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Celtics' Brad Stevens named NBA Executive of the Year
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was named NBA Executive of the Year on Tuesday....
Bronny James, Zach Edey among 195 early NBA draft entrees
With multiple weeks to decide whether to stay in the draft or withdraw, a whopping 195 players filed as early entry candidates for the 2024 NBA Draft.,There are 60 total picks in the NBA draft and second-round selections sign non-guaranteed contracts. ,The league announced a full list of players who...
Bronny James, Zach Edey among 195 early NBA draft entrees
With multiple weeks to decide whether to stay in the draft or withdraw, a whopping 195 players filed as early entry candidates for the 2024 NBA Draft....
76ers' Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr. miss shootaround ahead of Game 5
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. missed shootaround on Tuesday morning, creating questions about their availability for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the host New York Knicks.,Embiid, who is questionable for the game on Tuesday night wit...
76ers' Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr. miss shootaround ahead of Game 5
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. missed shootaround on Tuesday morning, creating questions about their availability for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the host New York Knicks....
Reports: Darvin Ham, Lakers expected to part ways
Reports of an imminent divorce between the Los Angeles Lakers and Darvin Ham multiplied on Tuesday in the aftermath of the season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets. ,Denver bounced the Lakers from the postseason with a 4-1 series victory and the second buzzer-beating win of the first-round matchup d...
Reports: Darvin Ham, Lakers expected to part ways
Reports of an imminent divorce between the Los Angeles Lakers and Darvin Ham multiplied on Tuesday in the aftermath of the season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets....
Post-op could mean Wolves' coach out for Game 1
Post-operative protocol could push Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch from the bench to an off-court location for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Denver on Saturday.,Finch is scheduled for surgery to repair his right patellar tendon on Wednesday, an injury suffered in the f...
Post-op could mean Wolves' coach out for Game 1
Post-operative protocol could push Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch from the bench to an off-court location for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Denver on Saturday....
LeBron James undecided on future after Lakers' ouster
LeBron James wouldn't address his future plans in the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending loss on Monday.,Shortly after the host Denver Nuggets edged Los Angeles 108-106 on a late, tiebreaking basket by Jamal Murray to end their first-round Western Conference playoff series in five games, ...
LeBron James undecided on future after Lakers' ouster
LeBron James wouldn't address his future plans in the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending loss on Monday....
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray, Nuggets KO Lakers
Jamal Murray hit a tiebreaking 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference semifinals with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series on Monday., ,The second-seeded Nuggets won the best-of-seven series 4-1 and wi...
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray, Nuggets KO Lakers
Jamal Murray hit a tiebreaking 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference semifinals with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series on Monday....
Nuggets' Jamal Murray eliminates Lakers with late hoop
Jamal Murray hit a 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference semifinals with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series on Monday.,The second-seeded Nuggets won the best-of-seven series 4-1 and will face the th...
Nuggets' Jamal Murray eliminates Lakers with late hoop
Jamal Murray hit a 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference semifinals with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series on Monday....
Thunder ride defense to sweep of Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 points each, Gilgeous-Alexander added 10 rebounds and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder completed first-round playoff sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans with a 97-89 victory on Monday.,Williams put up eight of his points during a pivotal 10-0 four...
Thunder ride defense to sweep of Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 points each, Gilgeous-Alexander added 10 rebounds and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder completed first-round playoff sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans with a 97-89 victory on Monday....
Derrick White's big night sends Celtics to 3-1 edge on Heat
Derrick White scored 38 points on 15-for-26 shooting, including 8-for-15 success from 3-point range, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 102-88 win over the host Miami Heat on Monday night.,Jayson Tatum added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Easte...
Derrick White's big night sends Celtics to 3-1 edge on Heat
Derrick White scored 38 points on 15-for-26 shooting, including 8-for-15 success from 3-point range, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 102-88 win over the host Miami Heat on Monday night....
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis exits Game 4 with calf injury
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis injured his right calf in the second quarter of Game 4 against the host Miami Heat on Monday and was listed as doubtful to return, per the team.,The Celtics announced that Porzingis, who exited with 2:27 left in the first half, was dealing with right calf tig...