NBA Page 518 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Hawks, Raptors enter 2-game set seeking end to skids
One four-game losing streak will end Wednesday night when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Toronto Raptors in the opener of a two-game series....
Heat finish home-and-home vs. Hornets, want to protect leads
At just past the quarter pole of the NBA season, the Miami Heat have already lost four games during which they led by at least 16 points....
Zion Williamson, Pelicans ready to take on sinking Wizards
Zion Williamson will try to ride the momentum of a season-high scoring performance into the New Orleans Pelicans' opener of a three-game road trip against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday....
The Washington Wizards can't even tank properly
For some pro franchises, when it rains, it most certainly pours. The Washington Wizards entered the season with seemingly new life behind the acquisition of former Golden State Warrior Jordan Poole. Thus far, the tandem of Poole and Kyle Kuzma has been underwhelming, to say the least. The Wizards fe...
Pistons hope losing streak doesn't hit 21 when Sixers visit
Blackjack players aim to get 21. For Detroit Pistons players, it would be just another losing hand....
Mavs' Kyrie Irving out, Luka Doncic questionable vs. Lakers
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out and star Luka Doncic is listed as questionable for Tuesday's home game against the Los Angeles Lakers....
Suns star Kevin Durant (ankle) out vs. Warriors
Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant is out for Tuesday's game against the visiting Golden State Warriors due to a sprained left ankle....
Adam Silver wants to improve the NBA's IST with...more colorful courts
Look forward to more colorful courts and even higher stakes during future NBA in-season tournaments. ...
Ranking the NBA's rookie class so far (And No. 1 is not who you think it is)
With all the hyperbole around Victor Wembanyama being the next generational talent, it’s fair no one expected competition against him winning Rookie of the Year Award. But after sitting all last season due to an early leg injury — Chet Holmgren has beaten the injury-prone allegations to emerge as th...