Joel Embiid draws flak for sitting out in opener
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers have a new rallying cry for Joel Embiid this season: Trust the plan. Embiid's absence ...
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Boston Celtics start title defense as NBA fires off 79th season
By ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum was already a proven winner before last season. In Tatum’s first ...
Utah Jazz pick up 5th-year option on coach Will Hardy’s contract
By ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz picked up the fifth-year option on coach Will ...
Celtics’ summer of snubs could keep Tatum, Brown hungry for repeat title
By ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum has a new tattoo on his back, another gold medal to ...
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson not ready to start season after ankle injury
By ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson could miss the first two months ...
NBA expands permissible scope of coach’s challenge reviews on some out-of-bounds plays
By ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has expanded the permissible scope of coach’s challenge reviews on ...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says finalizing new media rights deals is ‘complex’ process
By ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Getting the NBA’s next round of media rights deals completed is an ...
NBA features two Game 7s between teams that have experienced both ends of blowouts
DENVER (AP) — Denver coach Michael Malone calls them "the two greatest words in sports." Game 7. The NBA has ...
NBA champion Nuggets to play Celtics in Abu Dhabi exhibitions
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK (AFP) -- Reigning NBA champion Denver and the Boston Celtics, this year's leading NBA ...
LeBron wants to finish as a Laker but has no NBA exit timetable
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Four-time NBA champion LeBron James said on Sunday, Feb. 18, he has not ...
Curry’s game-winner lifts Warriors past Suns
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Stephen Curry drilled the game-winning three-pointer in the Golden State Warriors' thrilling 113-112 NBA victory on ...
Warriors game with Dallas postponed after Milojevic’s death
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK (AFP) -- Golden State's home game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 19, against the Dallas ...
Gilgeous-Alexander stars as Thunder roll past Celtics
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 36 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Boston’s six-game ...
Pistons slump to 27th straight defeat; Thunder strike
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knocked off Western Conference leader ...
Pistons drop 25th straight, nearing ignominy; Lakers lose to T-Wolves
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Detroit Pistons inched closer to NBA ignominy on Thursday, Dec. 21, as they dropped a ...
Luka stays hot, but Mavericks fall; Warriors lose to Clippers
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ˗ Luka Doncic scored 39 points but could not prevent the Dallas Mavericks falling to a 119-101 ...