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Holiday has 37 points help Pelicans top Timberwolves 120-107

The New Orleans Pelicans have perked up since the debut of Zion Williamson. The presence of Jrue Holiday, though, can't be ...

Antetokounmpo has knee sprain, will miss at least 2 games

Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a minor knee sprain and will miss at least the Milwaukee Bucks' next two games.

Warriors' Stephen Curry sits out against 76ers with flu

Stephen Curry’s return to the Golden State Warriors has been put on hold after the two-time MVP was declared out Saturday ...

Vucevic scores 28 to lead Magic past T-Wolves 132-118

Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead Orlando past Minnesota 132-118 on Friday night, although the Magic ...

LeBrilliant: James' 37 points lead Lakers past Bucks 113-103

LeBron James has repeatedly insisted he doesn't care about winning another MVP award. He knows almost nobody outside the Los ...

NBA fines Cuban $500,000, sends teams memo on proper conduct

The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $500,000 on Friday for “public criticism and detrimental conduct” regarding officiating

Curry scores 23 in return, but Raptors clinch playoff spot

Stephen Curry seemed every bit himself after a four-month layoff, save for a little long-range rust. “He looks exactly the ...

Kawhi Leonard has 25 points, Clippers rout Rockets 120-105

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled over the Houston Rockets 120-105 on Thursday night for ...

Stephen Curry set to return for Warriors against Raptors

Stephen Curry is confident he has put his left hand through every possible test aside from actually getting into an NBA game.

Doncic breaks Mavs' triple-double record, beats Williamson

Just five days after his 21st birthday, Luka Doncic continued to etch his name in the Dallas Mavericks' record book. And in ...

Spurs get Tim Duncan first win as acting head coach

Tim Duncan won more than 1,000 games as an NBA player. He got his first victory as an acting head coach on Tuesday night.

Bucks, at 52-9 so far, have reached some rare NBA air

It’s reasonable to think Milwaukee is not going to win all 21 of its remaining games, which means not all is lost for the ...

White scores 19 as Bulls hold off Doncic, Mavericks 109-107

Coby White scored 19 points, Otto Porter Jr. added 18 in his return from a broken left foot and the Chicago Bulls hung on to ...

Knicks hold on to end Rockets' 6-game win streak, 125-123

The small-ball Rockets had big problems in New York. The Knicks bullied them on the backboards and pummeled them in the ...

Knicks hire longtime player agent Leon Rose as president

Leon Rose has spent years as one of the NBA's most powerful agents. Now he will try to turn around one of its weakest ...

James' triple-double lifts Lakers past Pelicans, 122-114

LeBron James keeps finding ways to assert his supremacy over the upstart New Orleans Pelicans and rookie sensation Zion ...

Antetokounmpo's 41 points lift Bucks past Hornets 93-85

Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the ball on the baseline with 2:39 left in the game, turned and faded away to bury a 9-foot ...

Morant has 27 points, 14 assists as Grizzlies defeat Lakers

The Memphis Grizzlies snapped their five-game losing streak by beating the team they could face in the playoffs if they hold ...

February 29, 2020

Golden State star Curry not quite ready to return Sunday

Stephen Curry had hoped to play for the Warriors on Sunday at home against the Washington Wizards after being sidelined for ...

February 29, 2020

George, Leonard lead LA Clippers' 132-103 rout of Nuggets

Doc Rivers has spent most of the regular season coming up with patchwork lineups and hoping for a healthy future for the Los ...