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Mavericks sign coach Jason Kidd to extension
The Dallas Mavericks signed coach Jason Kidd to a multi-year extension on Monday amid speculation that he was linked to the coaching vacancy with the Los Angeles Lakers....
Timberwolves eye 2-0 lead over defending champion Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets blew through the playoffs last year, never trailing in a series and dropping only four games on their way to the title.,Things are different this season, as the Minnesota Timberwolves showed in winning Game 1 in Denver on Saturday night. Minnesota's 106-99 victory gives it homecou...
Timberwolves eye 2-0 lead over defending champion Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets blew through the playoffs last year, never trailing in a series and dropping only four games on their way to the title....
Donovan Mitchell-led Cavs rally from 18 down, win series over Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round series.,Mitchell, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, made 15 of 17 free-throw attempts and added n...
Knicks' Jalen Brunson, Pacers' Rick Carlisle have history as series begins
Jalen Brunson leads all the NBA players in scoring during the postseason, and he may still harbor a grudge against Indiana coach Rick Carlisle, stemming from their time together with the Dallas Mavericks.,Hard to imagine Brunson needs any extra motivation as he leads the New York Knicks into the ope...
Knicks' Jalen Brunson, Pacers' Rick Carlisle have history as series begins
Jalen Brunson leads all the NBA players in scoring during the postseason, and he may still harbor a grudge against Indiana coach Rick Carlisle, stemming from their time together with the Dallas Mavericks....
Donovan Mitchell-led Cavaliers rally from 18 down, win series over Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round series.,Mitchell, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, made 15 of 17 free-throw attempts and added n...
Donovan Mitchell-led Cavaliers rally from 18 down, win series over Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round series....
Aces sign All-Star G Jackie Young to contact extension through 2025
Las Vegas signed guard Jackie Young, an All-Star the past two seasons as the Aces won consecutive WNBA championships, to a contract extension through 2025.,Young, 26, has been with the Aces since they selected her first overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft out of Notre Dame. She has averaged 13.0 points, ...
Aces sign All-Star G Jackie Young to contact extension through 2025
Las Vegas signed guard Jackie Young, an All-Star the past two seasons as the Aces won consecutive WNBA championships, to a contract extension through 2025....
Former Rutgers C Cliff Omoruyi elects to play for Alabama
Former Rutgers center Cliff Omoruyi committed to play for Alabama, he announced Sunday on social media....
Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis (calf) focused on playoff return
The top-seeded Boston Celtics will open the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday without center Kristaps Porzingis, who vowed to recover from a calf injury "at a historic rate.",Porzingis was diagnosed with a right soleus strain, which he sustained in the second quarter of Game 4 of Boston's fir...
Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis (calf) focused on playoff return
The top-seeded Boston Celtics will open the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday without center Kristaps Porzingis, who vowed to recover from a calf injury "at a historic rate."...
Magic's Gary Harris to play in Game 7, Cavs' Jarrett Allen ruled out
Orlando Magic starting guard Gary Harris is available to play in Sunday's decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Cleveland Cavaliers, coach Jamahl Mosley said.,Harris sat out Orlando's 103-96 victory over Cleveland in Game 6 on Friday due to a right hamstring s...
Mavericks F Maxi Kleber (shoulder) out at least 3 weeks
Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber will be sidelined at least three weeks after sustaining an AC joint separation to his right shoulder, the team announced Sunday. ,An MRI revealed the severity of the injury.,Kleber was hurt early in the second quarter of the Mavericks' 114-101 win over the Los An...
Mavericks F Maxi Kleber (shoulder) out at least 3 weeks
Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber will be sidelined at least three weeks after sustaining an AC joint separation to his right shoulder, the team announced Sunday....
Magic's Gary Harris to play in Game 7, Cavs' Jarrett Allen uncertain
Orlando Magic starting guard Gary Harris is available to play in Sunday's decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Cleveland Cavaliers, coach Jamahl Mosley said.,Harris sat out Orlando's 103-96 victory over Cleveland in Game 6 on Friday due to a right hamstring s...
Magic's Gary Harris to play in Game 7, Cavs' Jarrett Allen uncertain
Orlando Magic starting guard Gary Harris is available to play in Sunday's decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Cleveland Cavaliers, coach Jamahl Mosley said....
Wolves wrestle home-court advantage from Nuggets with Game 1 win
Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 20 and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves took home-court advantage from Denver with a 106-99 win over the Nuggets in Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night.,Naz Reid scored 14 of his 16 points in the four...
Timberwolves wrestle home-court advantage from Nuggets in Game 1 win
Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 20 points, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves took home-court advantage from Denver with a 106-99 win over the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night.,Naz Reid scored 14 of his 16 points i...