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Gregg Popovich and Kawhi Leonard have different definitions of leadership. Once Kawhi Leonard’s relationship with the San Antonio Spurs had soured to the point that the team mercifully granted the two-time Defensive Player of the Year’s trade request in July, ending a strange season-long stalemate between the two sides, coach Gregg Popovich defended his former star player against claims that he was a bad teammate and insisted that their partnership ended on good terms. As Leonard has spearheaded the Toronto Raptors’ rise to the league’s best record and the Spurs have struggled to reach .500, Popovich injected some spice into the divorce proceedings over the weekend. Continue to Article

November 26, 2018 11:44:am EST

The Kings were manhandled on their home floor by the Utah Jazz Sunday night, falling by a final of 133-112. It was an ugly game for Sacramento, but one that you could see coming after Saturday's close, last-second defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. "When you lose a game like that...," Kings' shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic said of the team's 117-116 loss in Oakland. Continue to Article

November 26, 2018 12:00:am EST

As wages and transfer fees continue to rise in football, Barcelona have set a new mark by becoming the first team with an average first-team pay in excess of £10 million ($12.81 million) a year, according to the latest Global Sports Salary Survey . Lionel Messi's new contract helped boost that number, as did the signings of Philippe Coutinho, Arthur, Malcom and Arturo Vidal, each of whom helped lift the club's wage budget. New contracts for familiar faces also add up with Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti and Sergio Busquets all signing new deals in 2018. Continue to Article

November 25, 2018 11:50:pm EST

With back-to-back home wins following four consecutive defeats -- two of them absolute blowouts -- the Warriors may have rediscovered as much of "themselves" as possible without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. The Warriors committed 29 turnovers in the two games, which is neither great nor terrible. The most unsatisfying aspect of it is that the giveaways led to 33 points by the Blazers and Kings. Continue to Article

November 25, 2018 5:33:pm EST

Kings vs. Jazz live stream: How to watch NBA matchup online on MyTeams originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.comAfter losing on the road against the Warriors on Saturday, the Kings look to bounce back on Sunday when they host the Utah Jazz at Golden Continue to Article

November 25, 2018 4:42:pm EST