PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will host the 2027 NBA All-Star game, the league announced Thursday, giving owner Mat Ishbia a marquee event for the city roughly one year after he purchased the franchise. This will be the fourth time Phoenix has hosted the All-Star game and first since 2009. The Suns also hosted in … Read more
NBA champion and âSurvivorâ contestant Scot Pollard has had a heart transplant, his wife said on social media on Friday night. âScot has a new heart!â Dawn Pollard posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. âSurgery went well and Iâve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a perfect fit! Now on to … Read more
A heart donor has been found for NBA champion and âSurvivorâ contestant Scot Pollard, his wife said on social media on Friday. âItâs go time!â Dawn Pollard posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. âPlease keep the prayers coming for Scot, the surgeons, for the donor and his family who lost their loved one. This … Read more
Mat Ishbia, majority owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, talks to the media during his introductory press conference at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2023. Barry Gossage | Getty Images Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is forming a new sports, entertainment and real estate investment group as a single unifying place … Read more
Assistant coach Dejan Milojevic and Kevon Looney #5 of the Golden State Warriors talk before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during the Western Conference Semi Finals during the 2023 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2023 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty Images The National … Read more
BOSTON — When Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck felt like his life could be the premise for a television sitcom, he knew just where to turn: His friend Tom Werner, a Red Sox owner and TV veteran who was behind megahits like “The Cosby Show,” “Roseanne,” and “That ’70s Show.” The result is “Extended Family,” … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was undergoing surgery for a broken hip Saturday after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night when he was injured. Paramedics at the undisclosed venue responded and the 76-year-old was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His business … Read more
Max Strus didn’t win a Larry O’Brien Trophy during his time in Miami ByThe Associated Press December 8, 2023, 8:16 PM Cleveland Cavaliers’ Max Strus, left, tries to get past Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey during the first half of an NBA basketball in-season tournament game, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) The … Read more
