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Report: Lakers F Dorian Finney-Smith has ankle surgery
Los Angeles Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith had surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be ready for fall training camp for next season, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Finney-Smith, 32, has played through the lingering injury for several years, according to the report, and the surgery will make ...
Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander determined to 'suck it up,' attack in Game 4
INDIANAPOLIS -- Physical and fast was the Pacers' defensive approach in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and more of the same is coming until Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proves he and the Thunder can handle it.,"You got to suck it up. There's a maximum four games left in the season," Gilgeous-Alexander said Th...
Pacers, Thunder stick with same approaches for Game 4
The Oklahoma City Thunder aren't panicking.,The Indiana Pacers aren't taking anything for granted.,Heading into Friday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis, the teams say they're not changing much about the approaches that have worked for them.,The Pacers lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 -- a...
New York Knicks Coaching Search Update: Still Delusional, Still Getting Rejected
The Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau without a plan and are now being rejected by multiple NBA teams in their search for a new head coach. Here’s why their approach is raising eyebrows across the league....
How The Indiana Pacers Shut Down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 3
The Pacers battered and frustrated NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander into submission in Game 3, leaving Oklahoma City rattled and staring down the barrel of a Finals disaster....
Pacers backups star, stake Indiana to 2-1 Finals lead
INDIANAPOLIS -- NBA Finals marquees aren't for backups. However, as the 20,000 golden T-shirts in the arena said on Thursday, "But this is Indiana.",Reserve guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana's bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116...
Backups bring down the house, Pacers take 2-1 Finals lead
INDIANAPOLIS -- Backup guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana's bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to claim a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.,Thanks to 27 points from Mathurin and the kind of pyrotechnics the Pacers hav...
Former NBA star DeMarcus Cousins booted from Puerto Rico league
Former NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins was suspended by a Puerto Rico basketball league and had his contract rescinded after igniting a brawl earlier this week.,The Baloncesto Superior Nacional League also fined Cousins $4,250, and he could be subject to another fine of $5,570, according to the league...
Report: Suns weighing Kevin Durant trade options
The Phoenix Suns are actively working with Kevin Durant's business partner to weigh trade options, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The Suns and Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman have met "multiple times" in the past week to discuss potential destinations for the future Hall of Famer, per the report.,Teams that ha...
Celtics' Jaylen Brown has knee surgery, expects to return by training camp
Boston Celtics star swingman Jaylen Brown underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday.,Per the Celtics, Brown is expected to be ready to participate in training camp without limitation.,Brown, 28, finished the playoffs with a partially torn meniscus, ESPN reported.,He averaged 22.1 po...
Ex-Knicks coach says goodbye as team struggles to replace him
As the New York Knicks continue to hit roadblocks in their hunt for a head coach, the one they fired last week bid farewell to the team and fans on Wednesday.,Tom Thibodeau said his goodbyes in a full-page advertisement he took out in The New York Times, reflecting on his five seasons as head coach....
Report: Rockets, Wolves rebuff Knicks' request to poach coaches
The New York Knicks' coaching search is reportedly off to a sputtering start.,The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves refused the Knicks' request to speak with head coaches Ime Udoka and Chris Finch, respectively, ESPN reported Tuesday night.,The news comes a week after former Villanova coach...
Mavericks, Pistons to play game in Mexico City on Nov. 1
The Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons will play a regular-season game on Nov. 1 at Mexico City's Arena CDMX.,The NBA confirmed on Tuesday its 34th game in Mexico, the most of any country outside the U.S. and Canada.,The game will be celebrated as part of the "Dia de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) cel...
NBA Finals Game 2 ratings lowest in nearly 20 years
A Game 2 blowout in the NBA Finals on Sunday drew an average of 8.76 million viewers, the lowest for a Game 2 in the finals in 18 years - excluding 2020 during the COVID-19 global pandemic.,The Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-107 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers, which evened the best-of-seven s...
Cooper Flagg part of Duke's table for 3 in NBA draft green room
Presumed No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg finds himself in familiar company at the 2025 NBA Draft with Duke teammates Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach among 13 players who received invitations to the green room on Tuesday. ,The two-day draft is held in Brooklyn at Barclays Center with the top 30 picks made on...
Thunder, Pacers race for edge in Game 3 of NBA Finals
INDIANAPOLIS -- Nothing is settled in the NBA Finals through two games with the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder trading wins as the series shifts to Indianapolis for Game 3 on Wednesday night. ,"Now the goal is to get to three games," Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Tuesday, a wo...
Pacers admit Tyrese Haliburton is hurting but will play Game 3
INDIANAPOLIS -- Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle admits his point guard is not fully healthy, but he's 100 percent certain Tyrese Haliburton is playing in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. ,The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.,"I don't think you're going to hear him making a big deal out ...
Pacers pine for hostile home crowd, Finals shift to Indy
For the first time since 2000, the NBA Finals are headed to Indianapolis.,The Pacers are even with the Oklahoma City Thunder at 1-all in the best-of-seven Finals as the series rolls into Indiana for Game 3 on Wednesday night.,"We got one. Get to go home and play in front of our fans at Gainbridge," ...
Tyrese Haliburton Needs to Wake Up Or These NBA Finals Are Over Early
Tyrese Haliburton's Pacers return to Indianapolis down 1-1 in the NBA Finals, needing back-to-back wins to stay alive as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder control the momentum....
Cavaliers G Darius Garland (toe surgery) out 4-5 months
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland underwent surgery on his big toe and will be sidelined four to five months, the team announced Monday. ,However, the team also said that Garland would "resume basketball activities by the start of training camp," which generally begins in late Septem...