Basketball Page 623 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kings coach Mike Brown fined $50K for criticizing officials
The NBA fined Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown $50,000 on Tuesday for criticism of referees during and after the team's most recent game....
Clippers' yet-to-open Intuit Dome to host 2026 NBA All-Star Game
The Los Angeles Clippers have yet to finish building their new arena but the 2026 NBA All-Star Game is officially booked....
Florida State hits road to renew rivalry with Miami
Kyshawn George is growing on the Miami Hurricanes — literally and figuratively....
Climbing Cavs owe Bucks for December defeat
Ascending in the standings on the strength of a season-high five-game winning streak, the Cleveland Cavaliers welcome the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night with revenge on their minds....
Virginia Tech takes aim at Virginia's 9-0 home record
With four straight road losses, all by at least 16 points, alarm bells are ringing at Virginia....
Nebraska aims to halt road conference skid vs. Rutgers
Nebraska has shown it's a legitimate contender that can match up with the very best in the Big Ten Conference....
No. 12 Arizona seeks better than 'average' effort vs. USC
Arizona spent two weeks at No. 1 in the polls in December, but the Wildcats have fallen to No. 12 and are "an average basketball team" as they head into Wednesday's game against Southern California in Tucson, Ariz....
No. 13 Auburn mindful of last year's loss at Vanderbilt
Amid a span in which upsets have been the talk of the college basketball world, No. 13 Auburn has bucked the trend during a nine-game winning streak....
Michael Jordan is to blame for Jerry Krause's widow being booed
Michael Jordan won a widow getting booed. My colleague Stephen Knox covered this yesterday, the booing of Jerry Krause’s widow Thelma during the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor ceremony on Friday, and he isn’t wrong. It’s another “feather” in the “cap” of Jerry Reinsdorf, though he wouldn’t have been i...
No. 22 Ole Miss looks to pick up more steam vs. LSU
No. 22 Ole Miss has responded well to its first loss of the season....
Newly ranked No. 25 Texas Tech sets sights on No. 5 Houston
In the aftermath of a white-knuckle, one-point victory over Kansas State on Saturday that extended Texas Tech's winning streak to nine games, Red Raiders first-year coach Grant McCasland heaped praise on his team....
Alperen Şengün has a chance to be as good as Nikola Jokić
Every other generation, a player changes how his position is taught, scouted and played. For the current generation of players entering their prime years, that dude is Nikola Jokić. The “Joker” has taken the passing acumen of former bigs Vlade Divac, Yao Ming, Bill Walton and Arvydas Sabonis and com...
No. 8 Kentucky looks to bounce back vs. Mississippi State
Kentucky's identity this season is a team that plays fast and scores a lot. But it has been a good defensive team as well....
No. 4 UNC rides win streak into matchup with Louisville
No. 4 North Carolina is enjoying an impressive run, a stretch it will aim to continue against struggling Louisville on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C....
Thunder face off with Clippers, aiming for L.A. split
Only three teams sit above the resurgent Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference standings. One of those clubs is the Oklahoma City Thunder, who will visit the Clippers on Tuesday....
Lakers put an end to Thunder win streak
Anthony Davis scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and LeBron James added 25 points as the Los Angeles Lakers found their winning touch with a 112-105 victory Monday over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder....
Joel Embiid, Sixers face back-to-back test vs. Nuggets
Joel Embiid missed three games with a swollen left knee, then came back as strong as ever on Monday....
NBA roundup: Joel Embiid returns, carries 76ers past Rockets
Joel Embiid had 41 points and 10 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers over the Houston Rockets 124-115 on Monday....
Lauri Markkanen propels Jazz past Pacers for 6th straight win
Lauri Markkanen recorded 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Utah Jazz extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a wire-to-wire, 132-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night at Salt Lake City....
What do you think about that lousy Rudy Gobert trade now?
From the moment it happened in the summer of 2022, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ acquisition of Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz looked like an all-time terrible trade. But suddenly, the Timberwolves have the NBA’s second-best record, the best in the West, and the best defensive rating at 108 this seaso...