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Hornets make trade, look to avenge early season loss to Pistons
The Charlotte Hornets will have a different lineup on Wednesday than the one they used to defeat Western Conference-leader Minnesota on Monday....

Doc Rivers is the habit the NBA can’t quit
Adrian Griffin was set up to fail from the start. The moment he was appointed head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, this felt like the making of a tempestuous union. Watching Griffin ink a deal to assume one of the most pressure-filled, win-now jobs in the NBA, then hire former Bucks coach Terry Stotts...

Lakers' Darvin Ham 'favorite' to be next NBA coach fired
The first shoe dropped in the in-season NBA coaching carousel with Milwaukee's surprising firing of Adrian Griffin on Tuesday....

The Heat got better <i>and</i> saved money by trading Kyle Lowry
One of the greatest charge-drawers the world has ever seen is no longer with the Miami Heat. Kyle Lowry will be creating turnovers by hitting the deck somewhere else for the rest of the season. The Heat have traded him to the Charlotte Hornets, along with a 2027 protected first-round pick, and recei...

Report: Bucks fire Adrian Griffin; Joe Prunty interim coach
Adrian Griffin's tenure as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks is over after 43 games, ESPN reported Tuesday....

Heat acquire G Terry Rozier from Hornets
The Miami Heat acquired guard Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday in exchange for guard Kyle Lowry and a protected 2027 first-round draft pick....

Milwaukee Bucks coach fired after only 43 games
The Milwaukee Bucks have fired head coach Adrian Griffin after just 43 games, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The firing makes Griffith tied for the third-shortest head coaching tenure in NBA history. ...

Tristan Thompson gets 25-game PED suspension
Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was hit with a 25-game PED suspension, according to reports. ...

Cavaliers C Tristan Thompson suspended 25 games by NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program by testing positive for ibutamoren and SARM LGD-4033....

If Karl-Anthony Towns drops 62 in a forest on the same night Embiid delivers 70, does it make a sound?
That sound you heard last night was Karl-Anthony Towns reminding us that he’ll always be in the shadows of his peers. On Monday night in Philadelphia, Joel Embiid painted his magnum opus en route to a 70-point, 18-rebound exhibition of scoring prowess. Embiid’s 70 also came on the 18th anniversary o...

Don't mean to rain on Joel Embiid, but scoring 70 points isn't getting the Sixers out of the second round
Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid ran amuck on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night in Philly, dropping 70 on Victor Wembanyama and crew. Even Kevin Durant was thoroughly impressed when learning of Embiid’s feat during his postgame presser after the Suns’ win over the Bulls. In doing this, Embiid set a new...

Pacers G Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) out 3 games
Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the next three games to manage a hamstring injury, coach Rick Carlisle confirmed Tuesday....

Luka Doncic and each NBA team's leading single-game scorer
Update: Luka Doncic is the latest NBA star to drop 70+ points this season. It topped his Dallas Mavericks single-game record of 60, set in 2022. ...

NBA roundup: Joel Embiid nets 70 as 76ers blitz Spurs
Joel Embiid scored a career-high and franchise-record 70 points to go along with 18 rebounds as the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123 on Monday....

Kings rough up Trae Young-less Hawks
Harrison Barnes scored 32 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of the absence of Trae Young to thump the visiting Atlanta Hawks 122-107 on Monday night....

Kevin Durant scores 43, hits game-winner as Suns top Bulls
Kevin Durant knocked down a tiebreaking 17-footer with 1.6 seconds left to give the Phoenix Suns a 115-113 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday night....

Jayson Tatum, Celtics win battle with Luka Doncic, Mavs
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 39 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the visiting Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks 119-110 on Monday night....

Hornets withstand historic night from Karl-Anthony Towns, beat Wolves
Miles Bridges scored 28 points, Brandon Miller finished with 27 and the Charlotte Hornets overcame a record-setting performance by Karl-Anthony Towns to rally for a 128-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis....

Grizzlies hold off Raptors to end losing streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 27 points and six steals and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Monday night....

Lakers, Clippers enter matchup riding momentum
The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers have been singing a better tune of late and will hit the stage opposite each other Tuesday in their second-to-last meeting as co-tenants in their downtown arena....