Category: NBA

NBA Free Agent Enes Kanter Freedom Calls China ‘A Real Threat to the World’

The Chinese regime is “a real threat to the world” right now, said former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom during an interview with NTD news, a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times, at a special webinar on “The Case for Decoupling From China” on Capitol Hill. “No one can invade [the] USA from the…


Sun Stay Alive, Beat Aces 105–76 in Game 3 of WNBA Finals

UNCASVILLE, Conn.—A historic effort from Alyssa Thomas helped the Connecticut Sun stave off elimination again. Thomas had the first triple-double in WNBA Finals history, and the Sun beat the Las Vegas Aces 105–76 in Game 3 on Thursday night. She finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for the Sun, who have now…


Phoenix Suns Owner Suspended, Fined $10 Million After Conduct ‘Clearly Violated’ Workplace Standards

The NBA has suspended Robert Sarver, the owner of the Phoenix Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, for a year and fined him $10 million following an investigation that alleged he engaged in sexist and racist behavior. In November 2021, ESPN alleged misconduct by Sarver, after which the NBA commissioned law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen…


Suns Owner Banned for One Year, Fined $10 Million Over Workplace Conduct

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was suspended for one year and fined $10 million by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday following an independent investigation into allegations over workplace misconduct. The investigation found that Sarver, who bought the Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury in 2004, engaged in inequitable conduct toward female employees, including “sex-related…


Sky Use Balanced Attack to Take 2–1 Series Lead Over Sun

Balanced scoring and tough defense down the stretch Sunday enabled the Chicago Sky to stop the Connecticut Sun 76–72 in Game 3 of the teams’ WNBA semifinal series in Uncasville, Connecticut, giving Chicago a 2–1 lead in the best-of-five series. Four players scored in double figures for the Sky, led by Candace Parker, who continued…


Cavaliers Acquiring All-Star Donovan Mitchell From Jazz; per AP Source

CLEVELAND—The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to acquire All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Sept. 1. The teams have agreed to move Mitchell to Cleveland for several players, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the…


Cavaliers Acquiring All-Star Donovan Mitchell From Jazz: Source

CLEVELAND—The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to acquire All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Sept. 1. The teams have agreed to move Mitchell to Cleveland for several players, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the…


Australian PM Criticised for ‘Cringy’ Press Conference With NBA Star Shaquille O’Neal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised by Indigenous members of the centre-right Coalition and left-wing Greens for involving NBA star Shaquille O’Neal in the government’s efforts to implement the “Indigenous Voice” to Parliament. Jacinda Nampijinpa Price, conservative-leaning Country Liberal Party senator, and Lidia Thorpe, the Greens spokesperson for First Nations, delivered a strong…


Accused Ringleader in NBA Health Care Fraud Pleads Guilty

NEW YORK—The accused ringleader of a scheme involving at least 19 former National Basketball Association players to defraud a league health plan into paying millions of dollars for bogus medical procedures pleaded guilty on Friday over his involvement. Terrence Williams, who played for the New Jersey Nets and three other teams from 2009 to 2013,…


Parker, Chicago Advance to WNBA Semis, Beat New York 90–72

NEW YORK—Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90–72 Tuesday night in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the WNBA semifinals. The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas playoff series that will have its deciding Game 3 on…