Next year’s NBA All-Star Game will feature a “USA versus the World” format, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Wednesday. The move comes after last February’s revamped tournament-style format, featuring celebrity-picked rosters, was seen as a flop by players and drew relatively low US television ratings. Asked on Fox Sports One about having a USA … Read more
The Indiana Pacers are headed home, halfway to a chance to play for an elusive NBA title. They might prefer to stay right where they are. Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. … Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Golden State Warriors to advance to the NBA Western Conference finals on Wednesday as the Boston Celtics kept its playoff campaign alive with a blowout victory over the New York Knicks. The Timberwolves, who had dominated the Warriors to open up a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, once again … Read more
Julius Randle scored 24 points and dished 11 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 117-93 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals in NBA Playoffs on Thursday night in Minneapolis. Anthony Edwards added 20 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which evened the best-of-seven series … Read more
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
The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their 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
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Jaylen Brown with a second left in overtime as the New York Knicks stunned the Boston Celtics 108-105 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Monday night. Karl Anthony-Towns added 14 points and 13 rebounds for … 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
Aaron Gordon scored 22 points, Christian Braun had 21 and the host Denver Nuggets used a big third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Saturday night. Denver advances to face the top-seeded Thunder in the conference semifinals. Game 1 is on Monday night … Read more
Jalen Brunson scored 40 points as the New York Knicks clinched a series victory over the Detroit Pistons while the Los Angeles Clippers downed the Denver Nuggets to set up a titanic NBA playoff decider on Thursday. Brunson drained a game-winning three-pointer with four seconds remaining to give the Knicks a thrilling 116-113 win over … Read more