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Kevin Love, LeBron James, Kyle Korver, Iman Shumpert

Underdog Cavs insist they have plenty of bite for Finals

Vegas is betting against them and the bookies are hardly alone. Let's be honest, not many are giving the Cleveland Cavaliers ...

John Calipari

7 people ID'd for threats to NCAA ref after Kentucky loss

Seven people have been identified for threatening basketball referee John Higgins after an NCAA Tournament game in March.

Draymond Green, Stephen Curry

Draymond Green not bored by another Cavs-Dubs Finals matchup

Draymond Green just doesn't see the logic: How could three straight NBA Finals between Golden State and Cleveland possibly ...

No surprise: It's Cavs-Warriors in the NBA Finals, again

Here they go again. For the third straight year, it's Cleveland and Golden State in the NBA Finals. The 2016 champions versus ...

Isaiah Thomas, LeBron James

Celtics star Isaiah Thomas unsure if he'll need hip surgery

Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas wanted to keep playing in the Eastern Conference finals, but team doctors and ...

Avery Bradley, LeBron James

James passes Jordan, Cavs back in Finals with 135-102 win

The NBA Finals has its first "three-match," courtesy of a King who passed His Airness. LeBron James scored 35 points and ...

Steve Kerr

Warriors coach Steve Kerr not yet ready to return to bench

Steve Kerr is involved in just about everything but the actual game-day coaching for the Golden State Warriors — film ...

LeBron James, Marcus Smart

LeBron: Jordan chase is about motivation, not greatness

LeBron James says his chase of Michael Jordan's accomplishments is simply personal motivation. It's not about wanting to ...

Hawks hire Warriors' Travis Schlenk as general manager

The Atlanta Hawks hired Travis Schlenk as general manager and head of basketball operations on Thursday, giving the Golden ...

Kyrie Irving, Avery Bradley

Lue: Cavs' Irving feeling 'good' after Game 4 ankle injury

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue says that Kyrie Irving's left ankle is feeling "good" in advance of Cleveland's Game 5 matchup ...

LeBron James, Jae Crowder

Cavs remain humble with chance to closeout Celtics in Game 5

It took 10 games and halfway through the third round of the NBA playoffs before the Cleveland Cavaliers finally encountered ...

AP Source: Bucks opening up GM search after Hammond exit

Boasting a budding star and an impressive roster of young talent, the Milwaukee Bucks are opening up their search for a new ...

Adam Silver

NBA announces 2019 All-Star game will held in Charlotte

The NBA All-Star game is headed back to Charlotte in 2019, a couple of years later than anticipated. The NBA announced that ...

Prince hits game-winner with 4.5 seconds left for Liberty

Epiphanny Prince hit a go-ahead jumper with 4.5 seconds left and the New York Liberty held off the Phoenix Mercury 69-67 on ...

Kyrie Irving, Al Horford

Kyrie-markable: Irving's 42 carries Cavaliers past Celtics

Kyrie Irving gritted his teeth, tightened up his left sneaker and hopped to his feet. The pain couldn't stop him. The Celtics ...

New Jersey's Newark Airport reopens after plane engine fire

New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a plane engine caught fire, prompting a temporarily ...

Texas moves to soften voter ID law after judge finds bias

A weakened Texas voter ID law moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday with the state House approving ...

Hundreds honor Montana sheriff deputy killed in line of duty

A Montana sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line of duty last week was remembered as a family man, a man of faith and ...

Magic hire Weltman, who hours later names Hammond as GM

Jeff Weltman is finally getting the chance to run his own team after more than two decades of toil in NBA front offices.

Celtics G Isaiah Thomas visits specialist, surgery undecided

Boston Celtics star guard Isaiah Thomas has visited one hip specialist and plans to see others. Thomas, who is done for the ...

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