• The Canadian Press

    Antetokounmpo wondering how he can stay healthy after injuries have impacted his last 2 postseasons

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo says he was only able to run at less than half speed as he tried to make it back for the Milwaukee Bucks’ final playoff games before their first-round exit. Antetokounmpo strained his left calf in an April 9 victory over the Boston Celtics and didn’t play again. “In our opinion, it was not safe for me to be out there because I couldn’t run full speed,” Antetokounmpo said Friday, one day after Milwaukee’s season ended with a 120-98 Game 6 loss to the Indiana

  • The Canadian Press

    NBA conference semifinal preview capsules

    Preview capsules for the NBA’s conference semifinals: EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 2 NEW YORK KNICKS (50-32, 4-2) vs. No. 6 INDIANA PACERS (47-35, 4-2) Season series: Pacers, 2-1. Schedule: Monday at New York, Wednesday at New York, May 10 at New York, May 12 at Indiana, TBD. Story line: The Knicks have reached the Eastern Conference semifinals in consecutive seasons for the first time since making nine straight trips from 1992 to 2000. Those postseasons almost always included a matchup with the Pacer

  • The Canadian Press

    The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge and 1st-round playoff exit

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after their season ended with a first-round playoff loss to Denver in five games. Ham led Los Angeles to the Western Conference finals less than a year ago in his first season as an NBA head coach. He had replaced Frank Vogel, who was fired by the Lakers exactly 18 months after winning the franchise's 17th champi

  • Yahoo Sports

    Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons, latest playoff series loss to Nuggets

    Despite a trip to the Western Conference finals in his first season with the team, the Lakers are now ready to look for a replacement for Darvin Ham.