WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wizards guard Bradley Beal is out against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night with a sprained right ankle. | Continue reading
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has raised $43,157 by auctioning off two pairs of sneakers for victims of this month's Oakland warehouse fire. | Continue reading
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has raised $26,400 by auctioning off two pairs of sneakers for victims of this month's Oakland warehouse fire. | Continue reading
CLEVELAND -- Not everyone wants 2016, month after month of messy moments and mayhem, to end. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wizards guard Bradley Beal is out against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night with a sprained right ankle. | Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) -- Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis' campaign to raise money through his blocked shots has generated $43,000 thus far for a New York-area youth basketball organization. | Continue reading
Improving Pistons is on Van Gundy | LeBron wants no more Jordan comparisons | John Wall wants respect for Wizards | Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) -- Toronto forward Patrick Patterson left the Raptors' game against Phoenix in the first half Thursday with a strained left knee, and the team said he would not return. | Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Bulls have waived guard R.J. Hunter. | Continue reading
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Stotts fires back at Karl over Lillard criticism | Curry calls for more pick-and-rolls | Butler saves Bulls | Jokic blossoming in Denver | Van Gundy takes blame for Pistons' struggles | Continue reading
ATLANTA -- Knicks guard Courtney Lee did not dress for Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Hawks because of a sore wrist. | Continue reading
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard missed his first game of the season Wednesday night, sitting out against the Phoenix Suns with a stomach virus. | Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry has been ejected from the Pelicans' game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. | Continue reading
ATLANTA -- Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was ejected late in the second quarter Wednesday night against Atlanta after getting whistled for a flagrant foul 2. | Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers says point guard Chris Paul is ready to return from a three-game absence Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, but that shooting guard J.J. Redick will miss his second straight game. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- Indiana Pacers forward Paul George and head coach Nate McMillan have been fined $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, for public criticism of officiating, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. | Continue reading
Rockets wrestle win over Mavs | Techs piling up for Draymond Green | Durant no fan of L2M | Drummond turned down Barry offer | Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) -- A collection of Craig Sager-themed pins will go on sale Thursday at Foot Locker, with all net proceeds benefiting the SagerStrong Foundation. | Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Knicks President Phil Jackson and Lakers executive Jeanie Buss have ended their engagement. | Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James was jolted forward when the massive crowd swelled from the sidewalks and into Cleveland's streets, surrounding the convertible that he and his family were riding in | Continue reading
MIAMI (AP) -- Josh McRoberts of the Miami Heat has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot, and the team says the oft-injured forward will be sidelined indefinitely. | Continue reading
LeBron's MVP case bolstered every time he rests | Thunder finding their way without Oladipo | Cousins carries the Kings ... on defense, too | Jazz big man Ingles dialed in from deep | Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeremy Lin left the Brooklyn Nets' game against Charlotte on Monday night in the third quarter with a strained left hamstring. | Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA says two calls were missed in the final moments of Cleveland's win over Golden State on Sunday, and both aided the Cavaliers in what became their one-point victory. | Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Bulls guard Michael Carter-Williams has returned to the lineup Monday night against the Indiana Pacers after missing nearly two months with injuries to his left knee and left wrist. | Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- LeBron James is out of the lineup for Cleveland's game at Detroit as coach Tyronn Lue tries to manage the workload of his star players. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- The Boston Celtics' Isaiah Thomas and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Dec. 25. | Continue reading
Curry's sacrifice is Warriors' new challenge | Westbrook's joy, passion shows on Christmas | Lakers get right at shorthanded Clippers' expense | Rugged Raptors ready for the road | Continue reading
Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr., who suffered an injury to his left knee December 20 at Charlotte, was examined prior to Sunday night's game by team physician Dr. David McAllister of UCLA Health. The diagnosis is a bone bruise, and Nance Jr. is expected to be out appro … | Continue reading
Durant vs. LeBron rivalry renewed | Rose battles back | Porzingis visits Disneyland | Bulls get Buford help | Continue reading
Westbrook ends Celtics' triple-double streak | NBA, NBPA ratify new CBA | J.R. Smith out 12-14 weeks? | Middleton eyes return this season | Continue reading
The kettle of frustration might be starting to boil over in Chicago. The Bulls not only lost for the fifth time in the last six games on Friday night in Charlotte. But center Robin Lopez and | Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green says he watched the birth of his son via FaceTime. | Continue reading
It's official. The new collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the players and owners, according a release from the league office. | Continue reading
The votes are in, and labor peace in the NBA is virtually assured for several years. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- The new Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified this week by the NBA players and NBA Board of Governors. The new agreement will take effect on July 1, 2017 and run through the 2023-24 season. | Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cavaliers starting guard J.R. Smith will miss at least three months following surgery on his right thumb, a major injury that will have a ripple effect for the defending NBA champions. | Continue reading
Anthony calls Karl's jabs 'irrelevant' | Thomas, Celtics getting on track | Marbury finding peace with NBA again | George: 'Inconsistency' is Pacers' identity | Continue reading
After an epic seven-game Finals series last June, the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2015 champion Golden State Warriors will square off 189 days later on Christmas Day at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC, one of five games televised by ABC and ESPN on Dec. 25. | Continue reading
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Karl blasts Anthony in new book | Key date looms for Nowitzki | Irving wants to sweep Bucks in playoffs | Wade: Bulls putting too much pressure on Butler | Continue reading
The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to be without J.R. Smith for a while. | Continue reading
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