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NBA: Spurs close to Trail Blazers’ sweep 12 May 2014 - 12:36 am

NEW YORK: Guard Tony Parker scored 29 points as the San Antonio Spurs whipped the Portland Trail Blazers 118-103 yesterday to move to...

Durant shines as Thunder overcome Clippers at NBA 11 May 2014 - 01:23 am

NEW YORK: Forward Kevin Durant scored 36 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the...

NBA: Spurs demolish Blazers in Game One 07 May 2014 - 11:32 pm

NEW YORK: The San Antonio Spurs continued their return to top form with a 116-92 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers yesterday in...

Clippers’ president Andy Roeser takes leave of absence 07 May 2014 - 11:27 pm

NEW YORK: Los Angeles Clippers’ President Andy Roeser, who has been with the NBA club since 1984, will take an indefinite leave of...

Paul excels as Clippers silence Thunder in opener 07 May 2014 - 10:24 am

NEW YORK: Chris Paul missed just two shots in a stunning 32-point display as the Los Angeles Clippers blasted the Oklahoma City Thunder...

NBA: Spurs rout Mavericks to set up clash with Trail Blazers 06 May 2014 - 12:15 am

Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the...

Clippers sail amid turmoil 05 May 2014 - 04:44 am

OKLAHOMA CITY: The Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Memphis Grizzlies 120-109 yesterday to line up a clash with the Los Angeles Clippers in...

Clippers to get new chief: NBA 05 May 2014 - 04:40 am

NEW YORK: With Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling banned for life from NBA activities, the league yesterday said it would name a...

Mavericks sustain NBA play-off hopes 04 May 2014 - 07:59 am

DALLAS: On the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks battled back in the fourth quarter to win yesterday, moving...

Disgraced Sterling finally breaks silence after ban 04 May 2014 - 07:57 am

LOS ANGELES: Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers banned for life by the NBA after making racist comments, has...

NBA: Disgraced Clippers owner ‘will be forced out’ 02 May 2014 - 12:19 am

LOS ANGELES: NBA owners will likely force out the disgraced Donald Sterling (pictured top right), one owner said Wednesday, as speculation intensified about...

Clippers ride wave of emotion to crucial victory 01 May 2014 - 07:16 am

Blake Griffin (32) of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots against the Golden State Warriors in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarter-finals during...

Move to expel Clippers’ owner from basketball 01 May 2014 - 07:15 am

A Clippers’ fan protests inside the Staples Center before the Clippers’ Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles on Tuesday....

NBA: Batum lifts Portland past Rockets in extra time 29 Apr 2014 - 01:07 am

Portland Trail Blazers’ forward LaMarcus Aldridge (left) drives past Houston Rockets’ centre Dwight Howard in second half of their Conference Quarterfinal NBA game...

NBA: Nets hold off Raptors; Dunleavy powers Bulls 27 Apr 2014 - 01:04 am

Nicolas Batum (88) of the Portland Trail Blazers puts in a shot over Dwight Howard (12) of the Houston Rockets during the fourth...

Heat take 2-0 series lead over Bobcats 25 Apr 2014 - 10:16 am

MIAMI: LeBron James scored 32 points and Chris Bosh tallied 20 points as the host Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 101-97 yesterday...

NBA: Wizards edge Bulls; Pacers, Raptors equalise 23 Apr 2014 - 11:56 pm

Washington Wizards’ forward Nene Hilario (left) drives past Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA...

Griffin leads Clips to thrash Warriors 23 Apr 2014 - 08:33 am

Jermaine O’Neal (7) of the Golden State Warriors shoots over DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers in Game Two...