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2024 NBA Mock Draft: Zach Edey Drafted Within Top 15, Alexandre Sarr Stays At No. 1 Overall
Here's our 2024 NBA Mock Draft, which includes Alexandre Sarr staying at No. 1 overall and some surprises within the Top 15. ...
Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks Have Been Completely Exposed in NBA Finals
Luka Doncic's Mavericks have been completely embarrassed by the Boston Celtics throughout three games of the NBA Finals,...
Report: Lakers to interview JJ Redick this weekend
The Los Angeles Lakers formally will interview JJ Redick for their head coaching vacancy this weekend, ESPN reported Thursday.,Redick, 39, is an ESPN analyst and a popular podcaster who played 15 seasons in the NBA but has no coaching experience. ,A strong interview with general manager Rob Pelinka ...
Celtics hold off desperate Mavs, go up 3-0 in Finals
DALLAS -- Jayson Tatum poured in 31 points and Jaylen Brown supplied 30 as the Boston Celtics held off a late rally by the Dallas Mavericks for a 106-99 victory on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. ,By taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, Boston pulled within one victory of its 18t...
Sun fend off Sky, run record to 11-1
Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points and Brionna Jones netted 18 as the visiting Connecticut Sun held off the pesky Chicago Sky 83-75 on Wednesday night.,Thomas also added seven rebounds, six steals and four assists for the Sun (11-1), who are 2-0 since falling at home to New York on Saturday. DeWanna Bon...
Aces look to shake off adversity while visiting Mercury
The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces will try to snap their first three-game losing streak since 2019 when they face the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. ,Las Vegas (5-5) is coming off Tuesday's 100-86 loss to the Lynx, letting all five Minnesota starters score at least 14 points. A...
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis (leg) out for Game 3 of Finals
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will miss Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night due to a lower left leg injury. ,The team ruled Porzingis out about 90 minutes prior to tipoff in Dallas.,"The medical team and the staff just decided that it wasn't what was b...
Surging Storm travel to Texas to battle Wings
It took a few games for Seattle to meld as a team, but the Storm are hitting on all cylinders and carry plenty of momentum as they travel to play the struggling Dallas Wings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,The Storm (8-4) have won seven of their past eight contests, including a dominating 95-79 vic...
Caitlin Clark, Fever hope to rebound vs. visiting Dream
Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever look to get back on track Thursday night when they host the Atlanta Dream at Indianapolis.,Clark scored all 10 of her points in the first half of Indiana's 89-72 setback to the Connecticut Sun on Monday. She was whistled for her fourth foul with 4:41 remain...
Report: NBA invites 12 players to draft green room
The NBA invited 12 players to attend the first round of the June 26 draft in Brooklyn, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Another 11 or 12 invitations to the green room will be sent out starting next week, according to the report.,The first wave of invitees includes Matas Buzelis, Devin Carter, Stephon Castle...
NBA legend Jerry West dies at 86
Jerry West, a Hall of Fame player, executive and the inspiration for the silhouette NBA logo, died on Wednesday morning. He was 86.,West won nine NBA championships as a player, scout, coach, executive and consultant during a storied career that spanned eight decades. Nicknamed "Mr. Clutch," West was...
Balanced-scoring Lynx roll to win over slumping Aces
Alanna Smith scored 18 points to lead all five Minnesota starters in double figures, and the visiting Lynx posted a resounding 100-86 victory over the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday.,Kayla McBride (16 points and eight assists), Courtney Williams (15 points and nine assists), Bridg...
Late run carries Storm past Sparks
A dominant fourth quarter capped by Seattle's 10-0 run in the closing minutes powered the Storm to a 95-79 win over the visiting Los Angeles Sparks in Tuesday's Commissioner Cup matchup.,Seattle never trailed but Los Angeles -- coming in on its first winning streak of the season after back-to-back w...
Mystics break through, beat Dream for first win
Brittney Sykes and Ariel Atkins each scored 18 points as the Washington Mystics got their first win of the season with an 87-68 victory over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga., on Tuesday.,Sykes shot 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-6 on 3-pointers, while Atkins was a perfect 3-for-3 from long ...
Sky's Angel Reese welcomes physical play when Sun come to Chicago
Star rookie Angel Reese of Chicago learned how physical the WNBA can be when the Sky faced Connecticut last month.,That physicality could again be on display as the Sun eye another 2024 win at Chicago on Wednesday night.,The Sky (4-6) played the Sun (10-1) tough on May 25, but the visitors prevailed...
Mavericks have to reach 'higher level' to avoid 3-0 hole vs. Celtics
DALLAS -- The NBA Finals enters a pivotal Game 3 with two distinct possibilities: the Boston Celtics take a commanding 3-0 lead and inch closer to the franchise's first title since 2008, or the Dallas Mavericks show some life and start to turn the tide of what has been a one-sided series so far.,Bos...
Celtics F Kristaps Porzingis, Mavs F Luka Doncic face injury concerns ahead of Game 3
DALLAS -- Celtics forward Kristaps Porzingis walked without a limp into Boston's media availability one day before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but his status for Wednesday's game with the Mavericks was unclear due to a new lower leg injury unrelated to the calf issue that sidelined him for more than a...
USA Basketball names 12-member women's roster for Paris
USA Basketball announced a veteran roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics, boasting a squad where each member has at least an Olympics or World Cup gold medal.,The Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi was named to her sixth Olympics, with 38 Olympics basketball games to her credit, the most of any women'...
Report: Suns to hire former Washington coach Mike Hopkins
Former University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins is joining the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Hopkins, 54, was a two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and compiled a record of 118-106 over seven seasons with the Huskies from 2017-24. He took Washington to the NCAA Tou...
Take Donovan Mitchell At His Word: He's Likely Returning To Cleveland Cavaliers This Summer
Donovan Mitchell says that he's happy in Cleveland and he has an opportunity to prove that to the Cavaliers this summer....