all-time scorer helped the Cougars spend the 1966-67 season inside the top 10 and then stay at No. RALPH SAMPSON, VirginiaThe 7-4 center was a three-time AP national player of the year who singlehandedly made the Cavaliers a power in the early 1980s.

Persons: Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Bill Walton, BILL RUSSELL, San Francisco Russell, WILT CHAMBERLAIN, ELVIN HAYES, DAN ISSEL, —, DAVID THOMPSON, “, LARRY, Magic Johnson, Bird's Sycamores, hasn't, RALPH SAMPSON, Virginia, PATRICK EWING, CHRISTIAN LAETTNER, Duke, Mike Krzyzewski, TYLER HANSBROUGH Organizations: Bruins, Associated Press, Dons, NCAA, Chamberlain's Jayhawks, OSCAR ROBERTSON, Cincinnati The Bearcats, Cincinnati, AP, Alcindor, Cougars, Wildcats, North Carolina State, Wolfpack, Indiana State, Michigan State, Cavaliers, Hoyas, Blue Devils Locations: WILT CHAMBERLAIN , Kansas, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Houston, DAN ISSEL , Kentucky, N.C, State, Indiana, RALPH SAMPSON , Virginia, Georgetown, TYLER HANSBROUGH , North Carolina

☆ Little Big Men: ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ and ‘Goliath’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Mike Hale | More About Mike Hale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Pity the poor 7-footer. That’s the message of two new documentary series about storied basketball players: “The Luckiest Guy in the World,” about Bill Walton (available in the “30 for 30” hub at ESPN Plus), and “Goliath,” about Wilt Chamberlain (premiering Friday at Paramount+ and Sunday on Showtime). The sportswriter Jackie MacMullan delivers what could be a thesis statement for both in “Goliath”: “I’ve found that big men are much more sensitive than we realize.”Chamberlain, who died of heart failure in 1999, and Walton both have well-defined personas, which they participated in creating. It’s engagingly introspective and personal, in part because James pushes back against Walton’s incessant recitation of the title phrase. How can Walton call himself the luckiest guy in the world, James asks from behind the camera, when his career was utterly ravaged by injuries that eventually crippled him and drove him to consider suicide?

Persons: Guy, Bill Walton, “ Goliath, ”, Wilt Chamberlain, Guy ”, Goliath, ESPN's, Michael Jordan, Jackie MacMullan, “, ” Chamberlain, Walton, Chamberlain, Steve James, Lionel Hollins, Dave Twardzik, James Organizations: ESPN Plus, Paramount, Showtime, Walton, Portland Trail Blazers

☆ The best new shows of 2023, halfway into a strike-disrupted year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

‘Bill Russell: Legend’ (Netflix) and ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ (ESPN)Bill Russell in 'Bill Russell: Legend.' ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ (Amazon’s Prime Video)Riley Keough as Daisy Jones in "Daisy Jones & the Six." ‘The Night Agent’ (Netflix) and ‘Hijack’ (Apple TV+)Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in episode 'The Night Agent.' ‘Beef’ (Netflix)Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in the Netflix series "Beef." ‘A Small Light’ (NatGeo/Disney+)Margot Frank, played by Ashley Brooke, and Miep Gies, played by Bel Powley in 'A Small Light.'

Persons: ” “ Barry, ”, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, It’s, Bella Ramsey, Storm Reid, Liane Hentscher, Pedro Pascal, Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, ‘ Bill Russell, Guy, Bill Russell, Bill Walton’s, Wilt Chamberlain, “ Goliath, Stephen Curry, ‘ Daisy Jones, Riley Keough, Daisy Jones, Fleetwood, Elvis Presley’s, Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, Dominique Fishback’s, ’, Luciane Buchanan, Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso, Peter Sutherland, Idris Elba, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Margot Frank, Ashley Brooke, Miep Gies, Bel Powley, Dusan Martincek, Anne Frank’s, Gies, Liev Schreiber, Otto Frank Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, HBO, Netflix, ESPN, Celtics, NBA, Showtime, Apple, Fleetwood Mac, FBI, Geographic, Disney Locations: Atlanta, London

☆ NBA: Finals-Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Jun 7, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) shoots the ball over Miami Heat guard Max Strus (31) during the third quarter in game three of the 2023 NBA Finals at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY SportsJune 9 - The Denver Nuggets stand two victories away from their first NBA title, and their top two players are coming off historic performances. But the Nuggets remember their Game 2 home loss and know they will need to deliver a supreme effort on Friday night when they visit the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Denver holds a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series and is setting out to win back-to-back games in Miami. --The Nuggets have won eight of their past nine games against the Heat and have covered the spread in four consecutive road games.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Max Strus, Jim Rassol, Jamal Murray, Jokic, Hall, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Murray, Jeff Green, Jamal, Bam Adebayo, Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Erik Spoelstra, Herro, Jimmy Butler Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Kaseya Center, NBA, Nuggets, Denver, Hall of Fame, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami, Boston Celtics, Eastern Conference, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, Miami, BetMGM, BetRivers, Jokic, Denver

☆ Nikola Jokic's historic effort sends Nuggets past Heat in Game 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jokic became the first player ever to log at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. He made 12 of 21 shots and blocked two shots as Denver bounced back from a Game 2 home loss. Murray scored a game-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets, who controlled the contest. Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Bam Adebayo added 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed by as many as 21 points. Braun converted a three-point play with 8:45 left and made a floater 17 seconds later to push the Denver lead to 93-72 with 8:28 to play.

Persons: Kevin Love, Jamal Murray, Kyle Terada, Nikola Jokic, Jokic, Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Hall, Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Caleb Martin, Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell, Pope, Braun, Adebayo Organizations: Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, Kaseya Center, NBA, Denver, Nuggets, Miami, Hall of Famers, Heat, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, Denver

☆ Jim Brown Piled Up Yards, but Never Wavered an Inch
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Ken Belson | Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

His rushing records — most notably his 12,312 yards on the ground — were eventually broken by Payton, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith and others. His 104.3 rushing yards per game average still stands as a league record. awards, and owning the N.F.L.’s career rushing record. “There isn’t a man who played running back in the NFL who didn’t see Jim Brown as an iconic legend on and off the field,” Tony Dorsett, one of 10 running backs to surpass Brown’s total rushing yards, wrote on Twitter. As exceptional as he was on the field, Brown was far from a perfect human being.

☆ Nikola Jokić makes history with triple-double to lead Denver Nuggets to big Game 5 win leaving Phoenix Suns on the ropes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Nikola Jokić made history with a triple-double on Tuesday night to lead the Denver Nuggets to a comfortable 118-102 Game 5 win in their Western Conference playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets were spearheaded as usual by Jokić, who created yet more history with his excellent all-around performance. Brown provided a key thrust for Denver throughout, scoring 25 points off the bench, something Jokić was keen to praise. Devin Booker led the way for the Suns with 28 points while Durant added 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The home team has now won every game in the series so far, with Game 6 taking place in Phoenix on Thursday.

☆ NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets take command over Wolves
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The top-seeded Nuggets grabbed a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and will aim for a sweep on Sunday in Minnesota. Julius Randle contributed 11 points and eight rebounds despite 3-of-15 shooting, and Immanuel Quickley also scored 11 points. Dejounte Murray added 25 points for Atlanta, which lost the first two games of the series in Boston. Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points and 10 rebounds and added five assists. Marcus Smart finished with 24 points, eight assists and three steals, and Malcolm Brogdon scored 17 points.

☆ NBA roundup: Damian Lillard erupts for 71 in Blazers' win
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Jerami Grant added 13 points and Nassir Little scored 11 for Portland, which connected on 54.5 percent of its field goal attempts and was 20 of 39 from 3-point range. Doncic scored 26 points with nine rebounds, while Irving had 21 points and 11 assists. Ayton also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and blocked three shots. Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and 13 rebounds for his 39th double-double of the season, third most in the NBA. Jakob Poeltl added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who were coming off a win over the host Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

☆ LeBron James Breaks the NBA’s All-Time Scoring Record
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Robert O'Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The last time the NBA’s all-time scoring record changed hands was a little less than four decades ago, when Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slung a skyhook over the Utah Jazz. Abdul-Jabbar’s 17th point of the night gave him the 31,421st of his career, moving him two past Wilt Chamberlain. On Tuesday night in Los Angeles, with his 36th point against the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron James tallied the 38,388th of his own career and edged past Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s new scoring king. The historic bucket came on a step-back jump shot near the end of the third quarter as Abdul-Jabbar looked on. James raised his arms in celebration, and his family joined him on the floor for a mid-game ceremony alongside Abdul-Jabbar and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

☆ Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 'thrilled' LeBron James broke his NBA scoring record: 'His winning in no way affects my winning'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The NBA world came to a halt on Tuesday night to honor LeBron James when he became the league's all time leading scorer. On hand in Los Angeles to witness the occasion was NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had held the title for 39 years since dethroning then-champ Wilt Chamberlain in 1984. Abdul-Jabbar, himself a former Los Angeles Laker, walked onto the court to present James with a commemorative basketball after the 38-year-old scored the 38,388th point of his 20-year career. While fans on social media speculated that Abdul-Jabbar was unhappy seeing his record being broken, the 75-year-old on Wednesday said that he was "thrilled" to see James become the new No.

☆ The 'Chosen One' fulfils destiny as James claims scoring record
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/3] Feb 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) celebrates after breaking the all-time scoring record in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. For almost four decades fellow Lakers great Abdul-Jabbar had owned the mark and watched as James climbed the scoring table. The Chosen One, now widely referred to as "King James," finished the night with 38 points, bringing his career total to 38,390. The scoring record adds new fuel to the debate over who is the greatest basketball player ever, James or Jordan. "Me personally, I'm going to take myself against anybody that has ever played this game," said James after setting the record.

[1/7] Feb 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Former Los Angeles Lakers player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hands the game ball to forward LeBron James (6) after James becomes the NBA all time scoring leader against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. /Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY SportsFeb 7 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, setting the new mark with a fadeaway jumpshot late in the third quarter of a home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lakers great Abdul-Jabbar, who took the title from Wilt Chamberlain with his signature skyhook on April 5, 1984, sat courtside at Tuesday's game. "I just want to say thank you to the Laker faithful, you guys are one of a kind," James said. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

No one thought LeBron James would overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the N.B.A.’s career scoring leader when he came to the league as an 18-year-old. The line for LeBron James is just past the 38,387 points scored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Table showing the scoring totals for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lebron James, broken down by type of shot. Career points by age for top 250 scorers Line chart showing career points for the top 250 scorers in N.B.A. The line for LeBron James is just past the 38,387 points scored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Lakers forward LeBron James returns to Los Angeles on the verge of becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer after wrapping up a five-game road trip in New Orleans on Saturday night. 'King James' now needs just 36 points to pass fellow Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record 38,387 career points after contributing 27 points in the Lakers' 131-126 loss to the Pelicans. Ticket prices for those games have predictably skyrocketed and Hollywood's biggest stars are expected to be seated courtside. At this point the only question is what kind of shot he will take to seize the a title. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tomahawk dunk? Step-back three? Skyhook? LeBron has options for breaking record
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Rory Carroll | Thomson Reuters | Los Angeles-Based Sports Reporter Who Interviews The Most Impactful Athletes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But James' shot-making skills have expanded over the years and he has a full arsenal at his disposal to deliver a historic highlight. "Over the course of my career I've just got better with every facet of my game," James told ESPN in a recent interview. Tomahawks, windmills, reverses - James could rock the rim in any number of ways, sending fans into a frenzy and opposing teams into timeouts. James has been seen practicing the difficult shot, which no player has ever mastered like Abdul-Jabbar, during pre-game warm-ups. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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