PORTLAND, Ore. – Steve “Snapper” Jones, former Portland Trail Blazers player, team announcer and later NBA broadcaster, has passed away in Houston at age 75. Family members and | Continue reading
New York will be without their starting frontcourt in Houston. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has been fined $35,000 for making an obscene gesture on the playing court, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, | Continue reading
WASHINGTON -- Wizards guard John Wall underwent an MRI exam yesterday after experiencing left knee discomfort and inflammation due to knee-to-knee contact in the team's game on Nov. 7 vs. Dallas. | Continue reading
Before Friday night's home game against Chicago, Steve Kerr told reporters he had pegged this night as a rest opportunity for Draymond Green well in advance. | Continue reading
Hot deals are all the rage on Thanksgiving weekend, and that trend seeped into the NBA on Friday night with the on-court debuts of Nike Statement jerseys. Some of these Nike alternate jerseys are similar to those worn in seasons past, while others live up to their name in dramati … | Continue reading
Two nights after playing 32 minutes and scoring 21 points in a 108-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant will sit out Friday night's game against the Chicago Bulls (10:30 ET on NBA TV) with a sprained left ankle. | Continue reading
In the Week 6 edition of the 2017-18 Kia Rookie Ladder, we check in on the five rookies who are making the biggest impact so far this season. | Continue reading
A reminder on The Horry Scale: It breaks down a game-winning buzzer-beater (GWBB) in the categories of difficulty, game situation (was the team tied or behind at the time?), importance (playoff game or garden-variety night in November?) and celebration. Then we give it an overall … | Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) -- Milwaukee star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was held out of the Bucks' lineup Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns because of right knee soreness. | Continue reading
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told the media before Wednesday's game with the Pelicans that's he's "never" seen an injury like the quadriceps tendinopathy that has sidelined All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard for all 17 games this season. | Continue reading
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets say they're exploring options to repair All-Star Paul Millsap's torn ligament in his left wrist amid concerns he'll need surgery that will sideline him until late February. | Continue reading
The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to end a two-game losing streak tonight in Phoenix (9 ET, NBA League Pass) and will have to do so without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. | Continue reading
Patrick Beverley got back in the LA Clippers' mix in their last game, a 107-85 blowout road loss to the New York Knicks on Monday. As the Clippers get ready to face the Hawks in Atlanta tonight (7:30 ET, NBA League Pass), Beverley is going back on the shelf again. | Continue reading
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On behalf of Denver Nuggets Head Coach Michael Malone, please see his statement below regarding his suspension from Monday night's game at the Sacramento Kings. Neither he, nor the rest of the organization, will have any further comment on the matter. | Continue reading
Denver Nuggets' forward Paul Millsap will have surgery on his left wrist and be sidelined indefinitely, reports Shams Charania of The Vertical, citing league sources. | Continue reading
Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic underwent successful arthroscopic surgery today to repair cartilage in his left knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York under the supervision of Bucks team physician Dr. William R … | Continue reading
METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins says he was protecting a rebound the way all big men are taught when he was ejected for a flagrant foul during a game against Oklahoma City. | Continue reading
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DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from Monday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder for swinging his elbow into the head of Thunder star Russell Westbrook. | Continue reading
If there's one aspect of Joel Embiid's game that is underrated, it's his ability to push his opponents' buttons. | Continue reading
LA Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari expects to miss at least another week while recovering from a strained left glute, reports LA Clippers beat writer Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. | Continue reading
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd missed Monday's game against the Washington Wizards after the birth of his daughter. | Continue reading
NEW YORK – Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has been suspended one game without pay for entering the court, halting play and making contact with a game official, it was announced today | Continue reading
On a recent Friday night, Monty McCutchen refereed a game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in Southern California. After the game concluded around 10 p.m., McCutchen returned to his hotel to file his game report. Once that was done around 1:30 a.m., he finally wen … | Continue reading
Despite the immeasurable impact it has now, the idea of utilizing the 3-point shot in the NBA almost never got off the ground. In fact, if were up to some of the folks you'll hear from in this series, the league would've never adopted it at all. | Continue reading
Forward Kevin Durant will miss the Warriors' game in Brooklyn on Sunday night due to a left ankle sprain, the team announced. | Continue reading
Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz was examined and evaluated Sunday by Dr. Ben Kibler, Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky at the Lexington Clinic, for the soreness and scapular muscle imbalance that he has been experiencing in his right shoulder. | Continue reading
The Boston Celtics' current 15-game winning streak is the fifth longest in franchise history, and perhaps the most improbable of the bunch. | Continue reading
Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert experienced left knee soreness during the first half of Saturday's game in Cleveland vs. the LA Clippers. | Continue reading
Kings guard Buddy Hield left Friday's 86-82 victory over the Blazers with an apparent ankle sprain midway through the fourth quarter. | Continue reading
Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis left Friday's game with the Nuggets and has been place in the NBA's concussion protocol after receiving an inadvertent head butt from Nikola Jokic. | Continue reading
LeBron James is 15 seasons into his remarkable NBA career, and he's still going strong. | Continue reading
TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Raptors backup guard Delon Wright has a dislocated right shoulder. Wright was injured Wednesday night in the second quarter of Toronto's victory over the New Orleans | Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cavaliers starting point guard Derrick Rose will miss at least the next two weeks with a nagging left ankle injury. | Continue reading
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley is out indefinitely with a sore left heel and Achilles tendon, leaving Mario Chalmers to start in his place at least for now. | Continue reading
BROOKLYN -- Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee today. The procedure was performed by Dr. Riley Williams III at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Updates regarding Russell's return will be issued as appropriate. | Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA -- President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo announced today that the Philadelphia 76ers have restructured the terms of forward Robert Covington's contract for the current season and signed Covington to a multi-year contract extension | Continue reading
The long road back from the season-ending leg and ankle injuries has begun for Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward. Outpourings of goodwill and well-wishes from other athletes -- via texts, e-mails and social media -- are spurring Hayward on each day. But there's something abou … | Continue reading
Stephen Curry knows who has owned the Eastern Conference for the last three years. After seeing the Boston Celtics snap his Warriors' seven-game winning streak -- and run their own win streak to a league-best 14 straight -- the All-Star guard was forced to admit the possibility t … | Continue reading
Less than five minutes into Thursday night's clash of best vs. best, the Warriors were already threatening to pull away. They led the Celtics 15-6 after a pair of Kevin Durant free throws, and appeared to have already solved the formula Boston had used to fuel a 13-game winning s … | Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) -- Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul is set for his return from a left knee injury Thursday night against the Phoenix Suns. | Continue reading
In the Week 5 edition of the 2017-18 Kia Rookie Ladder, we check in on the five rookies who are making the biggest impact so far this season. | Continue reading
Joel Embiid wasn't done putting on a show in L.A. when he dropped 32 points and 16 rebounds against the Clippers on Monday. | Continue reading