A glamor Sunday matchup between MVP candidates James Harden and Russell Westbrook aside, the Rockets' top priority leading to the playoffs is to stay healthy. | Continue reading
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James is playing against Washington despite an eye injury. | Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James is playing against Washington despite an eye injury. | Continue reading
The bad news is the Jazz lost to the Clippers 108-95 Saturday and saw their lead over L.A. in the race for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs cut to a half-game. Potentially | Continue reading
Joakim Noah of the New York Knicks has been suspended without pay for 20 games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator LGD-4033, it was announced today by the NBA. | Continue reading
Booker's big night | Shaq, Kobe reunite at statue unveiling | LeBron takes some lumps | Continue reading
Friday night's box score showed that the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 130-120. That was not the number reporters, fans or even players around the league were looking at, however. | Continue reading
Suns guard Devin Booker became the sixth player to ever score at least 70 points on Friday, and the youngest in NBA history. The social media scene took notice as current and former NBA players shared their reaction to the sharpshooter's historic night. | Continue reading
The roll call of the exclusive club is illustrious and historic: Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor, David Thompson. All managed to drop 70 points in a game at some point in their career. And now they're joined by a baby-faced guard who at 20 years and 14 … | Continue reading
LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers have honored Shaquille O'Neal with a bronze statue of the Hall of Fame center who helped them to three consecutive NBA titles in better days. | Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) -- Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had minor surgery on his left knee Friday to repair a torn meniscus. | Continue reading
No. 1: Thomas driven to lead Celtics to No. 1 seed -- Two numbers are on the Boston Celtics' mind as tonight's game with the Phoenix Suns (7:30 ET, NBA LEAGUE PASS) nears -- 10 and one. The 10 signifies how many games are left in the Celtics' season and the one is how many games … | Continue reading
Wherever Derrick Rose goes in free agency this summer, his decision will come down to winning over money. | Continue reading
DENVER (AP) -- Sacramento Kings point guard Ty Lawson has denied that he violated his probation in a Colorado drunken driving case by drinking and failing to complete community service. | Continue reading
No. 1: LeBron questions Cavs' toughness as playoffs near -- The Cleveland Cavaliers have been at the forefront of the Eastern Conference standings all season long. That's as true today as it was months ago, but after last night's loss to the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland's lead on th … | Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz hosted members of the 1997 Finals team Wednesday night for a 20-year reunion. | Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Bulls honored late general manager Jerry Krause with a moment of silence before their game against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The executive who oversaw a | Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS -- Zach LaVine thought he had walked it off. | Continue reading
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Philadelphia 76ers say center Joel Embiid will undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his left knee. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez and Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka have each been suspended one game without pay for throwing punches at one another during an altercation, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations … | Continue reading
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No. 1: LeBron sounds off on rest conundrum -- No topic has been more discussed in the NBA sphere the last few days than the issue of resting stars as the season wanes. Everyone from the NBA commissioner himself to countless pundits have weighed in on the issue. Players, too, hav … | Continue reading
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers have signed David Nwaba to a multiyear deal after the rookie guard impressed them on a pair of 10-day contracts. | Continue reading
Grizzlies forward Vince "Half Man, Half Amazing" Carter, one of the most exciting dunkers in NBA history, turned 40 almost two months ago. | Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Memphis shooting guard Tony Allen has been ruled out for the Grizzlies' game at New Orleans due to a sore left knee. | Continue reading
Jerry Krause, the man who served as the architect for the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, died Tuesday at age 77. | Continue reading
No. 1: Harden gives his MVP candidacy another boost -- The lot of LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden and their shot at the 2016-17 Kia MVP Award is shifting by the day. That's how close this season's competition for the trophy has been and last night, … | Continue reading
MIAMI (AP) -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to the league's board of governors Monday, describing the way teams are choosing to rest starters in some games as "an extremely significant issue for our league" and pressing owners to be more involved in the decision-making … | Continue reading
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- If you're requesting early check-in or searching for NCAA Tournament hotel deals, Draymond Green's your guy. | Continue reading
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor is sitting out Monday's game against the Orlando Magic because of soreness in his right knee. | Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) -- Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas is back in the starting lineup Monday after missing the past two games with a bruised right knee. | Continue reading
METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Pelicans forward Solomon Hill hopes New Orleans can sell its fan base on the benefits of patience and continuity -- tough as that may be for a team on the brink of missing the playoffs for a second straight season. | Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James has teamed up on a special sneaker for special athletes. | Continue reading
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward Omri Casspi. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- The Miami Heat’s Hassan Whiteside and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games | Continue reading
NEW YORK AND BEIJING -- The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that NBA Global Games China 2017 presented by Master Kong will feature two preseason games in China between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. | Continue reading
The Kia MVP race is anything but over, and as our own Sekou Smith pointed out recently, the storylines can matter as much in the award chase as the play on the actual court does. If that's true, | Continue reading
No. 1: Lillard keeps Trail Blazers focused on playoff mission -- As long as Damian Lillard is uniform and breathing, the Portland Trail Blazers don't have to worry about their focus down the stretch of this NBA season. The star point guard has one task and one task only on his mi … | Continue reading
Just when it appeared the Cavs were at full strength, the NBA's reigning iron man was injured during Cleveland's 125-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. | Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) -- The struggling Atlanta Hawks got more bad news: All-Star forward Paul Millsap will miss at least two more games with a left knee injury, while guard Kent Bazemore is expected to miss | Continue reading
The short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves were in desperate need of a versatile forward to help make up for an injury to key role player Nemanja Bjelica. | Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Pelicans have listed DeMarcus Cousins as a starter for Sunday evening's game against Minnesota, ending the front-court All-Star's absence after one game. | Continue reading
Guard Kent Bazemore, who left last night's game against Portland with 5:27 remaining in the fourth quarter due to a right knee contusion, received an MRI this morning at the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center, which revealed a right knee bone bruise. He will be treated and re-eval … | Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Phoenix guard Devin Booker is sitting out Sunday's game against the Detroit Pistons because of a sore right ankle. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe has been fined $35,000 for shoving Los Angeles Lakers guard/forward Nick Young above the shoulders, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. | Continue reading