MILWAUKEE -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green says a fan threatened his life during the team's 128-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. In the middle of the third quarter, Green engaged in a back-and-forth...
Giannis Antetokounmpo has reverted back to his paint-drying free-throw routine this season, and it cost him two more 10-second violations against the Warriors on Tuesday. Both came in the third quarter with Milwaukee in the midst...
The Boston Celtics entered Monday night with the best record, and best offense, in the NBA, but they were thoroughly outplayed in a 113-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers have been a bit of an afterthought so far this...
The NBA has revamped many of its awards and trophies in recent years. The All-Star Game MVP award was renamed for Kobe Bryant. The Eastern and Western Conference Finals series were given MVP awards, which were named after Larry Bird...
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard had one of the most prolific shooting performances of his career against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, and given his track record, that's saying something.In 29 minutes of action,...
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham will undergo surgery on his shin and miss the remainder of the season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Cunningham is expected to make a full recovery and be back with the team for training camp...
Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams has been fined $20,000 for punching a basketball into the stands during the team's loss to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 10, the league announced on Monday. With 1:52 remaining in the fourth...
Stephen Curry is having yet another MVP-level season, and even that undersells how dominant he's been. It would be hard to argue there has been a better player in the league so far. That doesn't mean Curry is going to win MVP; the...
Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic had his best game of the season on Sunday night, dropping 38 points in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. His shooting display, which included six made 3-pointers, was so impressive that the...
Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton left the team's 97-92 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday with a sprained ankle. Middleton, who had not recorded a single official stat besides two missed 3-pointers, checked out of the Game for...
There have been a number of thrilling finishes in the NBA this season, but none of them have matched the sheer absurdity of the ending to the Atlanta Hawks' 123-122 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday evening. And over the...
Another Game, another spectacular performance by Joel Embiid. The big man was dominant on Sunday evening, putting up 53 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a comfortable win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets, 131-113. After...
The New Orleans Pelicans cannot be stopped. With Zion Williamson leading the way yet again, they took down the Phoenix Suns in overtime on Sunday, 129-124, for their second win in three days over last season's playoff opponent, and...
Nineteen-year veteran Carmelo Anthony is still without a team, and it's unclear if he'll ever play in the NBA again. One thing that does seem certain, however, is that if he does make another comeback it will not be with the New York...
Legendary NBA player and former coach Paul Silas has died at the age of 79, the Houston Rockets confirmed. Silas spent 16 years as an NBA player, winning three championships, two with the Boston Celtics and one with the Seattle SuperSonics....
SAN FRANCISCO -- Klay Thompson's washed. Jordan Poole was a one-year wonder. The defense isn't the same. The young guys just aren't ready. The rotation is a mess.We've all heard some version of these storylines as the Golden State...
The Los Angeles Lakers have spent months seeking a partner on a Russell Westbrook trade, and with the Indiana Pacers firmly in the mix for an Eastern Conference playoff spot, all eyes have turned to the Chicago Bulls. At 11-14, their...
Bill Russell may be best known for his remarkable run as the star and eventually coach of the dynastic Boston Celtics, but his basketball legend began in the Bay Area. Russell arrived on the campus of the University of San Francisco...
Unwritten rules. Sports can't live with them, and they can't live without them. As confusing as it may be to keep track of all the things that athletes are and are not allowed to do in order to avoid "showing up" the opponent or "disrespecting...
Like Gloria Clemente wisely observed in "White Men Can't Jump," sometimes when you win, you really lose. The Philadelphia 76ers escaped Wells Fargo Center with a 133-122 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night,...
In a battle between the top two scorers in the NBA -- not to mention two of the greatest players on Earth -- the game was decided by, of all people, George Hill and Brook Lopez.After trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half,...
