The weekend’s other events also saw small ratings upticks
NBA
18/02/202008:56
Derrick Jones signs multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Puma
Jones joins Puma
17/02/202021:43
Kyrie Irving elected vice president of NBPA
The Nets point guard will replace Pau Gasol
17/02/202019:55
Rumors: Knicks interested in Villanova coach Jay Wright?
Wright has a record of 467 wins in 681 games over 19 seasons at Villanova
17/02/202017:08
Barack Obama’s advice to Giannis Antetokounmpo: I want you to be a little more public
“I think you have something to give in terms of giving back,” Obama said
17/02/202011:47
Common raps: A king named Kobe Bryant. Even in the darkest times, you’ll feel Kobe’s light
Common pays tribute to Kobe Bryant
17/02/202010:44
Jennifer Hudson Honors Kobe At NBA All-Star 2020
Hudson performed “For All We Know (We May Never Meet Again)”
17/02/202009:15
Magic Johnson pays tribute to Kobe: We’ll never see another basketball player quite like him
Johnson led the crowd — which chanted “Kobe! Kobe!’’ — in an eight-second moment of silence in a nod to the number Bryant wore the first half of his career.
17/02/202008:33
Bulls to make changes in front office
Paxson and Forman have presided over the Bulls’ front office as a tandem since 2009
17/02/202008:25
Cavs, John Beilein expected to part ways
The coach is unhappy and is expected to leave
17/02/202008:18
Kawhi Leonard wins the first Kobe Bryant MVP award
Kawhi Leonard ended with 30 points
16/02/202021:42
Damian Lillard’s All-Star Saturday Night performance feat. Lil Wayne, Jeremih
Lillard wore a “Mamba Forever” jacket
16/02/202021:09
Dwight Howard says he planned to have Kobe Bryant bring him Superman cape
He said Bryant had agreed to do it.
16/02/202019:39
Common says judges thought it was going to be a tie, ‘but somebody didn’t do it right’
Derrick Jones Jr. won the Slam Dunk Contest
16/02/202019:00
Tacko Fall on Aaron Gordon’s dunk over him: I was scared shitless
“I told him, ‘Aaron, I trust you. I trust you with my life right now,'” Fall said.
16/02/202018:17
Marcin Gortat retires: I am finishing my basketball career
Gortat has played 12 seasons in the NBA
16/02/202011:17
NBA Top 5 Plays of the Night | February 15, 2020
Derrick Jones jr reverse-360-between-the-legs dunk leads the way.
16/02/202010:05
All 50-point dunks from ATT Slam Dunk Contest
Magic forward Gordon made five of the ten 50-point dunks.
16/02/202009:41
Ben Simmons announces that Sixers rookie Thybulle will play in Tokyo 2020 for Australia
Thybulle was born in the US but spent part of his childhood in Australia and reportedly has dual US- Australian citizenship.
16/02/202009:11
Adam Silver senses ’a return to normalcy’ in relationship between NBA and China
NBA commissioner added that he doesn’t think there is permanent damage between the NBA and China.
16/02/202008:59
NBA All-Star Game MVP award named in honor of Kobe Bryant
The Lakers legend holds the NBA record for consecutive All-Star selections with 18 straight, from 1998 through 2016.
16/02/202008:42
Aaron Gordon’s over Slam Dunk loss: “I feel like I should have two trophies, it’s over for that”
Magic forward was denied a maiden trophy in run-off against Derrick Jones jr.
16/02/202008:29
Derrick Jones Jr. wins ATT Slam Dunk | 2020 NBA All-Star
Heat player prevails over Aaron Gordon in final.
16/02/202008:18
Buddy Hield wins 3-point shootout over Devin Booker
Kings guard prevails on his last shot in the final.
16/02/202008:07
Bam Adebayo wins Taco Bell Skills Challenge | 2020 NBA All-Star
Heat big-man prevails over Domantas Sabonis in final
15/02/202022:22
Antetokounmpo: Kobe wasn’t just my idol, the whole generation’s idol. He was our Michael Jordan
The Greek Freak is one of the team-captains for the All Star Game.