Basketball Page 308 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Thunder 'curious but confident' heading into Game 3 in Dallas
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault didn't figure his team would run through the NBA playoffs without facing adversity....
WCC adds Grand Canyon, Seattle
Grand Canyon and Seattle are leaving the Western Athletic Conference for the West Coast Conference, effective July 2025....
Diminished prize: NBA draft lottery holds modest value
Four teams enter the 2024 NBA Draft lottery on Sunday with better than 13 percent odds of landing the No. 1 pick, but the prize holds relatively modest value one year after Victor Wembanyama arrived from France....
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle fined $35K for ripping officials
The NBA fined Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 on Friday for "public criticism of the officiating and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials."...
Report: Suns to hire Mike Budenholzer as head coach
The Phoenix Suns plan to hire Mike Budenholzer as their next head coach on a contract that is expected to approach $10 million per year, The Athletic reported Friday....
Reports: Toronto nets WNBA expansion franchise
Toronto was awarded an expansion franchise and is set to become the first international franchise in the WNBA in 2026, according to multiple reports....
Luka Doncic, Mavs bounce back, gain split at OKC
Luka Doncic and P.J. Washington scored 29 points apiece while leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 119-110 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, evening their Western Conference semifinal series at one win apiece....
Two-time defending champion Aces honored at White House
The Las Vegas Aces, who won their second straight NBA title last October, were honored during a visit to the White House on Thursday....
Stanford names basketball court for Tara VanDerveer
Tara VanDerveer will see her legacy at Stanford remain on display moving forward, as the school announced Thursday that it is naming the floor of its basketball arena in honor of the Hall of Fame coach....
Cavaliers rout Celtics to even second-round series
Donovan Mitchell tossed in a game-high 29 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers pulled even in the Eastern Conference second round by beating the Boston Celtics 118-94 in Game 2 on Thursday night....
Reports: Ex-Cal State Fullerton G Max Jones chooses Kansas State
Former Cal State Fullerton guard Max Jones is transferring to Kansas State for his final college season, according to multiple reports Thursday....
Already rolling, Timberwolves expect to have Rudy Gobert against Nuggets
Rudy Gobert is expected to rejoin the Minnesota Timberwolves when they tip off against the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night in Minneapolis.,Gobert, who earned his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award this week, missed Game 2 because of the b...
Already rolling, Timberwolves expect to have Rudy Gobert against Nuggets
Rudy Gobert is expected to rejoin the Minnesota Timberwolves when they tip off against the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night in Minneapolis....
Knicks F OG Anunoby (hamstring) to miss Game 3 vs. Pacers
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers Friday due to a strained left hamstring.,Anunoby was injured late in the third quarter of New York's 130-121 home victory on Wednesday. He scored a personal playoff-high 28 points before...
Knicks F OG Anunoby (hamstring) to miss Game 3 vs. Pacers
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers Friday due to a strained left hamstring....
Suns fire Frank Vogel after one season, first-round playoff exit
Frank Vogel is out as head coach of the Phoenix Suns after a 49-win regular season was overshadowed by a first-round playoff sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves.,"As we said at the press conference on May 1, team leadership including myself, Josh Bartelstein and ownership would be looki...
Suns fire Frank Vogel after one season, first-round playoff exit
Frank Vogel is out as head coach of the Phoenix Suns after a 49-win regular season was overshadowed by a first-round playoff sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves....
NBA suspends Patrick Beverley 4 games
Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended four games without pay for forcefully throwing a basketball multiple times at spectators and an inappropriate interaction with a reporter, the NBA announced Thursday.,Beverley's actions took place during and after the Bucks' 120-98 loss to th...
NBA suspends Patrick Beverley 4 games
Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended four games without pay for forcefully throwing a basketball multiple times at spectators and an inappropriate interaction with a reporter, the NBA announced Thursday....
Pacers running out of time to solve Knicks' Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson will look to help the New York Knicks take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers on Friday when the teams play Game 3 in Indianapolis.,Brunson followed up his 43-point performance in New York's 121-117 victory in the series opener by ...