Basketball Page 263 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Jazz F Lauri Markkanen (back) listed as day-to-day
Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is day-to-day due to a lower back spasm that forced him to exit Utah's 113-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,Markkanen logged 17 minutes of action against Sacramento before missing the entire the second half. He finished with seven points, three rebounds ...
Short-handed Warriors rally past Pelicans
Buddy Hield responded to a promotion to the starting lineup with a team-high 28 points and the short-handed Golden State Warriors rallied from a 20-point deficit to overtake the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 124-106 in the opener of a two-day, two-game sequence Tuesday night.,Playing without Stephen...
Bulls G Lonzo Ball (wrist) out at least four games
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has once again caught the injury bug and will miss at least four games due to a sprained right wrist, the team announced Tuesday.,Ball sustained the injury during the first quarter of Chicago's 126-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. He ended up playing...
Kings catch fire in third quarter, blast Jazz
Domantas Sabonis posted a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan added 20 points and eight assists and the Sacramento Kings scored their second win in as many nights by putting together a 113-96 rout of the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City. ,A 14-2 run that started early in ...
Behind Nikola Jokic's triple-double, Nuggets nip Nets in OT
Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon scored 24 points each, and the visiting Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 144-139 in overtime on Tuesday.,Russell Westbrook had 22 points off the bench, Michael Porter Jr. contributed 16 and Christia...
Kyrie Irving pours in 35 as Mavericks outscore Wolves
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting as the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 120-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Luka Doncic finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for Dallas, which earned its second victory in as many nights. P...
James Harden, rising Clippers return home to play Blazers
After a promising two-game road trip, the Los Angeles Clippers return to their new arena to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns, 116-113, in overtime in the first game in their new $2 billion home, the Intuit Dome. They hit the road...
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs take on red-hot Thunder
Victor Wembanyama ran away with NBA Rookie of the Year honors last season.,His closest challenger for that honor, Chet Holmgren, spent last season helping his team to the best record in the Western Conference and a playoff series win.,Two of the league's best young big men square off for the first t...
Paolo Banchero aims to stay hot for Magic against Bulls
Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero compared elements of Monday's 50-point outburst against the visiting Indiana Pacers to a practice session.,"It was just being in the zone," Banchero said. "Felt like I was in an open gym, back at home, just working on my game. Every shot felt like it was going in an...
Jimmy Butler Heat's catalyst as they face uneven Knicks
The New York Knicks arguably won the offseason, acquiring stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges.,It's still early, but things haven't gone smoothly for the Knicks, who play the host Miami Heat on Wednesday night.,Depth has been an issue for New York, which is missing center Mitchell Robinson an...
Zaccharie Risacher, Hawks eye revenge vs. Wizards
The top two picks from this year's NBA Draft will meet for the second time in three days on Wednesday when the Washington Wizards host the Atlanta Hawks.,Atlanta's No. 1 overall selection, Zaccharie Risacher, and No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr of Washington squared off for the first time Monday in the...
Hawks G Bogdan Bogdanovic (hamstring) out at least a month
The Atlanta Hawks will be without a valuable offensive player for about a month as guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is dealing with a hamstring injury, the team announced on Tuesday.,Bogdanovic, 32, hasn't played since the season opener and underwent a non-surgical procedure on Tuesday. He will be re-evaluat...
Warriors F Andrew Wiggins (back) out vs. Pelicans
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins will miss Tuesday night's home game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a lower back strain.,Wiggins' back tightened up during Sunday's 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. He scored 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting in that contest and made 5 of 8 ...
76ers fined $100k for misleading statements on Joel Embiid status
The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 on Tuesday for public statements that "were inconsistent with Joel Embiid's health status and in violation of NBA rules, including the league's Player Participation Policy.",After Embiid was held out of the 76ers' season-opening showdown with the Milwauk...
76ers relish first win, eye another vs. Pistons
The Philadelphia 76ers recently earned their first win of the season, and the visiting Detroit Pistons are hoping to follow suit when the teams meet Wednesday.,After a pair of early-season losses to the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors, the Sixers nipped the Indiana Pacers 118-114 in overtime on ...
Pacers seek to stop skid vs. unbeaten Celtics
The Indiana Pacers hope to end a three-game losing streak Wednesday night when they host the undefeated Boston Celtics in a matchup between teams that met in last season's Eastern Conference Finals.,Indiana opened this season with a victory over Detroit, but Monday's 119-115 setback against Orlando ...
Lakers, LeBron James set to meet undefeated Cavaliers
LeBron James returns home to Cleveland where he is 9-2 as an opponent, and this time his son Bronny is coming with him.,The father-son combo for the Los Angeles Lakers are coming off their first loss of the young season when they visit the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.,Cleveland is 4-...
Raptors exercise options for Ochai Agbaji, Gradey Dick
The Toronto Raptors exercised team options for guards Ochai Agbaji and Gradey Dick on Tuesday.,It will be a fourth-year option for Agbaji and a third-year option for Dick, who were first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, respectively.,Both players are now signed through the 2025-26 season. Financial ter...
Hornets seek growth as game against Raptors approaches
The Charlotte Hornets have been in three tight games in a promising sign for a team trying to elevate its stock this season.,Finding the necessary finishing kick is the next step for the Hornets, and they will try again when they host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.,"It's a great group that ...
Report: Lakers C Christian Koloko cleared to return
Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Koloko has received medical clearance to return after being sidelined more than a year with a blood clot issue, ESPN reported Tuesday.,He received the OK from the NBA's fitness-to-play panel and will begin practicing with the Lakers this week, per the report.,Kolo...