Basketball Page 28 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Why Top NBA Draft Prospects Aren’t Guaranteed Stars
Breaking down the 2026 NBA Draft class, including top prospects and underrated sleepers....
NBA roundup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder close out sweep of Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and eight assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off a four-game first-round playoff sweep with a 131-122 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Monday night., ,Chet Holmgren added 24 points and 12 rebounds and Ajay Mitchell had 22 points and six assi...
Nikola Jokic's triple-double extends Nuggets' series with Wolves
Nikola Jokic recorded 27 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets stayed alive with a 125-113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of a first-round Western Conference playoff series on Monday.,Jamal Murray scored 24 points, Spencer Jones posted a playoff career-high 20 ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder finish sweep of Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and eight assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off a four-game first-round playoff sweep with a 131-122 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Monday night.,Chet Holmgren added 24 points and 12 rebounds and Ajay Mitchell had 22 points and six assist...
Magic silence Pistons late to take 3-1 series edge
Desmond Bane scored 22 points and made one of his five 3-pointers with 1:16 left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 94-88 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.,Detroit tied the game at 85-all with 5:24 remaining on Ausar Thompson's l...
Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5
The Denver Nuggets will be looking to avoid elimination in Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves without key contributor Aaron Gordon due to his injured calf.,The team ruled Gordon out Monday evening ahead of the game in Denver. Minnesota leads the first-round NBA playoff series three games to o...
Mavs' Cooper Flagg narrowly wins ROY over Kon Knueppel
In the second-closest vote in the award's recent history, a 100-member global media panel selected Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg as the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday.,Flagg, who earned the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy along with the honor, outpaced his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel...
Home to close, Spurs push to end series with Blazers in 5
Victor Wembanyama is back in full force as the San Antonio Spurs head home looking to finish off the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series.,The Spurs claimed a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series Sunday with a 114-97 come-from-be...
Touting their tenacity, Knicks set for another scrap with Hawks
The Knicks will try to ride a tone-setting first quarter from Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks into Game 5 on Tuesday in New York.,The Knicks responded to consecutive one-point losses by securing a seven-point lead after the end of the first quarter in ...
Prosecutors to introduce additional charges in Terry Rozier case
In court Monday to seek a dismissal of federal charges, former Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier learned prosecutors are expanding the case against him with intentions to present new charges to a grand jury.,Federal prosecutors informed Rozier's legal team two hours before a court appearance on Mo...
Pat Riley plans to run Heat, not into retirement, at 81
He celebrated his 81st birthday last month but Heat president Pat Riley is "really pissed" and fully committed to getting Miami back to the playoffs next season. ,"I'm not going to retire. I'm not going to resign," Riley said Monday. "I'm not going to step aside. When I came here almost 31 years ago...
Fever's Kelsey Mitchell, Sophie Cunningham remain committed to Europe's Project B
Indiana Fever stars Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham remain committed to upstart women's basketball league Project B despite some earlier mixed messages about how the WNBA's new CBA might affect their desire to play overseas.,Mitchell told reporters last week that it would take a "drastic, uniq...
Wings' Paige Bueckers: Relationship with Azzi Fudd 'nobody's business'
Paige Bueckers and WNBA No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd are teammates again in Dallas, but the status of their relationship isn't relevant to the Wings' outlook in 2026.,The pair of former UConn teammates, who have been the team's first-round picks in the last two WNBA drafts, announced that they were ...
Celtics return home with chance to finish off reeling Sixers
The Boston Celtics can close out the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 on Tuesday night., ,After splitting two games in Boston, the second-seeded Celtics took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series by beating the seventh-seeded 76ers twice i...
Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards (knee) week-to-week
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is week-to-week with a knee injury, the team announced Monday.,He avoided serious ligament damage in his left knee, with an MRI revealing a hyperextension and a bone bruise.,The timeline means Edwards, 24, is likely to miss at least the rest of Minnesota's...
Can Technology Fix NBA Officiating? A Bold Solution to Playoff Issues
A deep dive into NBA officiating issues and how technology and Caitlin Clark’s impact could change the game....
NBA roundup: Spurs storm past Blazers in Victor Wembanyama's return
De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Victor Wembanyama had 27 in his return from concussion protocol, helping the visiting San Antonio Spurs to a 114-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Fox sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor and...
Rockets start strong, don't let up to beat Lakers, stay alive in series
Amen Thompson scored a game-high 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 added 19 and the Houston Rockets averted elimination with a 115-96 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.,All five starters scored in double figures...
Payton Pritchard (32), Celtics shoot down Sixers, lead 3-1
Payton Pritchard scored a career-playoff-high 32 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead with a convincing 128-96 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.,Jayson Tatum made five treys and recorded 30 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and Jaylen Brown a...
Rockets' Kevin Durant to miss Game 4 against Lakers
With the season on the line, Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 4 against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night with an ankle injury.,Durant was initially listed as questionable by the Rockets before being downgraded to out about five hours before gametime. Houston tr...