Basketball Page 174 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Heat begin post-Jimmy Butler era by visiting Nets
The Miami Heat can officially move on from the lengthy Jimmy Butler saga and feel relieved they were able to obtain a younger rotation player for the disgruntled star.,After sending Butler to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, the Heat visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday for the second time in le...
Report: Nets to buy out Ben Simmons
The Brooklyn Nets are working on a buyout of Ben Simmons' contract, ESPN reported Thursday.,Simmons is in the final season of a five-year, $177.2 million deal. He is being paid $40.3 million this season.,According to the network, the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in add...
Anthony Davis (abdominal) ruled out to push back Mavs' debut
Anthony Davis was ruled out of Thursday night's game against the host Boston Celtics with an abdominal strain, pushing back his Dallas Mavericks' debut to Saturday at the earliest.,Davis was acquired in the deal that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-foot-10 big man last played on Ja...
Bucks hope to welcome back Giannis against reeling Hawks
The Milwaukee Bucks hope to get two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo back in the lineup Friday when they complete their three-game road trip with a stop in Atlanta to face the Hawks.,Antetokounmpo has missed the last two games. He did not play on Monday because of right knee soreness and was a lat...
Cavaliers aim for 12th straight win over Wizards
Fresh off a dramatic win, the Cleveland Cavaliers will look to strengthen their lead atop the Eastern Conference on Friday when they travel to face the suddenly streaking Washington Wizards.,Cleveland won its fifth game in six tries on Wednesday, as Darius Garland's 31-foot, buzzer-beating 3-pointer...
De’Aaron Fox, Spurs out to hand Hornets 7th straight loss
The Charlotte Hornets have one more chance to try to make something good out of a long homestand, but De'Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs will attempt to prevent that on Friday night.,Fox is set for his second game with the Spurs after a trade from the Sacramento Kings earlier this week.,"It will...
Valkyries sign veteran G Tiffany Hayes
Tiffany Hayes, the reigning WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, signed with the expansion Golden State Valkyries on Thursday.,Contract details were not announced.,Hayes spent 2024 with the Las Vegas Aces, her first year with the club, and came off the bench for 28 of her 33 appearances. She contributed 9...
Reports: Clippers trade Kevin Porter Jr. to Bucks
The Los Angeles Clippers dealt Kevin Porter Jr. to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward MarJon Beauchamp at Thursday's trade deadline, multiple reports said.,Porter, 24, was in his first season with the Clippers and sat out 2023-24 following a domestic violence arrest while he was signed with the Houston...
Report: Grizzlies trade G Marcus Smart to Wizards
The Memphis Grizzlies dealt former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart to the Washington Wizards at Wednesday's trade deadline, ESPN reported.,Memphis also sent a 2025 first-round pick to Washington in exchange for two second-round picks, center Marvin Bagley III and guard Johnny Davis, pe...
Report: Raports land injured C James Wiseman from Pacers
The Toronto Raptors acquired injured center James Wiseman and cash from the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, ESPN reported.,The Pacers reportedly will receive a 2026 second-round draft pick in the deal.,Wiseman, 23, played just five minutes of the Pacers' season opener against the Detroit Pistons and is ...
Wizards trade G Jared Butler to 76ers, get 1st-round pick
The Washington Wizards traded Jared Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in exchange for fellow guard Reggie Jackson and a 2026 first-round draft pick.,The Sixers also receive four future second-round selections (2027, 2028 and two in 2030) in the deal announced ahead of the trade deadline....
Report: Sun sets on potential Kevin Durant deadline deal
After he nearly was the latest superstar to be moved during a wild NBA trade season, the Phoenix Suns will end up keeping forward Kevin Durant, ESPN reported just as Thursday's trade deadline arrived.,The Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets were among the teams reportedly mak...
Reports: Busy Hawks acquire Terance Mann, Caris LeVert
The Atlanta Hawks were busy before the close of the NBA trade deadline, making three separate deals while acquiring Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, Terance Mann and Bones Hyland, ESPN reported Thursday.,The Hawks sent forward De'Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for LeVert and Niang, while Bogdan...
Report: Suns shipping benched Jusuf Nurkic to Hornets
The Phoenix Suns are trading benched Jusuf Nurkic and a first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft to the Charlotte Hornets for forward Cody Martin, guard Vasilije Micic and a second-round pick in the same draft, ESPN reported Thursday.,Nurkic essentially became persona non grata with the Suns. He hasn'...
Reports: Lakers acquire C Mark Williams from Hornets
The Los Angeles Lakers acquired center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round draft pick and a swap of 2030 first-round picks, multiple outlets reported.,At 7-feet, 241 pounds, Williams fills the inside void vacated ...
Report: Heat acquiring Davion Mitchell from Raptors
The Miami Heat are acquiring guard Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors for small forward PJ Tucker, a second-round draft pick and cash considerations, ESPN reported Thursday.,Mitchell, 26, is averaging 6.3 points, 4.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 44 games (22 starts) this season. He is set to be...
Chet Holmgren set to return to NBA-best Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren announced his return to the court on social media Thursday.,"I'm back," he wrote on Instagram. ,The 7-foot-1 Holmgren has been sidelined since Nov. 10 due to a pelvic fracture suffered in a hard fall in a game against the Golden State Warriors.,The ...
Mavericks GM Nico Harrison Was So Close, Yet So Far From Pulling off a Masterful Trade
Dallas trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers could have been a franchise-defining move—if they got the right return. Instead, the Mavericks made a deal that might haunt them for years....
Kings look to atone for 'unacceptable' effort in clash vs. Blazers
Sacramento Kings interim coach Doug Christie didn't mince words ahead of his team's clash with the in-form Trail Blazers in Portland on Thursday night.,The Kings were blown away at home 130-111 by the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, the first leg of a back-to-back set.,Christie didn't like what he saw o...
New-look Lakers, Warriors test mettle in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luka Doncic on Saturday, and the Golden State Warriors worked out a trade for Jimmy Butler on Wednesday.,However, neither newcomer will be on the floor Thursday night when the Warriors visit the Lakers.,Both teams made big moves prior to Thursday's trade deadline in h...