ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player Adreian Payne has died in a shooting. He was 31. The sheriff’s office in Orange County, Florida, said deputies responded to a shooting Monday morning when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Lawrence Dority was present…
Ja Morant is a budding superstar. That much is clear following his 18-point fourth quarter and game-winning layup with 1 second left to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 111-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Tuesday’s Game 5. Morant’s celebration began as Karl-Anthony Towns’ final heave fell short, with the third-year guard holding his hand up like a phone, as if…
BOSTON – The clock ticks to zero and along the Nets on the sidelines of two future Halls of Fame with over 200 playoff games between them looks shaken. This is a game that Brooklyn has to win. Necessary to win. So won. One half led 10 points. Help from the supporting cast. A Celtics…