This might explain why Atlanta Hawks guard is so good. According to , the last name Korver is German for "basketmaker." The 33-year-old has lived up to that name during his career, especially this season. In 43 games, Korver has shot 51.6 percent from the floor and 53.3 percent from behind the arc, averaging 12.9 points per game. Keep making those baskets, Korver. [, h/t ]Read more ...

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Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson shot his way into the record books with a 37-point third quarter against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.Just as the Kings had no answer for Thompson, his teammate Draymond Green was lost for words when reporters asked him about Thompson's big night after the game.[]Read more news on BleacherReport.com

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On Friday evening, Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson set an record for points in a quarter by scoring 37 in the third in the Warriors' 126-101 win over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson, who went 9-of-9 from three-point range during the quarter and scored 52 points on the night, topped the record previously held by Carmelo Anthony and George Gervin, each of whom scored 33 points. Thompson...

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Los Angeles Lakers guard is reportedly expected to miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season with a torn rotator cuff, per . The 36-year-old has now suffered a devastating injury in three consecutive seasons.Kobe's stoicism is on display in 's video of him receiving the heartbreaking diagnosis.The Players' Tribune later tweeted comments from Bryant about his career.[]Read more news on...

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One year after bringing Leonard Fournette to Baton Rouge, LSU has reportedly secured his brother Lanard to play for the football team. According to Ross Dellenger of The Advocate, Fournette accepted a scholarship offer from the Tigers: Per Mike Scarborough of TigerBait.com, Leonard took to Instagram to congratulate his little brother on joining the LSU fraternity: According to , Fournette is a...

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Miley Cyrus admitted that she has no clue how to spell her famous boyfriend's tough last name.

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When there's no open passing lane, sometimes the backboard can work instead. Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond blocked a shot on Saturday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. On the ensuing fast break, found Drummond with an off-the-backboard alley-oop for the one-handed slam dunk. The Pistons led 28-23 after the first quarter.Read more news on BleacherReport.com

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Graphic images of a young woman being fatally wounded as peaceful protesters carrying flowers marched in Cairo infuriated Egyptian activists.

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The Detroit Pistons' season took a slight turn for the worse when point guard went down with a potentially serious left leg injury vs. the Milwaukee Bucks. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated had the initial details regarding Jennings' situation: Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News had more after he was taken to the locker room: Keith Langlois of Pistons.com added more detail from Stan Van...

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Philippe Mexes was shown a straight red card near the conclusion of 's 3-1 defeat to after he lost his cool in an incident with Lazio's Stefano Mauri. The Frenchman appeared to punch out at Mauri while chasing him to earn his marching orders. Once he was shown red, he again went after Mauri and attempted to headbutt him to set off further fireworks between the two sides. [Vine] Read more ...

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