Basketball Page 468 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Knicks turn to Jalen Brunson to dispatch Bulls
Jalen Brunson scored 45 points, OG Anunoby added 24 and Josh Hart had a double-double to lift the visiting New York Knicks to a 128-117 win against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday....
Fred VanVleet, Rockets beat Magic to snap 5-game losing skid
Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 37 points while Jabari Smith Jr. chipped in 23 points as the Houston Rockets completed the home portion of their schedule with a 118-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday....
Heat handle Hawks in double overtime
Tyler Herro scored 33 points and Jimmy Butler registered 25 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and three steals as the Miami Heat notched a 117-111 double-overtime victory over the host Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night....
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) exits game
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo exited Tuesday night's game against the visiting Boston Celtics in the third quarter due to a calf strain....
Anthony Edwards (51 points), Wolves rally past Wizards
Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 51 points on 17-for-29 shooting from the field, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 130-121 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday....
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs beat short-handed Grizzlies
Victor Wembanyama scored 18 points and blocked seven shots to lead a balanced San Antonio attack as the visiting Spurs rolled to a 102-87 win over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday....
Hawks F Jalen Johnson injures ankle, again, in loss to Heat
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson departed Tuesday night's home game against the Miami Heat with his third right ankle injury in less than five weeks....
Giannis Antetokounmpo exits, but Bucks top Celtics
Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists before he left the game with a leg injury, and the Milwaukee Bucks ended a four-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Boston Celtics 104-91 Tuesday....
Joel Embiid, 76ers coast by Pistons
Joel Embiid had 37 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Detroit Pistons, 120-102, on Tuesday....
Pacers stay hot, pull away in second half to top Raptors
Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points and the visiting Indiana Pacers defeated the Toronto Raptors 140-123 Tuesday night to solidify their spot in sixth place of the Eastern Conference standings....
Luka Donic posts triple-double as Mavs dominate Hornets
Dallas guard Luka Doncic outscored the Charlotte Hornets in the first quarter with 21 of his 39 points as part of a triple-double as the visiting Mavericks posted a 130-104 victory Tuesday night....
Lakers F Anthony Davis out with nausea, headache
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis will not play in Tuesday's game against the Golden State Warriors because of nausea and a headache, just two days after taking a blow near the left eye in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves....
NCAA ratings up despite second-lowest audience for title game
Viewership was up 3 percent over last year for all rounds of the NCAA Tournament, but repeat champion UConn's victory over Purdue in the title game Monday didn't come close to the record-setting audience for the women's championship a day earlier....
Grizzlies sign G Zavier Simpson, F Jack White for rest of season
The Memphis Grizzlies signed point guard Zavier Simpson and forward Jack White on Tuesday for the remaining four games of the regular season....
UConn finishes No. 1 after second straight championship
UConn claimed the No. 1 spot in the final Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll after clinching its second straight NCAA Tournament championship....
Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) cleared for full contact
Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns was cleared for "full-contact, five-on-five basketball activities" on Tuesday....
Kentucky freshman G Rob Dillingham declares for draft
Kentucky freshman guard Rob Dillingham declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Tuesday, the same day Wildcats coach John Calipari confirmed he will no longer be the school's coach....
Reports: Seton Hall’s Dre Davis opts for transfer portal
Guard/forward Dre Davis, whose breakout year helped Seton Hall win the NIT, is entering the transfer portal and signing with an agency, ESPN and NJ.com reported Tuesday....
North Carolina G Seth Trimble enters transfer portal
North Carolina guard Seth Trimble announced Tuesday that he is entering the transfer portal....
Duke starter Mark Mitchell enters portal as loaded class looms
Duke starting forward Mark Mitchell announced Tuesday he is entering the NCAA transfer portal....