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Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrates with the trophy after he and his teammates won the NBA Cup final over the Thunder on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 18, 2024
Giannis Antetokounmpo stars as Bucks beat Thunder to win NBA Cup
Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA MVP, delivered a triple-double of 26 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists along with two steals and three blocked shots for the Bucks.
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo takes the ball to the hoop during the first quarter of Milwaukee's NBA Cup semifinal win on Saturday in Las Vegas.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 15, 2024
Bucks beat Hawks to reach NBA Cup final against Thunder
Greek star Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to spark the Bucks over the Atlanta Hawks.
Mavericks guard finished with 29 points to help Dallas defeat the Thunder in Game 6 of their second-round series. The Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference finals with the win.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 19, 2024
Mavericks outlast Thunder in Game 6 to reach Western Conference finals
Dallas advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second time in the past three seasons.
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives the ball against the Cavaliers' Evan Mobley during the third quarter in Game 5 of their playoff series in Boston on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
May 16, 2024
Celtics finish off Cavs; Mavericks push Thunder to brink
The top-seeded Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach their third straight Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right) reacts after a play during the Thunder's win over the Pelicans in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 22, 2024
Thunder hold off Pelicans in Game 1 thriller
The Thunder earned a thrilling 94-92 victory in their playoff opener.
Shaquille O'Neal (left) of the Orlando Magic faces John Williams of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Ohio, in December 1994. Magic are set to retire O'Neal's No. 32 jersey after a game on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 13, 2024
Magic to battle Thunder, then retire O'Neal's No. 32
Paolo Banchero is taking steps to become the latest superstar for the team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 13, 2023
Bulls and Thunder win NBA play-in matchups
Zach LaVine inspired a rally as the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday, while rising Australian star Josh Giddey helped the Oklahoma City Thunder end the New Orleans Pelicans' season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 24, 2022
Magic conjure up surprise by taking Paolo Banchero with No.1 pick in NBA Draft
Paolo Banchero was the surprise top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday as the Orlando Magic confounded expectations by swooping for the towering teenager from Duke.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 31, 2022
Oklahoma and Arizona ban transgender students from girls' sports
The Republican governors of Oklahoma and Arizona signed bills banning transgender athletes from girls' school sports on Wednesday, joining a growing list of states that have passed or enacted similar laws on a contentious election-year issue.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 3, 2021
Grizzlies set NBA record with 73-point win over Thunder
The previous NBA record for largest margin of victory was 68, by Cleveland over Miami, on Dec. 17, 1991.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2019
Southeast U.S. sees record heat as Central Plains brace for floods
A heat wave with record-breaking potential gripped the southeastern United States on Monday, while the Central Plains will get a respite from the deadly weather that has pounded and flooded the region since last week, forecasters said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2019
Teva to pay $85 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid case; J&J trial looms
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. agreed to pay $85 million to settle an Oklahoma lawsuit claiming that illegal marketing of its opioid painkillers contributed to a public health crisis in the state.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 19, 2019
Cardinals QB Josh Cardinals QB Rosen annoyed by speculation about Kyler Murray
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the limbo he finds himself in with the team that drafted him last year, telling SI TV that it's "annoying" but that he "definitely understands the situation."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 18, 2018
Ehime's Andrew Fitzgerald looks back on record-setting scoring performance
Andrew Fitzgerald scored the Ehime Orange Vikings' first two points on an outside jumper on Sunday, and never stopped scoring.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2018
Thunder Girls dancer Kei Hirata imparts cheerleading knowledge to Akita students
Before the Oklahoma City Thunder opened their 2018-19 NBA season, cheerleader Kei Hirata returned to Japan for a short vacation. The trip, of course, gave her a chance to visit family and friends.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2018
Nankai Hawks ace Joe Stanka, hero of 1964 Japan Series, dies at 87
Former Nankai Hawks great Joe Stanka, the 1964 Pacific League MVP who famously threw three shutouts during that season's Japan Series, died of heart failure on Oct. 15, his grandson Josh told The Japan Times
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 14, 2018
Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook delivers inspiration in Tokyo visit
Russell Westbrook brought smiles to enthusiastic fans' faces on a festive Tuesday morning in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 11, 2018
Kei Hirata earns second shot with Thunder Girls
Passion is something that younger and older generations can both detect immediately.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 7, 2018
Seattle to host first NBA game since Sonics left a decade ago
Seattle will host its first NBA game since the Seattle SuperSonics left town after the 2007-08 season and moved to Oklahoma City, the Golden State Warriors announced on Monday when they released their full preseason schedule.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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