By Ryan Gallardo, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 01 Oct 2020


PORTLAND -- Injuries are a huge part of sports, even in basketball where the contact isn't as vicious as combat competition. But it's a terrible twist of fate when these things happen at the biggest stage. Such was the f

NBA -- Celtics show fight, might as contenders
By Ricardo Carbajal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Sep 2020


LOS ANGELES -- The Boston Celtics demonstrated the firepower befitting a legitimate title contender. Jayson Tatum finished with 21 points and nine rebounds and all of Boston's starters chalked double-figures in poi Read full story

NBA -- Melo "prays" to stay in Portland
By Ryan Gallardo, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Sep 2020


PORTLAND -- Now that his team's season has ended, extinguished out of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in five games, Portland Trail Blazers guard Carmelo Anthony recently contemplated on the future of his now-resurgent NBA career. Read full story

NBA Playoffs -- Clarkson shines as Jazz knots series with Nuggets
By Ryan Gallardo, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Aug 2020


PORTLAND -- Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson sizzled with 26 points in 29 minutes off the bench and the Utah Jazz evened their best-of-7 series with the Denver Nuggets at 1-1 following a 124-105 Game 2 win on Thursday. After Read full story

NBA Playoffs -- Raptors race to 2-0 lead
By Ricardo Carbajal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Aug 2020


LOS ANGELES --- The Toronto Raptors jumped to a 2-0 series lead over the Brooklyn Nets by scoring a come-from-behind 104-99 victory at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Unlike their G Read full story

Second Overtime: Why the Blazers will KO the Grizz
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Aug 2020


Damian Lillard. CHICAGO -- The Portland Trail Blazers remind me of a woman in a darkened bar who blinds you with the shimmer of her designer clothes and mesmerizes you with the scent of her Armani perfume. But when yo Read full story

NBA -- Season set to restart in July
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Jun 2020


CHICAGO -- At last. After ongoing coronavirus pandemic abruptly ended the 2019-20 campaign last March 12, a truncated NBA season is set to return in Orlando, Florida. Per Adrian Wojnanowski of ESPN, the NBA board of gov Read full story

NBA -- From the hoops sidelines to the COVID-19 frontlines
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Jun 2020


Andrew Schroeder. CHICAGO -- Around this time last year, Andrew Schroeder was scampering to secure a flight to Toronto, Canada where he covered the 2019 NBA Finals between the Raptors and the dynastic Golden State Warrio Read full story

Second Overtime: Waiting for Luka "Skywalker"
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 10 Apr 2020


The author with Dalas Mavericks star Luka Doncic last February at the NBA All-Star Game at the United Center in Chicago. (photo@phlboxing). CHICAGO -- As a ruthless respiratory disease halts the NBA season into an ind Read full story

Utah Jazz Player Infected with COVID-19; NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Mar 2020


NEW YORK -- The NBA announced that a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. The test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of Wednesday's game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Read full story