Joel Embiid sustained a sinus fracture when he was struck in the face going for a defensive rebound late in the first half of the Philadelphia 76ers°®¶¹app™ loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Embiid was battling Indiana°®¶¹app™s Bennedict Mathurin…
Josh Giddey had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Chicago Bulls beat the struggling Charlotte Hornets 109-95. Ayo Dosunmu scored 19 points as Chicago bounced back from two straight losses. Coby White added 18 points. Giddey …
Darius Garland scored 24 points and Jarrett Allen had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Washington 115-105, sending the Wizards to theirs 18th loss in 19 games. Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points and Gar…
Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points and 11 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat Philadelphia 121-107 on Friday night, with the 76ers playing the second half without Joel Embiid after he was struck in the face. Embiid was battling Indiana°®¶¹app™s Bennedi…
The Miami Heat have agreed to trade Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for the right to swap second-round picks, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. The Heat would get the more favorable second-round selection, said th…
Winning the NBA Cup won°®¶¹app™t bring a championship parade to Oklahoma City or Houston or Atlanta or Milwaukee. There°®¶¹app™s a trophy. There°®¶¹app™s some cash. There are bragging rights. And that°®¶¹app™s about it. The way the final four teams in the tournament see…
Trae Young might be the NBA°®¶¹app™s biggest enigma. Young°®¶¹app™s fans can point to numbers and say he°®¶¹app™s an elite player. His detractors can point to numbers and say he°®¶¹app™s overrated. Both arguments have validity. To some, his cocky ways are endearing. To …
LeBron James was starring in Las Vegas at this time last year, the headline attraction while he and the Los Angeles Lakers were about to win the inaugural version of the event now known as the NBA Cup. That's not the case this year. °®¶¹appœPersonal…
The NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals and final debuted last season in Las Vegas. The championship game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers sold out. The renamed NBA Cup is back beginning Saturday. The question is whether star…
Payton Pritchard had 27 points, and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to roll past the Detroit Pistons 123-99. Pritchard finished with seven 3-pointers to continue to build his early case for Sixth Man of the Year honors. Derrick Whit…
Evan Mobley scored a career-high 41 points, Donovan Mitchell added 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their strong start with a 116-102 victory over the injury-riddled Charlotte Hornets on Saturd…
Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and eight assists, and the Indiana Pacers stopped a four-game slide with a 132-123 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Pascal Siakam scored 21 points for Indiana, and Bennedict Mathurin finished with 19. The Pacers…
DALLAS °®¶¹app“ Now in his sixth NBA season, John Konchar knows all about the ebbs and flows which define an 82-game regular season, especially since the former Purdue Fort Wayne star is in the former right now.
Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 39 points, Ayo Dosunmu had 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-124 with Victor Wembanyama sidelined with a back injury. Dosunmu had season highs in points…
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 13-1 at home with a 126-114 win over the Denver Nuggets, who wasted a triple-double by Nikola Jokic. The Cavs made a season-high 22 3-pointers …
The NBA is returning to China next season. The league has struck a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned for Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of …
Memphis rookie center Zach Edey°®¶¹app™s return to action was delayed a couple of weeks after he tested his injured left ankle. Edey tested the ankle this week with the Grizzlies G League team, but the team wasn't comfortable with the results. Edey,…
A 29-point loss in Minnesota on Monday. A 41-point loss in Miami on Wednesday. Add it up, and it°®¶¹app™s the worst two-game stretch in Los Angeles Lakers history. The Lakers lost to the Heat 134-93 on Wednesday, that loss coming two days after a 10…
Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Nic Claxton had 16 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 99-90 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak. Shake Milton had 15 points off the bench for the Nets. T.J. McConnell had 14 points for…
Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Derrick White …
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is out for at least the next week after spraining his left ankle in Tuesday night°®¶¹app™s win over the San Antonio Spurs. The 14-time All-Star rolled his left ankle while driving to the basket late in the second qu…
Scottie Barnes scored a career-high 35 points, RJ Barrett added 29 and the Toronto Raptors never trailed in a 122-111 win over the Pacers that extended Indiana°®¶¹app™s road losing streak to seven. Jakob Poeltl had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Och…
Donovan Mitchell scored 19 points and Evan Mobley had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Wizards 118-87, extending Washington°®¶¹app™s losing streak to 15. Sam Merrill and Georges Niang each scored 14 points off the bench …
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and Damian Lillard had 27, lifting the surging Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-107 win over the Detroit Pistons and into the NBA Cup quarterfinals. The Bucks have won seven straight and nine of 10. They won Eas…
Josh Giddey had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 128-102. It was Giddey°®¶¹app™s first triple-double of the season and No. 12 for his career. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Chi…
