Cacok’s Championship
Zachary Kilby, Sports Editor
October 13, 2020
WILMINGTON – Devontae Cacok and the Los Angeles Lakers watched the purple and gold confetti rain from the heavens above late Sunday night, Oct. 11, after a convincing 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat. Cacok becomes the first UNC Wilmington alum to win an NBA Championship after defeating the Heat...
Cacok pulls in a pair of NBA G League honors
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
July 1, 2020
In terms of impacts, former UNC Wilmington standout Devontae Cacok cemented a large one during his time in the Port City. Now, he is on track to do the same thing in South Bay as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate. It was announced last week that Cacok was the recipient of two...
2020 NCAA Tournament to be played without fans in attendance
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
Update: Since this article was published, the NBA suspended its season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert preliminary tested positive for coronavirus. COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, has led to an executive decision from NCAA President Mark Emmert to play the 2020 NCAA Tournament ...
Kobe and Gianna Bryant: What the world lost
Erin Howard, Staff Writer
January 30, 2020
Indescribable. The helicopter crash that took place Sunday morning in Calabasas, Calif., taking the life of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others was an indescribable tragedy. Bryant was known to fly his personal helicopter around Los Angeles. But this time, he did not...
Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash, sources say
Noah Powers, Sports Editor
January 26, 2020
CALABASAS, Calif. — On Sunday, sports fans woke to the startling news that former NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash. He was 41. The incident was initially reported by TMZ. The crash reportedly took place near Calabasas. There were no survivors. An earlier tweet from the Los ...
China has a vice grip on American entertainment. It is a bad look.
Darius Melton, Opinion Editor
October 19, 2019
China has been in international headlines for months now, as the riots in Hong Kong have made waves around the world. Those waves are now clearly present in American entertainment, and the implications are worrisome, to say the least. The NBA has been at the forefront of Chinese controversy in rec...
NBA midseason recap: What to know, midseason awards
Elijah Mize, Contributing Writer
January 15, 2019
*All statistics listed are current as of Jan. 10, 2019 The new year is upon us and with it comes the second half of the National Basketball Association season. Now that we are a week into January, we are officially at the midway point of the 82-game regular season. If the NBA has not been a regula...
NBA preview: LeBron to Lakers threatens Warriors dominance
Caleb Macurdy, Contributing Writer
October 15, 2018
The National Basketball Association season is almost upon us. The NBA’s thirty teams begin play on or after Oct. 16 to determine who will host the Larry O’Brien trophy as NBA champions next June. While the Golden State Warriors have won three of the past four championships, this season promises to...