The Pacers lost key player Tyrese Haliburton to a leg injury just seven minutes into the contest when he slipped and fell while driving towards the basket, but still held a narrow 48-47 lead at half-time. However, the Thunder, who with an average age of 25.6 are the youngest side to win an NBA Finals...
Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant will join the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster move from the Phoenix Suns. The 36-year-old forward will join the Rockets at the start of July in a deal involving eight other players. In exchange, guard Jalen Green and small forward Dillon Brooks will move to Phoenix – who will also...
“We didn’t want to see those guys celebrate a championship on our home floor. Backs against the wall, we just responded. “So many different guys chipped in. It was a whole team effort. I’m really proud of this group.” The victory means the NBA finals will go to game seven for the first time since...
Jalen Williams scored 40 points for Oklahoma City Thunder as they held off an Indiana Pacers comeback to win 120-109 and take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. The Pacers reduced an 18-point deficit from the second quarter to two points in the fourth quarter before Williams, whose tally was a career best in...
Tyrese Haliburton scores in the last second to give the Indiana Pacers the lead for the first time in the match, as well as the win as they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in game one of the NBA Finals. READ MORE: Last-second winner puts Pacers ahead in NBA Finals Available to UK users...
The Indiana Pacers reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000 as they beat the New York Knicks 125-108 in game six of the Eastern Conference finals. Pascal Siakam maintained his impressive form to be named MVP of the series after recording 31 points and three blocked shots on Saturday in Indianapolis. Siakam...
The Boston Celtics suffered a shock defeat against the New York Knicks while the Oklahoma City Thunder were beaten by the Denver Nuggets in the first games of their Conference play-off semi-finals. The Celtics, the reigning champions, were on the wrong end of an 108-105 overtime defeat at home in the opening match of their...
LeBron James says he is unsure if he will continue his NBA career next season after the Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the first round of the play-offs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 40-year-old, in his 22nd season as a professional, was unable to prevent the Timberwolves completing a 4-1 series victory with...
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo criticised Tyrese Haliburton’s “disrespectful” father after the pair were involved in a heated exchange following the Indiana Pacers’ series-clinching win. The Pacers booked their spot in the NBA play-off semi-finals with a 119-118 win against the Bucks. Haliburton hit the go-ahead lay-up with 1.3 seconds left on the clock...
NBA great Jason Kidd has joined Everton’s American ownership group. The double Olympic champion and 10-time NBA All-Star, who is currently head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, has joined Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of The Friedkin Group. The Texas-based group completed its takeover of Everton in December 2024. Kidd, who also won the...