Jaylen Brown found the line without crossing it

Every season, Jaylen Brown can be counted on to add or enhance a piece of his game. As he’s stepped into the full-time No. 1 ...
Yahoo! Sports

Shaq on the game that ruined him as a free-throw shooter: "When you miss, and everybody's laughing at you, you get nervous again"

Shaq on the game that ruined him as a free-throw shooter: "When you miss, and everybody's laughing at you, you get nervous again" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Shaquille O'Neal was ...
The Big Lead

Joel Embiid surprisingly flops at the free-throw line (Video)

Becoming a superstar in the NBA is not an easy task by any means. The top 20 players in the league have all gone through years of hard work to reach their current skill level. Most stars tend to ...
New York Post

Knicks look to rebound from free-throw line after Game 1 dud

Tom Thibodeau likes to regularly repeat the statistic that his team ranked third in the NBA in free-throw attempts last season, but converting them with consistency continues to be a problem for the ...
MLive

Michigan State is much improved at the free throw line. Now it just needs to get there.

EAST LANSING – First, the good news: After placing an increased emphasis on free throw shooting throughout the offseason, Michigan State has raised its team average to 75.8 percent on the year. That ...
Awful Announcing

Hawks announcers poke fun at Giannis Antentokounmpo’s slow free throws

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is an incredible athlete, one of the very best in the game today. The two-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA Finals MVP often shows off his otherworldly talents.
Sporting News

Most free throw attempts in an NBA Finals: Top 11 player performances in history, from Dwyane Wade to Elgin Baylor

Free throws are free, but the process of getting to the free throw line isn't a random one. Some NBA greats mastered the art of drawing fouls, whether by their style of play or the fact they simply ...
Colorado Public Radio

Jokic a perfect 18-of-18 from free-throw line, draws ire of Kerr, as Nuggets beat Warriors 120-114

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic's frequent parade to the free-throw line was a sore subject for Steve Kerr. The Golden State coach doesn't feel like defense gets rewarded consistently enough in today's NBA ...
The New York Times

How the Lakers are using their advantage at the free-throw line to beat the Warriors

LOS ANGELES — It was a first quarter that no one had ever seen before from LeBron James in the postseason: no field goal attempts. James saw D’Angelo Russell score the first 11 points of Game 3 for ...
Sports Illustrated

LeBron James's only Achilles heel is the free-throw line

LeBron James is the NBA's most versatile player, but he continues to have trouble at the free-throw line. LeBron James's only Achilles heel is the free-throw line / LeBron James is a below-average ...
The New York Times

Trash talk, props and an unwritten rule: What goes on at the NBA's free-throw line

Early in his career, as a rim-running, rim-gripping, NBA whippersnapper, Blake Griffin always wondered what Tim Duncan would say next. As a member of the Clippers, Griffin and the Spurs’ soon-to-be ...