The Indiana Pacers played their worst offensive game of the postseason in Thursday night's 111-94 loss to the New York Knicks, but despite missing a chance to close out the series, star guard Tyrese Haliburton emphasized there was "no need to panic."
Karl-Anthony Towns was uncertain to play Thursday because of a bruised left knee, according to the New York Knicks' injury report. Given the situation the Knicks faced, Towns knew all along he was playing.
Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA Western Conference Finals MVP on Wednesday after helping lead the Oklahoma City Thunder into the NBA Finals with a five-game victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
With Minnesota's season coming to a screeching halt just short of its first NBA Finals for the second straight year, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards made a promise to improve.
Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski underwent left wrist debridement surgery Tuesday, the team announced. Podziemski is expected to be ready for the start of training camp, the Warriors said.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded guilty to an assault charge on Tuesday for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joined an extremely exclusive club Wednesday when he was named NBA Most Valuable Player, becoming only the second Canadian ever to win the award. Victoria, B.C.’s Steve Nash, who won MVP in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006 with the Phoenix Suns, is happy to have company.
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sheds tears while thanking his family as he accepts the MVP award for the 2024-25 NBA season.
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Canadian and former NBA MVP Steve Nash commented on his fellow countryman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the award, while general manager of the Canadian men's national basketball team Rowan Barrett spoke about how SGA's MVP award will be talked about for many years in Canadian history.
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After winning his first scoring title and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a league-high 68 wins, Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned his first NBA MVP award. SGA finished as the runner-up in last year's MVP voting, when Nikola Jokic won his third MVP in four seasons.
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After winning his first NBA MVP, TSN NBA analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins SportsCentre to share why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserved the honour over Nikola Jokic, what he thinks the award means to him, and if he's already willing to call him the best Canadian to ever play basketball.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scaled the mountaintop of individual excellence in basketball. A runner-up to Nikola Jokic for last year's MVP, the Hamilton, Ontario native is now being minted with the NBA's most prestigious regular season award for what was a historically great campaign. Josh Lewenberg has more.
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