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Hot-shooting Pacers fend off Rockets
Pascal Siakam scored a team-high 29 points while Myles Turner added 21 points as the Indiana Pacers held on for a 132-129 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis....
Nearing end of homestand, Celtics ready to handle Hawks
The Boston Celtics will attempt to improve to 4-2 on their current seven-game homestand when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night....
Hornets, Raptors trying to end extended funks
The Toronto Raptors will come across a team that's in a similarly miserable shape when they take on the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night....
'We gotta figure it out': Slumping Sixers host Warriors
The Philadelphia 76ers just aren't the same team without reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid....
Red-hot Cavaliers put win streak up against Wizards
Just about everything has gone right for the Cleveland Cavaliers since the calendar flipped to 2024....
Trae Young, Scottie Barnes named All-Star injury subs
Atlanta's Trae Young and Toronto's Scottie Barnes are headed to the NBA All-Star Game as injury replacements....
Philly should shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season
A meniscus injury might be the most dangerous of all knee injuries for the simple fact that it’s not treated like a major knee injury. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid just underwent a procedure to repair a meniscus injury in his left knee, and will be reevaluated in four weeks, but for someone with his his...
The Knicks and Ryan Arcidiacono are the cure to the NBA’s scoring surge
Somehow, the New York Knicks are MacGyvering their way to the top of the East in a super soldier league in a manner we haven’t seen since the ‘04 Pistons. OG Anunoby’s arrival has fortified Tom Thibodeau’s defense into the NBA’s Fort Knox, and once Mitchell Robinson returns, the paint in Madison Squ...
Reports: Ricky Rubio making return to Barcelona
Ricky Rubio signed a deal with FC Barcelona until the end of the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....
Joel Embiid out at least 4 weeks after knee procedure
Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid will be sidelined at least four weeks following a knee procedure Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers announced....
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Matt Barnes removed from Sacramento Kings broadcast [Update]
Updated Feb. 21: Matt Barnes has been removed from the Sacramento Kings broadcasting team, weeks after the news of him putting his hands on a high school broadcaster, a spokesperson from NBC Sports California told The Sacramento Bee. ...
Sorry, Knicks fans. LeBron James is just not that into you
LeBron James sure does love stringing Knicks fans along. It wouldn’t be a pre-agency year for the all-time scoring champ if he weren’t using the Knicks as leverage. In 2010, the Knicks thought they had him. Donnie Walsh had Mike D’Antoni installed as head coach, the cap room to Carmelo Anthony, the ...
Kyrie Irving returns to Brooklyn with Mavericks
The Brooklyn Nets showed a brief compilation of highlights when Kevin Durant returned last week with the Phoenix Suns....
NBA roundup: Clippers edge Hawks, extend win streak
Kawhi Leonard scored 10 of his 36 points in the final five minutes to help the visiting Los Angeles Clippers hold off the Atlanta Hawks 149-144 on Monday and extend their winning streak to four games....
Kawhi Leonard nets 36 as Clippers beat Hawks to extend win streak
Kawhi Leonard scored nine of his 36 points in the final five minutes to help the visiting Los Angeles Clippers hold off the Atlanta Hawks 149-144 on Monday and extend their winning streak to four games....
Brandon Ingram, Pelicans stomp Raptors
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 41 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans dominated from start to finish in a 138-100 victory over the sliding Toronto Raptors on Monday night....
Stephen Curry, Warriors pull away for win over Nets
Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors took control in the fourth quarter and recorded a 109-98 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York....
Kyrie Irving returns to help Mavs sink 76ers
Kyrie Irving returned from a six-game absence due to a sprained right thumb to score 23 points as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 118-102 on Monday....
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs sink Kings from long range
Donovan Mitchell poured in a game-high 29 points, the Cleveland Cavaliers used 13 first-half 3-pointers to build a big lead and the NBA's hottest team won its sixth in a row, running away from the road-weary Sacramento Kings 136-110 on Monday night....
Anthony Davis' triple-double lifts Lakers over reeling Hornets
Anthony Davis turned in a triple-double, D'Angelo Russell poured in 28 points and LeBron James posted 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the host Charlotte Hornets 124-118 for their third victory in a row Monday night....