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Devin Booker, Suns prepare for back-to-back at Jazz
The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns are heading into Friday night's showdown in Salt Lake City on a positive note after picking up wins in their most recent outings....
Rockets seek 7th straight win, take on reeling Clippers
Fresh off a victory over the defending champions that continued to validate their improved level of play, the Houston Rockets will return to NBA in-season tournament play Friday with a road matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers....
Nuggets aim to get over .500 on road, beat Pelicans again
The Denver Nuggets, who are preparing to visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, are the reigning NBA champions and are tied for the best record in this young season....
Magic seek another road victory against Bulls
Even as a seemingly comfortable second-half lead evaporated, the Orlando Magic felt in control of Wednesday's eventual last-second road victory against the Chicago Bulls....
Raptors aim for faster start in in-season tourney debut vs. Celtics
The Toronto Raptors know they must break their habit of slow starts when they play the visiting Boston Celtics Friday night in their first NBA in-season tournament game....
Surging Kings look to extend Spurs' losing streak
The surging Sacramento Kings look to extend their four-game winning streak and continue their recent success on the road against San Antonio when they visit the Spurs on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game....
Cavaliers back home, seeking win over Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers welcome the visiting Detroit Pistons to town on Friday for an NBA in-season tournament matchup, with both teams seeking their first win in pool play....
After two straight losses, 76ers look to knock off Hawks
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to halt a two-game skid when they battle the host Atlanta Hawks in the NBA in-season tournament on Friday....
Surging Knicks visit struggling Wizards
The New York Knicks have found a winning groove since their last appearance in the NBA's in-season tournament....
Miles Bridges set to return as Hornets battle Bucks
The Charlotte Hornets will have a different personnel makeup when they take the court Friday night....
Still facing legal issues, Miles Bridges to return to Hornets roster
Forward Miles Bridges is back with the Charlotte Hornets after more than a year away from the team following his arrest on domestic violence charges, still embroiled in a related legal case....
Chris Paul is the NBA's Ric Flair — the dirtiest player in the game
The more things change, the more they tend to stay the same. This sentence describes Chris Paul to a T. He’s on another new team, but it’s the same ol’ dirty CP3. On the undercard of the MMA main event that broke out during Golden State’s In-Season Tournament game against Minnesota Tuesday night, Pa...
The internet is losing its mind over Kelly Oubre Jr.’s hit-and-run claims
If you went to bed last night thinking that it’s a shame that the 76ers Kelly Oubre Jr. was injured in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday while walking alone in Philly, you may have been confused this morning to see much of X (formerly Twitter) losing its collective mind and suggesting the Oubre Jr....
The NBA’s in-season tourney courts are predictably a clown show
There may be no better analogy for how shallow the NBA’s new in-season tournament is than the league’s gaudy courts. The colorful floors were thrown together as a way to differentiate regular season games from in-season tournament games even though they still count toward the regular season. In addi...
Draymond Green is straight out of the WWE — and the NBA is better for it
There is a reason that professional wrestling has remained popular for decades even though the action is scripted. The business understands that in order to sell a story there has to be a hero and a heel. Cheering is fun, but jeering is cathartic. In team sports, the heel is automatically included l...
Short-handed Warriors aim to end skid vs. Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder will catch the Golden State Warriors without Draymond Green and possibly without Stephen Curry when the clubs duel in an early-season rematch Thursday night in San Francisco....
NBA roundup: Down 2 starters, Celtics still top 76ers
Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining for an eight-point cushion, as the short-handed Boston Celtics defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 117-107 on Wednesday night....
Kings defeat Lakers for fourth straight win
Domantas Sabonis scored a season-high 29 points with 16 rebounds and De'Aaron Fox added 28 points as the visiting Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak to four games with a 125-110 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers....
Donovan Mitchell pours in 34 as Cavs blast Blazers
Donovan Mitchell recorded 34 points and six rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-95 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night....