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Chicago Bulls distracting fans from bleak present by reliving glory days
The Chicago Bulls just can’t stop living in the past. ...
Ditching DC? Virginia woos Wizards, Capitals with $2B sports complex
Ted Leonsis and Monumental Sports plan to take his NBA and NHL teams to Alexandria, Va., by 2028, relocating the teams from downtown Washington, D.C., for a new $2 billion sports complex that would house the pro sports franchises....
Golden State needs to let go of the past
The NBA season is now a three-part campaign. The NBA Cup is the opening sprint featuring teams working Usain Bolt hours to determine the NBA’s 100-meter champion. It’s fitting that this season the finale whittled down to the league’s fastest team and the oldest player in the league. The rest of the ...
Capitals, Wizards moving to the suburbs
Two of Washington D.C.’s teams are likely leaving the city. ...
The NBA can’t do a damn thing about Draymond Green
I largely do not have a problem with Draymond Green’s antics. Sports are supposed to be entertainment. As long as he is not undercutting players driving to the basket or trying to sprain the ankles of jump shooters, I could care less if he chokes Rudy Gobert in a scrum. When he clocked Jusuf Nurkić ...
All eyes on Kevin Durant's availability as Suns face his old Nets
The anticipation of Kevin Durant facing the Brooklyn Nets for the first time since his trade to the Phoenix Suns last February has dimmed, with his availability uncertain for the occasion....
Lakers set to play two against woeful Spurs
The Los Angeles Lakers will look to get back on the winning track when they travel to play the hapless San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in the first of two games between the teams in three nights in the Alamo City....
NBA roundup: Without stars, Nuggets still best Bulls
Reggie Jackson scored 25 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 17 to lift the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 114-106 victory against the host Chicago Bulls on Tuesday....
Suns, without Kevin Durant, hold off Warriors
Devin Booker recorded 32 points and seven assists, and the Phoenix Suns overcame the absence of Kevin Durant to post a 119-116 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night....
Clippers beat Kings, stretch win streak to 5
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame the loss of Paul George in the second half while extending their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 119-99 victory Tuesday over the visiting Sacramento Kings....
Draymond Green ejected for smacking Suns' Jusuf Nurkic
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected in the third quarter of Tuesday's game at Phoenix for delivering a wild open-hand punch to the face of Suns big man Jusuf Nurkic....
Clippers' Paul George leaves game with groin injury
Clippers forward Paul George left Los Angeles' Tuesday game against the visiting Sacramento Kings before the start of the second half with a sore left groin and was not expected to return....
Despite Nikola Jokic's ejection, Nuggets beat Bulls
Reggie Jackson scored 25 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 17 to lift the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 114-106 victory against the host Chicago Bulls on Tuesday....
Mavericks win battle of long balls vs. Lakers
Luka Doncic gave Dallas the lead for good with 6:24 to go, Dante Exum buried three subsequent 3-pointers on a career-best night from long range and the Mavericks held off the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 127-125 on Tuesday night....
Reports: Wizards, Capitals eye move to Northern Virginia
A news conference scheduled for Wednesday morning involving Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin suggests the NBA and NHL teams are planning to move to Northern Virginia, according to multiple media reports....
Celtics sink Cavs, improve to 11-0 at home
The Boston Celtics went 26-for-26 from the free-throw line and improved their home record to 11-0 this season by beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Tuesday night....
Banged-up teams collide when Jazz, Knicks meet
For the past eight games, the Utah Jazz have been without their leading scorer, as All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has been hampered by a strained left hamstring....
Pacers visit Bucks in matchup of league's highest-scoring teams
After a fierce battle in the semifinals of the in-season tournament in Las Vegas, the Milwaukee Bucks will once again face off against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in what projects to be another high-scoring affair....
Rockets look to extend winning ways at home vs. Grizzlies
Under normal circumstances, shooting 34.4 percent from the floor while committing 16 turnovers makes for a lamentable evening, but the Houston Rockets were again saved by their defense and rebounding on Monday....
Spurs C Charles Bassey out for season with knee injury
San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday....