INDANAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 43 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 137-130 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, March 25. With Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark snapping pictures on the sideline as a credentialed photographer, Doncic sank 15 of 30 shots and hit 9 of...
NEW YORK (AP) — Erik Spoelstra is from Portland. He grew up as a Trail Blazers fan, which means he absolutely could never bring himself to root for the Seattle SuperSonics. But the idea of NBA games in Seattle again — about two decades after the SuperSonics were relocated to Oklahoma City —...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 121-116, on Tuesday night, March 24, for their seventh straight victory. Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each added 21 points for the Knicks (48-25), who...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody will miss the rest of the season after a gruesome left knee injury that will require surgery later this week. The Warriors said Tuesday, March 24, that Moody tore his patellar tendon and underwent an MRI exam that revealed the severity...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors overcame Luka Doncic’s 43-point performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 119-109, on Tuesday night, Oct. 21, in both teams ' season opener. LeBron James missed a season opener for the...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder fans got everything they wanted on Tuesday, Oct. 21 — a ring ceremony, a championship banner unveiling and a win over ex-Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning MVP, hit two free throws with 2.3 seconds...
Former MVP Russell Westbrook is joining the Sacramento Kings, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the deal. Westbrook 's agent, Jeff Schwartz, confirmed the deal to...
EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) — LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday, Oct. 9. The 40-year-old superstar will be sidelined at least until the end of October with...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knows the outside view of him and the Oklahoma City Thunder squad he leads have changed significantly in the past year. Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning MVP and the Thunder are the defending NBA champions — firsts for both. Now, a team that rarely...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Saying owners have a “curiosity" about the notion, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday, July 15, that the league will now study the issue more formally as part of an in-depth analysis, which would be the...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg made his professional debut Thursday night, July 10, in the NBA Summer League and celebrated an 87-85 win over Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Flagg finished with 10 points on 5-for-21 shooting, including 0 for 5 from 3-point range. He also had six rebounds,...
The Sacramento Kings finally unveiled their NBA Summer League roster for the preseason tournament set in Las Vegas, Nevada. And there’s no Kevin Quiambao. Sacramento has announced its lineup with this year’s draftees Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud bannering the pack for the competition...
