Новости за 20.12.2019

Taj Gibson has played for eight head coaches over his 11 NBA seasons. He likes what he’s seen from interim coach Mike Miller during his first two weeks at the helm of the Knicks. “Mike deserves credit. He’s been with us since preseason, and guys are real familiar with him and guys understand where he’s...

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 Thursday night in a showdown of the NBA’s top teams. Antetokounmpo had seven assists and a career-best five 3-pointers, and George Hill added 21 points off the bench for the Bucks. Milwaukee...

SAN ANTONIO — When David Nwaba crumpled to the court late in Thursday’s 118-105 loss to the Spurs, he took the Nets defense with him. Nwaba suffered what the team confirmed to be a right Achilles tendon injury, a horrible blow to the 24-year-old wing — and to the Nets. “It’s an Achilles,” coach Kenny...

ESPN analyst Doris Burke talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about a Doc Rivers disagreement, growing up a Knicks fan and calling the 76ers-Bucks on Christmas Day. Q: You were recently called out by Doc Rivers after criticizing Kawhi Leonard’s load management. What did you take away from that? A: I had reached out to...

Shohei Ohtani is cleared to fully reboot his MLB career. The Angels’ stars completed his throwing program, according to ESPN. It’s last step of rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. He will now be able to return to his native Japan to rest and plans on returning to a two-way from this season. Ohtani had the...

SAN ANTONIO — If the Nets have nightmares, they’re probably about playing at AT&T Center, against this Spurs team, which they want to be like. And Thursday they lost yet another game to the Spurs, and also lost their best defender, David Nwaba, to an Achilles tendon injury. This time, the Nets collapsed down the...

The Jets got a split decision by the special panel picking the Hall of Fame class of 2020. Defensive lineman Joe Klecko did not make the list of finalists, which probably closes the door on his chances of ever getting into the Hall. Offensive tackle Winston Hill, a member of the Super Bowl III team,...

This is still a collision sport in which peer pressure virtually demands you play with pain and with broken bones and worry about CTE later in life. You sacrifice your body for the good of the team and the thrill of victory and for your future employment. The risks are not worth the rewards if...

Sam Darnold will close out his second season as Jets quarterback with games against two tough defenses. These will be Darnold’s last chances to show signs of his growth as a quarterback in Year 2. Last week against the Ravens, he had some good moments — and one really bad one. Darnold’s best throw of...

After his Giants career ends in two weeks, when will we see Eli Manning again? Those who know him say it would take a perfect scenario for the 38-year-old to join another team, and they scoff at the notion of him going into coaching. Older brother Peyton has been pursued by all the major networks...

BOSTON — The Islanders felt they had something to prove. Matthew Barzal scored in regulation and the shootout as the Islanders beat the Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night. Despite being third in the Eastern Conference and winning six of nine coming in, the Islanders saw this game as a measuring stick because Boston has only...