Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
The Magic doubled down on their identity this summer after tasting success for the first time since Dwight Howard left. Will it be enough to improve? Jack Winter writes.
WASHINGTON — Whether Kyle Lowry should have spent the past weekend in New Orleans as an NBA All-Star is moot. The Toronto Raptors point guard has a day job and the time for rest is over. Once Lowry found his rhythm against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, there was little doubt which player shone […]
MIAMI — The Miami Heat continued their perfect run through the 2014 NBA playoffs, beating the Brooklyn Nets 94-82 on Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Forward LeBron James led Miami with 22 points as the Heat took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference best-of-seven semifinal series. The Heat swept the Charlotte Bobcats in four […]
Ben Nadeau praises the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, while also gently eulogizing another season gone wrong for both teams in New York.
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks reached into their past in the hopes of a better future. Phil Jackson, a forward on the Knicks last championship team in 1973 and the owner of 11 championship rings as a coach with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, was named New York’s President of […]
Oprah Winfrey and boxing mogul Floyd Mayweather Jr. are among those interested in bidding for the Los Angeles Clippers. Winfrey, David Geffen and Larry Ellison are joining together to make a bid to buy the Clippers if the NBA’s board of governors votes to force Donald Sterling to sell the team, Geffen told ESPN on […]
David Yapkowitz chats with Orlando Magic forward Gary Clark about his time in Houston and showing what he’s capable of in the duration of his 10-day contract.
Basketball Insiders continues it’s on the rise series for the 2014-15 with a look at power forwards, including Kenneth Faried.
MIAMI — So much for the Brooklyn Nets’ four-game regular-season sweep of the Miami Heat. That mattered not at all Tuesday night, when the two-time defending NBA champion Heat routed the Nets 107-86 in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals at AmericanAirlines Arena. Game Two is set for Thursday night in Miami. Heat […]
Point guard Chauncey Billups has announced his retirement. Will he get in the Hall of Fame? He has a strong case.