Basketball Page 31 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
James Harden in focus, for whichever team, when Cavs visit Clippers
There could be familiar faces in different places when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,Multiple reports on Tuesday had the Clippers sending 11-time All-Star guard James Harden to the Cavaliers for two-time All-Star guard Darius Garland and a s...
Celtics ride Jaylen Brown, clamp down on Mavericks
Jaylen Brown posted 33 points and 11 rebounds as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to three with a 110-100 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.,Boston's bench was productive with Peyton Pritchard contributing 26 points and seven assists, and Luka Garza scoring 16 points,...
Isaiah Hartenstein nabs first triple-double as Thunder blast Magic
Isaiah Hartenstein had his first career triple-double and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Orlando Magic 128-92 at home Tuesday.,Hartenstein had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists, securing the triple-double when he picked up an assi...
Bucks pound Bulls team in transition after trades
Kyle Kuzma scored 31 and grabbed 10 boards to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a dominant 131-115 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.,Ryan Rollins added 21 along with 10 assists for Milwaukee, which snapped a five-game losing skid. AJ Green added 17 while Myles Turner, Pete Nance an...
Jalen Johnson's latest triple-double guides Hawks over Heat
Jalen Johnson posted a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the host Miami Heat 127-115 on Tuesday night.,It was Johnson's ninth triple-double of the season, second most in the NBA.,The Hawks, who broke a two-game losing streak, also got 26 points of...
LeBron James scores 25 as Lakers cruise past Nets
LeBron James collected 25 points and seven assists as the Los Angeles Lakers seized control early in the finale of an eight-game road trip and cruised to a 125-109 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night in New York.,James made 10 of 16 shots, including a pair of thunderous dunks in the first h...
Cade Cunningham, Pistons hold off Nuggets for series sweep
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 10 assists as the host Detroit Pistons held off the Denver Nuggets 124-121 on Tuesday night.,Duncan Robinson scored 20 points and Jalen Duren supplied 19 points and 13 rebounds in a game the Pistons never trailed. Detroit was coming off a 53-point victory over Brook...
Knicks waltz past Wizards for seventh straight victory
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Jalen Brunson added 21, fueling the visiting New York Knicks to their season-best seventh straight win, a 132-101 romp over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,Bridges made 8 of 10 shots from the floor to pace the Knicks to their 11th straight win over the Wizards.,...
With just seven players, Jazz beat Pacers to snap losing streak
Lauri Markkanen scored 27 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 20 as the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 131-122 in a matchup of two short-handed teams on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,The Jazz snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak by shooting 56.8% from the field and 44.8% (13 of 29) from 3-point...
Reports: Cavs acquire James Harden from Clippers for Darius Garland
The Cavaliers and Clippers have finalized a trade that sends 11-time All-Star James Harden to Cleveland, with Darius Garland and a second-round pick going to Los Angeles, ESPN and The Athletic both reported Tuesday.,Harden, 36, was held out of the Clippers' lineup the last two games for what the tea...
Cleveland Cavaliers Take a Massive Gamble Trading Darius Garland for James Harden
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Darius Garland for James Harden, signaling a win-now pivot that could reshape the franchise — or backfire badly....
Grading the NFL’s Worst Head Coaching Hires of 2026
Nearly a third of the NFL changed head coaches this offseason. Here are the hires that already look like mistakes....
LeBron, Durant, Curry team up as three NBA All-Star rosters revealed
LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry will anchor one of two U.S. teams in the inaugural NBA All-Star Game under the new U.S. versus World format.,The rosters for the Feb. 15 game in Inglewood, Calif., were revealed Tuesday, and the "USA Stripes" squad will have the veteran trio of James, Dur...
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard added to NBA All-Star Game player pool
NBA commissioner Adam Silver added Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard to the player pool for the All-Star Game on Tuesday..,It marks Leonard's seventh career All-Star selection, and it will come at his team's home arena on Feb. 15 in Inglewood, Calif.,Silver needed to add one more U.S.-...
Raptors, Wolves each searching for consistency amidst contention
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be searching for consistency when they complete a three-game road trip Wednesday night against the Toronto Raptors. ,The Timberwolves' inconsistency was recently exposed in a two-game set against the Memphis Grizzlies.,After defeating the Grizzlies 131-114 on Saturd...
Busy Bulls send C Nikola Vucevic to Celtics in trade
The Chicago Bulls remained busy on the trade market Tuesday, sending two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Anfrenee Simons and a second-round draft pick, ESPN reported.,Earlier Tuesday, the Bulls acquired Jaden Ivey from the Detroit Pistons and Mike Conley Jr....
Report: Bulls add Jaden Ivey, Mike Conley Jr. in 3-team trade
The Chicago Bulls are acquiring guards Jaden Ivey of the Detroit Pistons and Mike Conley Jr. of the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,In exchange, Chicago will send swingman Kevin Huerter and center Dario Saric to Detroit. The Pistons also receive a 2026 first-round protected pick sw...
Report: Grizzlies trading Jaren Jackson Jr. to Jazz
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading two-time All-Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz in a deal involving eight players and three draft picks, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Grizzlies are sending Jackson, guards John Konchar and Vince Williams Jr. and center Jock Landale to the Jazz in exchange...
Report: Pistons C Jalen Duren to participate in Slam Dunk contest
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren accepted an invitation to compete in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Duren will join Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes and San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant in the event on Feb. 14 in Inglewood, Calif., one day before the...
Reports: WNBA offers no CBA proposal during meeting
Players expecting to receive a proposal from the WNBA about a new collective bargaining agreement walked away from Monday's meeting empty-handed.,Meeting for the first time in months, the two sides talked for about three hours at the league's New York offices.,However, the league still has not respo...