Articles filed under NBA
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Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts parting ways after 9 seasonsJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - No team in the NBA has a longer active streak of postseason appearances than the Portland Trail Blazers, who have gotten there in each of the last ...
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The NBA awaits a new champion, and the path is wide openJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - In this NBA, this much is already clear: There will be a new champion. A lot of first-time champions, too. The second round of the NBA playoffs start on Saturday night, ...
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Embiid still uncertain to play for 76ers with knee injuryJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid's status for Game 1 of Philadelphia's playoff series is still unknown because of a cartilage tear in his knee. The 76ers center remained ...
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Booker scores 47, Suns eliminate champion Lakers, 113-100Jun 04, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Devin Booker has a tattoo on his forearm of the message that Kobe Bryant wrote for him on a pair of shoes after they faced each other at Staples Cente...
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After exit, Lakers hope to run it back with healthier teamJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After two seasons that felt like one relentless grind interrupted only by a strange championship celebration, the Los Angeles Lakers simply need a res...
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Nuggets eliminate Trail Blazers in Game 6 with 126-115 winJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Denver Nuggets were undaunted, even when down 14 points in the third quarter and facing an antagonistic Portland crowd. Nikola Jokic had 36 po...
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Wizards hire Evans, 1st woman to run an NBA team's analyticsJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Katherine Evans is joining the Washington Wizards as the first woman to head the research or analytics department of an NBA franchise. Monumental Baske...
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Capela is backbone of Hawks -- and quite a trash talker, tooJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - If Trae Young is the unquestioned star of the Atlanta Hawks, then Clint Capela is the backbone. A pretty good trash talker, too. The burly, 6-foot-10 Swis...
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Bucks' Jrue Holiday wins Joe Dumars Trophy for sportsmanshipJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday has won the Joe Dumars Trophy as the NBA player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. Each NBA...
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Rising Suns have high hopes after dethroning champion LakersJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Phoenix Suns were one of the NBA's most consistent winners during the decades on either side of the turn of the century. They made 19 playoff appe...