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The ties between soccer and the NBA are real, and they're still growing
PARIS (AP) — San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood outside in the rain on a cold Paris night. He wore a parka, a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers. And then he spent a few seconds showing off his skills. A basketball was not involved. Wembanyama — like so...
Welcome home, Wemby: As expected, Spurs' star gets a hero's welcome in Paris
PARIS (AP) — The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started. All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out, say hello into a microphone. The cheering just from that lasted about 30 seconds. ...
NBA still talking about expanding its footprint in Europe, Adam Silver says
PARIS (AP) — The NBA is still exploring ways to expand its role in European basketball and those talks with FIBA and other stakeholders will continue, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. That means there's no deal — yet. But Silver, speaking before the start of the NBA Paris...
Philadelphia mayor announces new plan to keep 76ers arena in South Philadelphia, pursue WNBA team
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor, their current landlord, to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal with the city to move downtown. The stunning reversal comes as a relief to critics of the plan to put a $1.3 billion...
NBA's Christmas Day slate averaged 5.25 million viewers according to final Nielsen ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate averaged about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, in final ratings released by the league and Nielsen on Monday. All of the Yuletide games — San Antonio at New York in Victor Wembanyama’s...
LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA's all-time scoring leader
When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion. They made fun of him. “They told me I’m old as hell,”...
Quotes on LeBron James, the NBA's scoring king who turns 40 on Monday
Quotes from around the basketball world on LeBron James' longevity as he turns 40 on Monday: ___ “It’s always a blast. The competitive spirit, the history, his greatness, it allows me to just appreciate all that we’ve been through, all the battles back and forth...
Richard Parsons, prominent executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited “unanticipated...
At least 65 million tune in for Netflix NFL Christmas Day games. NBA holiday ratings also skyrocket
LeBron James and the NBA are going to have make room for the NFL on Christmas. That shouldn't be a problem. Both leagues were winners on Wednesday. Netflix set records as the most-streamed NFL games in U.S. history while the NBA had its best holiday numbers in five...
Wemby at The Garden. LeBron vs. Steph. The NBA's Christmas Day lineup, as always, has star power
LeBron James made his Christmas debut in 2003. Victor Wembanyama was born 10 days later. That's right: James has been featured on the NBA's big day for longer than Wembanyama has been alive. And on Wednesday — when the league celebrates Christmas with games for the 77th time —...
