Tag: Houston Rockets
It's Nikola Jokić's world again; scouting Rutgers' Ace Bailey; NBA Cup craziness
It was a meaningless play that didn’t result in a basket, and yet it was one of the plays of the year, a...
NBA Rewind: The Cavs are unstoppable, and the NBA Cup returns for Year 2
Three weeks into the 2024-25 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers still haven’t lost a basketball game. They’re on a historic run to begin this...
Early NBA questions? Submit them for ‘The Athletic NBA Daily’ podcast mailbag
We’re one week into the 2024-25 NBA season and some teams are still shaking off the rust. Are the Nuggets really in trouble?...
Desmond Bane on Grizzlies' penchant for pace; preseason notes on Rockets, Spurs
DALLAS — About 45 minutes after the Memphis Grizzlies’ 121-116 preseason win over the Dallas Mavericks, fifth-year guard Desmond Bane was holding court...
Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Hall of Famer, dies of brain cancer at 58
Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame center and one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history, died of brain cancer at the...