The Golden State Warriors is planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of its second-round series against Minnesota after an MRI exam on Wednesday confirmed a mild strain of the star guard’s left hamstring. The Warriors said Curry would be sidelined at least a week after the injury Tuesday … Read more
Gregg Popovich spoke publicly Monday for the first time since suffering a stroke six months ago, saying at the news conference where the San Antonio Spurs formally introduced Mitch Johnson as his replacement that the time was right to make that move. Mitch Johnson factfile Mitchell Johnson (born November 29, 1986) is an American professional … Read more
Tyler Herro scored 30 points as the Miami Heat reached the NBA playoffs with a thrilling 123-114 overtime defeat of the Atlanta Hawks in their Eastern Conference play-in clash on Friday. The Heat, which recovered from a 10-game losing streak in March to reach the play-in, will now face top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening … Read more
Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star the third player in NBA history to pull off such a feat. It became statistically certain on Friday night when Jokic got his fourth assist of Denver’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. That assist was his 700th of the season — so, … Read more
Tyler Herro scored a game-high 25 points, and Bam Adebayo tossed in 21 as the visiting Miami Heat extended its winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Celtics 124-103 on Wednesday night. The result ended the Celtics’ nine-game winning streak. Kyle Anderson came off the bench and added 19 points for Miami, which … Read more
The NBA will not bring back its All-Star Game mini-tournament next season. Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the format used last month — a four-team tournament made up of 24 NBA All-Stars and another team of rookies and sophomores, all playing to a target score of 40 points — “was a miss.” The game … Read more
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-105 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday. Jaylen Brown added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, who have also won nine of their past 10. Boston received … Read more
Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 26 in the second half, as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers extended its winning streak to nine games by beating the Boston Celtics 123-116 Friday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams. Darius Garland added 20 points for Cleveland, which trailed by 22 points less than five … Read more