Tag: NBA

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:23 UTC

  LeBron James becomes the highest earning player in NBA history with US$ 532 million in his career

  

  NBA star LeBron James has broken a new record, by agreeing to a two-year contract extension for US$ 97 million for the 2024-25 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul was quoted by ESPN on Wednesday.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:46 UTC

  NBA legend Kobe Bryant and daughter die in helicopter crash: tributes from all over the world

  

  NBA legend Kobe Bryant died on Sunday when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in foggy conditions in suburban Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board and plunging the sports world into mourning.

• Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 10:05 UTC

  Pompeo tells NBA to stand up to China, after a row over support for Hong Kong protestors

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged the NBA to stand up to China, wading into a row as Beijing pressures the basketball league after a team official expressed support for demonstrations in Hong Kong.

• Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  China's state media blasts NBA for endorsing Hong Kong violence and “secessionist pipe dream”

  

  Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” in an escalating row over comments by a team official in support of protests in Hong Kong.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Despite some shootings, two million took to the streets cheering NBA champions Toronto Raptors

  

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some two million other fans cheered the NBA champion Toronto Raptors on Monday in a victory celebration that united the nation, but the party was marred by a shooting that seriously wounded two people.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:24 UTC

  Argentina's greatest basketball player with four NBA titles retires from the San Antonio Spurs

  

  Emmanuel ”Manu” Ginóbili would have been happy to retire quietly without his team retiring his jersey, but San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said the humble Argentine has no choice but to accept with the same passion he gave to the game.