The Los Angeles Sparks got tripped up anew on Wednesday, suffering a 92-84 loss to Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury at Crypto.com Arena. With that loss, the Sparks got swept in a three-game regular-season series against the Mercury, but that might be the least of their concerns right now. The loss further diminished the
For a competitor like Giannis Antetokounmpo, the past few years must have been frustrating. Antetokounmpo has seen peers he has vanquished on his way to his breakthrough NBA championship advance and even win NBA titles at times at his expense. He’s also seen friends and teammates come and go, with rumors of his own exit
Napheesa Collier missed playing, and it truly looked that way on Monday, when she finally returned to action after a lengthy absence. After sitting out the previous seven games due to an injured ankle, Collier stepped back on the court and didn’t seem to have missed a beat. The five-time WNBA All-Star wreaked havoc on
When one door closes, another opens. While Michael Porter Jr. may not be able to compete for NBA championships in the near future after the Denver Nuggets traded him away to the Brooklyn Nets, he now gets a chance to be featured as a first option for the first time in his career. The 6’10
The Meralco Bolts have been the most successful Philippine team in the East Asian Super League (EASL) thus far as their breakthrough victory showed what Philippine basketball can do when it takes the EASL seriously. Looking at the bigger picture, though, it hasn’t meant much. The Bolts had quite a number of chances to advance
Malik Beasley is back in the fold. For much of the off-season, Beasley’s name was virtually off-limits to teams. The veteran guard found himself left untouched in free agency as he became tangled in a federal gambling investigation in June. With the NBA cracking down hard on betting scandals–highlighted by the lifetime ban of Jontay
