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Ahh no, KD went down pic.twitter.com/thJCbDomrI— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) June 11, 2019

OAKLAND, Calif. — It may now all be up to Kevin Durant and the state of his calf strain to save the Warriors from doom. Before Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Steve Kerr was asked about that night being potentially the final Warriors game at Oracle Arena. “The mindset is, let’s make sure there’s two more games here,’’ the Golden State coach said. The Warriors did not get that done, despite controlling the first half, and now the champs’ legs are wobbling. The Raptors rolled in the final two periods as Kawhi Leonard lifted his squad onto his...

I’m not a guy who’s going to be trying to bash people over the head with the Bible. I want people to know when they see me play that something is different, that I play for something different, and whether I’m talking about it [or not], I just hope by the way I carry myself and by the way I play the game, they can see there’s something different about that guy. And they find out what it is and then they know. It’s part of who I am. Those are the words of Stephen Curry, the superstar point guard...

Fans in Cleveland probably will need awhile to get over the Cavaliers’ overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals — in particular, JR Smith’s blunder in the final seconds of regulation that cost the team a chance to win. And they’re not alone. There are plenty of other fans from other sports towns (or in one case, an entire country) who have felt the same way after some athlete’s boneheaded play at a critical point in a huge game. Here’s a sampling, starting with Smith’s woeful tale (sorry, Cavs fans). With the score...

LeBron James kept willing the Cleveland Cavaliers back into the game, and George Hill nearly won the game in regulation, but the Golden State Warriors found their offense in overtime and walked away with an unsettling 124-114 victory in Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals on Thursday...

An 11-year-old Latino boy whose singing of the national anthem at the NBA Finals set off a barrage of racist tweets earned a roaring ovation in an encore performance before Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat on Thursday night.

This is a rare occasion where a hat tip to The Atlantic Beyond the loyalty southern California residents show the Lakers I'm not actually a devoted follower of basketball...but I know enough to know LeBron James had this coming. I don't mean to pile on to the huge helping of humble pie this guy is being made to eat....but I have to end this with a good joke Hugh Hewitt told on his radio show earlier this week... Q: Why didn't LeBron James go to college? A: He didn't want to take the finals

Can any FReepers in Miami area let me know how safe the downtown area is and the metro-mover? Should they use cabs or is the metro-mover safe? My son is going tonight (last minute) to watch the game tomorrow with a friend. He is a grown man(mid twenties), so I don't want to say too much other than watch out and keep your wits about you,etc. But I was reading about the 'good and bad areas' online and some said it was dangerous and others said it was fine. All the sites about 'good and bad' neighborhoods online are so...

Lakers 92 at Celtics 131 HAVE A CIGAR!

NBA Finals here we come!!!

<p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This was not a pretty basketball game. That's the way the San Antonio Spurs like it. They slowed the New Jersey Nets' fast break to a crawl and rode the inside strength of Tim Duncan and the outside smoothness of Tony Parker to an 84-79 victory as the Spurs regained control of the NBA Finals with a 2-1 series lead.</p>

I was watching the NHL hockey game finals last night and ABC News was running promos for the Hillary book interview.They said that on the West Coast Sunday, the show would air after the NBA Finals Game which could be 7:30 or 8 depending on the length of the contest with pregame and an extended halftime 'Super Bowl' style concert be folk singer Jewel.Everywhere else the show will air at 7PM EST and 6PM Central.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- What has formed with the Lakers is "a community," to use Phil Jackson's terminology. It's one that is governed by three great branches, a society in which everyone accepts that Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant rule - but everyone else gets respect and glorification as a result. "It's kind of our way to get into the Hall of Fame," Lakers forward Rick Fox said. "They'll show pictures of the team that won it each year, and I'll be able to go there and show my kids my picture alongside Shaq and Kobe, with Phil, and...

Posted: Friday June 07, 2002 10:16 PM Updated: Saturday June 08, 2002 3:12 AM Kobe Bryant's Lakers have put Jason Kidd's Nets in an 0-2 series hole. AP LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The task of stopping Shaquille O'Neal appears to be an impossible one for the New Jersey Nets. Preventing the Los Angeles Lakers from winning a third straight NBA title looks pretty improbable, too. In another display of his massive superiority, O'Neal had such a great game that even his free-throw shooting was stunning. Scoring 40 points, making several pretty passes and doing just about nothing wrong, O'Neal led...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- What began as a mismatch turned into something mildly intriguing. The Los Angeles Lakers gave everyone a little suspense in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, letting a 23-point lead slip to three in the fourth quarter before they finished off the New Jersey Nets 99-94 Wednesday night. Nobody will remember this one as an NBA classic, especially the underdogs representing the Eastern Conference. The Nets were out of their league in the first 15 minutes of the game, digging themselves a hole that was too deep to climb out of. Shaquille O'Neal was as dominant...