NBA Pacers legend McGinnis dead at 73
WASHINGTON, United States -- George McGinnis, who sparked his hometown Indiana Pacers to two titles and was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame, died on Thursday, the NBA club announced. He was 73.
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China protests calls to include Taiwan in climate talks
DUBAI, United Arab of Emirates — China on Saturday lodged a protest after calls at the UN climate talks in Dubai to include Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by Beijing.
Thunder top Warriors in overtime, Bulls add to Spurs slump
LOS ANGELES, United States -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder harried Golden State into an NBA season-high 29 turnovers in a thrilling 138-136 NBA overtime victory on Friday (Saturday, Manila time.)
'King' James and Lakers battle Haliburton's Pacers for first NBA Cup
LAS VEGAS, United States -- Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers' scintillating run to Saturday's (Sunday, Manila time) NBA Cup final has brought them nose to nose with a league great in LeBron James and a legendary franchise in the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lakers, Pacers set showdown
Las Vegas — The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 30 points from ageless LeBron James, routed New Orleans 133-89 on Thursday to book a title showdown with upstarts Indiana in the inaugural NBA in-season tournament.
LeBron scores 30 as Lakers destroy Pelicans to enter NBA in-season tourney finals
MANILA, Philippines -- LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA in-season tournament finals after a 133-89 obliteration of the New Orleans Pelicans Friday (Manila time).
NBA tournament hits jackpot as Vegas awaits final four
LAS VEGAS, United States -- The NBA's inaugural in-season tournament nears its climax in Las Vegas on Thursday with the world of basketball in near-unanimous agreement that the event has been a dazzling success.
NBA learns from PBA
The PBA has adopted several rules from the NBA playbook but it’s far from a one-way street. When the NBA instituted the play-in system two years ago, it introduced the double-chance system which is actually the twice-to-beat advantage that’s been long in effect in the PBA. And when the NBA rolled out the in-season tournament this year, it brought in the concept of the quotient which has also been an age-old practice in breaking ties in the PBA.