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Pacers even up series with 91-77 win over Heat
Indiana staggered Miami with one more big punch Saturday night. Now the Pacers have a fighting chance to pull off a stunning playoff upset.
Grant Hill retires from NBA after 19 seasons
Seven-time All-Star Grant Hill retired from the NBA on Saturday after 19 seasons, ending a career interrupted by injuries that included an Olympic ...
Blackhawks beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1
Marian Hossa winked when the television camera focused on him during the national anthem, a signal to his friends watching the game back home in ...
'Mookie' Blaylock's condition improves after crash
Former NBA All-Star guard Daron "Mookie" Blaylock was upgraded to serious condition at an Atlanta hospital Saturday, a day after his SUV crashed ...
Heat's Andersen accepts ban, won't change style
Miami forward Chris Andersen grudgingly accepted his punishment from the NBA on Saturday morning. He's not about to let Saturday night's suspension ...
Ex-NBA guard Blaylock injured in crash; 1 killed
Former NBA All-Star guard Daron "Mookie" Blaylock was in critical condition at a hospital late Friday after his SUV crossed the center line and ...
Heat head to Indy for Game 6, looking for clincher
Standing on the cusp of the NBA Finals has tended to agree with the Miami Heat in each of the last two seasons. When the Heat have gotten a game away ...
Ujiri leaves Denver for Toronto Raptors
From the moment he took over the moribund Toronto Raptors last month, Tim Leiweke vowed to make some significant changes to return the team to ...
Sacramento Kings sale to Ranadive group complete
A new owner is in place. A new coach is on the way. And for the first time in 14 years, Sacramento Kings fans can celebrate a new era. The Maloof ...
Heat's Birdman suspended for Saturday's Game 6
Chris Andersen was suspended Friday by the NBA for his altercation with Tyler Hansbrough, leaving the Miami Heat without one of their best big men as ...
Bucks set to hire Larry Drew
Four days after Larry Drew was replaced in Atlanta, the Milwaukee Bucks have swooped in to scoop him up. The Bucks announced Friday that they have ...
With words and a look, James lifts Heat, 90-79
LeBron James said a few words at halftime to try and coax something more out of the Miami Heat. Turns out, whatever he said was unnecessary. The look ...
James scores 30, Heat take Game 5, 90-79
The game was very much in doubt. A sold-out arena was basically silent. The chance of getting back to the NBA Finals for a third straight year could ...
AP Source: Malone reaches deal to be Kings' coach
Incoming Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is already making moves to rebuild the fallen franchise. The Kings have an agreement in place with ...
James, West, Stephenson fined for flopping
Miami's LeBron James and Indiana's David West and Lance Stephenson were all fined $5,000 by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's ...
Pacers, Heat prepare for crucial Game 5
Several times around the start of these playoffs, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra insisted that the postseason path his team would wind up navigating had ...
Pacers beat Heat to knot Eastern final at 2 apiece
The open looks Udonis Haslem and Chris Bosh took advantage of to help the Heat win Game 3 disappeared in Game 4, and so has Miami's lead over Indiana ...
Pacers get even with Miami after 99-92 victory
The Indiana Pacers played desperate Tuesday night. They relentlessly attacked the basket, continually won the battle for loose balls, dominated the ...
Suns connect with their past by hiring Hornacek
One of the most popular Phoenix Suns players from the franchise's past will guide the team to an uncertain future. At the news conference on Tuesday ...
Hawks pick Budenholzer to replace Drew as coach
The Atlanta Hawks hired longtime Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer as their head coach on Tuesday, giving the team another link to San Antonio's ...
7 charged in $6B online money laundering case
Calling it perhaps the biggest money laundering scheme in U.S. history, federal prosecutors charged seven people Tuesday with running what amounted ...
NBA approves sale of Kings to Ranadive group
The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday to a group led by TIBCO Software chairman Vivek Ranadive.
Rookies shine during WNBA's opening weekend
Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne put on a quite a show to cap off an impressive opening weekend for the WNBA. The top two picks in the draft ...
AP Sources: Bobcats hire Lakers assistant Clifford
Michael Jordan felt he needed a head coach with a little more NBA experience this time around to improve his struggling Charlotte Bobcats. The former ...
Spurs back in NBA Finals after sweep of Grizzlies
It may seem as if the San Antonio Spurs are playing for an NBA title every year. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker know only too well how very long it's been ...