SAN FRANCISCO — Rebound, Durant. Outlet pass to Curry. Pull up. Clank. OK, so it wasn’t quite the Team USA reunion we were promised. LeBron James watched in street clothes. But Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, winners of two NBA championships and Olympic gold together, proved to be a winning combo once again Sunday night … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA All-Star Game reached a low point in 2024. The league’s annual showcase, once the anchor event of All-Star Weekend, had devolved to such an extent that the final score was 211-186. Players on the East team, which won, openly admitted they were chasing the first-ever 200-point total. In 2025, the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — In an All-Star championship game already out of hand, Steph Curry decided to put a jolt into a dead Chase Center crowd. Ever the showman, Curry pulled up from halfcourt and drained it. Finally, the crowd that sat through brutal stoppages and nonsensical basketball, had something to get out of their seats … Read more
After a whirlwind 48 hours of NBA All-Star weekend in the Bay Area, we have arrived at the main event: Sunday’s All-Star Game tournament. The league, after several tweaks to the game’s format in recent years, has landed on a new setup. Four teams of eight players each will compete Sunday night for the All-Star … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver understandably defended mounting criticism of the 3-point shot, and saying anything else would have been sacrilegious in the house Steph Curry built with his unparalleled 3-point prowess. So why wasn’t Curry a star attraction Saturday night, on the Warriors’ home court, in a potential rematch of last season’s … Read more