NBA - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg NBA - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Howard Community Reacts to Planned Wizards, Capitals’ Arena Move https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/01/16/howard-community-reacts-to-plans-to-relocate-washington-wizards-and-national-capitols-arena-to-virginia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=howard-community-reacts-to-plans-to-relocate-washington-wizards-and-national-capitols-arena-to-virginia Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18838 Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) recently announced a new partnership with the state of Virginia and regional leaders with plans to relocate the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Washington Capitals and the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Washington Wizards to Alexandria, Virginia, by 2028.  Ted Leonsis – MSE’s founder, chairman, principal partner and CEO – disclosed in […]

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]]> 18838 What Fans Can Expect From the Washington Wizards this NBA Season https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/10/16/what-fans-can-expect-from-the-washington-wizards-this-nba-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-fans-can-expect-from-the-washington-wizards-this-nba-season Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18431 The Washington Wizards franchise hopes to bring optimism about the upcoming season to its fans with the addition of Jordan Poole, a young, new face.

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]]> 18431 Noah Lyles’ Statements About NBA Champions Spark Controversy in the Sports World https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/09/18/noah-lyles-statements-about-nba-champions-spark-controversy-in-the-sports-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=noah-lyles-statements-about-nba-champions-spark-controversy-in-the-sports-world https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/09/18/noah-lyles-statements-about-nba-champions-spark-controversy-in-the-sports-world/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:46:03 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18161 Olympian and six-time world championship winner Noah Lyles receives backlash after criticizing NBA stars over the “world champion” title. 

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]]> https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/09/18/noah-lyles-statements-about-nba-champions-spark-controversy-in-the-sports-world/feed/ 1 18161 LeBron James Became the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/02/14/lebron-james-became-the-nbas-all-time-leading-scorer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lebron-james-became-the-nbas-all-time-leading-scorer Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=17015 Move over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; there’s a new all-time scoring leader in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His name is LeBron James. James’ shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder was heard worldwide on Feb. 7. James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost that night, but the sight of the record-clinching shot dominated any headlines of the […]

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]]> 17015 A Homecoming Leads to an Ugly Breakup: Kyrie Irving’s Road to Dallas https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/02/13/a-homecoming-leads-to-an-ugly-breakup-kyrie-irvings-road-to-dallas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-homecoming-leads-to-an-ugly-breakup-kyrie-irvings-road-to-dallas Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=17005 For most, it would be a dream to be able to play for one’s hometown team while also being favorites for a championship immediately upon arrival. This was the storyline of Kyrie Irving when he first came to Brooklyn, until his dream turned into a series of challenges. It all started on Jun. 30, 2019, […]

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