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Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavor to Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement
Read full article: Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavor to Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinementFans waved a German flag and chanted Dirk Nowitzkiโs name when he walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall for the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
Reluctant, but resolute Popovich leads international-rich 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class
Read full article: Reluctant, but resolute Popovich leads international-rich 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame classGregg Popovich didn't want to be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame until the players that helped his teams win NBA championships had already gone in.
NBA 2024 potential lottery prospects will once again take multiple paths to the league
Read full article: NBA 2024 potential lottery prospects will once again take multiple paths to the leagueThis year's draft class showed there are several ways to get into the NBA with top picks from Europe, the G League, Overtime Elite and the college ranks.
Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki headline 2023 Hall of Fame class
Read full article: Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki headline 2023 Hall of Fame classGregg Popovich, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Dwyane Wade and Becky Hammon are the headliners of the 2023 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class.
Spurs' Manu Ginobili heads Basketball Hall of Fame finalists
Read full article: Spurs' Manu Ginobili heads Basketball Hall of Fame finalistsManu Ginobili, a four-time NBA champion who spent his entire career with the San Antonio Spurs, headlines this yearโs group of finalists for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Nets recover from stars' slow start, beat Celtics 104-93
Read full article: Nets recover from stars' slow start, beat Celtics 104-93Kevin Durant had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and the Brooklyn Nets recovered from their superstarsโ frigid start to beat the Boston Celtics 104-93 in Game 1 of their series.
Ring doorbell helps cops nab Tenn. escapee
Read full article: Ring doorbell helps cops nab Tenn. escapeeThe manhunt, which generated more than 430 tips and involved at least 400 law enforcement personnel from multiple agencies, came to an end only 10 miles from the prison. Closing in on the suspectRausch said hundreds of law enforcement officials flooded the area and Watson had nowhere to go. The officers that took him into custody were two women from the Tennessee Department of Corrections. He said Johnson's body received a law enforcement escort from Memphis to the funeral home in Nashville and that there are more plans to honor her. Johnson began her career with the Tennessee Department of Corrections in 1981 and served in multiple positions including as an officer and warden.
Tennessee inmate escapes from prison where official found dead
Read full article: Tennessee inmate escapes from prison where official found deadAuthorities are searching for an inmate who escaped Wednesday from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Lauderdale County and is a person of interest in a homicide. LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. - Authorities in western Tennessee are searching for an inmate who escaped Wednesday, the same day a longtime corrections official was found dead in her home on the grounds of the prison. "Rest assured that we will find this offender and bring justice to the family of Debra Johnson," Commissioner Tony Parker of the Tennessee Department of Correction said. The West Tennessee State Penitentiary is in Henning, about 45 miles northeast of Memphis. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added Watson to its Most Wanted list and tweeted pictures of his face and his tattoos.