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Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard Sprains Right Knee, Out For Game 5

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has a right knee injury that may keep him out of the lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference.
5 years ago

NBA Planning Return To Regular Schedule Next Season

The NBA told its teams Thursday that it intends to return to a normal schedule next season, with training camps opening in late September.
5 years ago

USFL Relaunching Next Year

The USFL is relaunching in 2022, four decades after the spring football league's short-lived run that featured such stars as Steve Young.
5 years ago

76ers Ban Fan Who Threw Popcorn on Westbrook

The Philadelphia 76ers revoked the season-ticket membership from the fan who threw popcorn on Washington guard Russell Westbrook.
5 years ago

Block King: Myles Turner, Not Rudy Gobert, Wins Season Title

The NBA determined Myles Turner will be recognized as the league's block leader over Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert.
5 years ago

Nuggets Murray Tears ACL In Left Knee, Out Indefinitely

The Denver Nuggets will be without Jamal Murray indefinitely after the dynamic point guard suffered a torn ACL in his left knee.
5 years ago

Twins, Wolves, Wild Postpone Games Following Police Shooting

The Minnesota Timberwolves postponed games scheduled for Monday following the fatal police shooting of a Black man.
5 years ago

LaMelo Ball Undergoes Surgery To Repair Broken Wrist

The Hornets say rookie point guard LaMelo Ball underwent successful surgery on his fractured right wrist on Tuesday.
6 years ago

Lakers Hall Of Famer Elgin Baylor Dies At 86

Elgin Baylor, the Los Angles Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star and NBA Hall of Famer, died Monday of natural causes. He was 86.
6 years ago

How Arenas Work To Keep Fans Safe Attending Indoor Sports

In arenas across the country, fans are returning to watch live sports indoors amid encouraging signs in the pandemic.
6 years ago

NBA Fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 For Anti-Semitic Slur

The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000, the maximum allowed by league policy in response to his use of an anti-Semitic term.
6 years ago

NBA Says All-Star Game Will Benefit Black Colleges, COVID Relief

The NBA says its All-Star game will generate more than $2.5 million for historically Black colleges and COVID-19 relief efforts.
6 years ago

Game Or No Game, NBA All-Star Voting Starts Thursday

NBA All-Star voting opens Thursday, without any final determination yet if there will be an actual All-Star Game this season.
6 years ago

More NBA Games Called Off As Contact Tracing Probes Continue

The NBA has postponed the next three games for the Memphis Grizzlies in an evolving gameplan to combat the spread of COVID-19
6 years ago

Kyrie Irving Rejoins Nets, Says He ‘Just Needed A Pause’

Kyrie Irving returned to practice with the Brooklyn Nets and could play Wednesday in Cleveland. He has missed the last seven games.
6 years ago

Nets GM: Big Three Will Sacrifice To Make Harden Trade Work

Trading for James Harden is a gamble, but Nets GM Sean Marks believes the team's three superstars can work together to succeed.
6 years ago

Rough Road: Playing During Pandemic Means ‘Long Days’ In NBA

We new safety protocols in light of the COVID-19 outbreaks across the NBA, road trips and game days feel longer than ever before.
6 years ago

NBA Postponing Two More Games Over Virus-Related Concerns

The NBA called off two more games because of COVID-related issues, postponing Dallas and New Orleans Monday and Chicago and Boston Tuesday.
6 years ago

Thunder-Rockets Game Postponed, Harden Out After COVID Violation

The Houston Rockets season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
6 years ago

Pierce, Collins Lead 1st-Time Nominees For Basketball Hall Of Fame

Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce and longtime player, coach and broadcaster Doug Collins lead the first-time basketball Hall of Fame nominees.
6 years ago

Silver Confident That NBA Season Can Be Pulled Off Safely

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday he is confident that the league’s safety protocols will allow teams to get through the season.
6 years ago

NBA Docks Bucks Draft Pick For Tampering

The Milwaukee Bucks were docked a 2022 second-round draft pick after tampering with free-agent guard Bogdan Bogdanovic during the offseason.
6 years ago

Gordon Hayward Day To Day After Fracturing Finger

Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward is listed as day to day after breaking the bone at the base of his right pinky finger.
6 years ago

AP: Anthony Davis inking 5-year deal to return to Lakers

Anthony Davis is finalizing a five-year contract worth up to $190 million to return to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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