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NBA Play-Offs: Milwaukee Bucks Win to Set Up Boston Celtics Semi-Final

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons to establish an unassailable 4-0 lead in the best-of-seven play-off series and set up an Eastern Conference semi-final against the Boston Celtics. The Bucks...... Read more Celtics Reach Eastern Conference Semis

Boston Celtics became the first team to advance from the NBA play-offs, taking an unassailable 4-0 lead over Indiana Pacers in the best-of-seven series. Celtics trailed 49-47 at half-time but had...... Read more Clippers Stun Warriors With PlayOff-Record Rally

At halftime Monday, with his team trailing the Golden State Warriors by 23 points on the road, LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers tried to instill confidence in his players. “That we...... Read more Magic Johnson Resigns from Lakers Role

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has resigned from his job as the team’s president of basketball operations. The Lakers have failed to reach the play-offs for the sixth year in...... Read more Green, Curry, Durant Fined For Criticizing Officials

Golden State Warriors stars Draymond Green, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have all been fined for comments they made following Friday night's overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced...... Read more Lakers’ Hart Ruled Out for the Season after Knee Surgery

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart’s season is over after he underwent surgery on his right knee, the team announced. Hart had a successful ultrasonic debridement procedure on his right knee...... Read more Lakers Miss Playoffs for 6th Year In A Row

After the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs only five times in the first 65 years of the franchise’s existence, Friday’s 111-106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets officially eliminated them from...... Read more D’Tigers to Know FIBA World Cup Foes on March 16

D’Tigers will know their opponents at the FIBA World Cup when the draw holds in Shenzhen, China on March 16, 2019.The team will be making their third appearance after a 12...... Read more D’Tigers Bounce Back with 72-59 Win over CAR

Nigeria’s senior men basketball team D’Tigers bounced back from defeat to Côte d’Ivoire with a 72-59 win over Central African Republic in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification encounter played at...... Read more Durant Wins MVP, Sparks Team LeBron Comeback at NBA All-Star Game

Kevin Durant scored 31 points and picked up the MVP award as Team LeBron rallied from a 20-point deficit to outgun Team Giannis 178-164 in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game on...... Read more Pro Basketball League Set to Hold in Africa

The National Basketball Association and the International Basketball Federation are to launch a professional league in Africa in January 2020. The Basketball Africa League (BAL) will feature 12 teams from at...... Read more James Passes 32,000 Career Points but Suffers Worst Career Loss

LeBron James endured the worst defeat of his NBA career on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Lakers were thumped by 42 points by the Indiana Pacers. The result was such a...... Read more James Harden reaches 30 points for 20th consecutive game

Houston Rockets guard James Harden said being in the same conversation as Wilt Chamberlain is a “credit to the work that I put in” after scoring at least 30 points for...... Read more Curry makes history with three-game 3-point run

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to knock down eight or more 3-pointers in three straight games, hitting nine in Wednesday night’s 147-140 win...... Read more LeBron set to miss at least two more games

LeBron James will miss at least the next two games for the Lakers as he continues to rehabilitate a strained left groin, his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, told ESPN...... Read more James Harden sets new NBA scoring record

Houston Rockets star James Harden hit a season-high 57 points for his side on Monday to set a modern-era NBA record of scoring at least 30 points in 17 consecutive games....... Read more Curry passes Terry for 3rd on NBA’s 3-pointer list

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is now third on the NBA's all-time 3-point field goals list, passing Jason Terry in Friday night's 146-109 rout of the Chicago Bulls. Curry, 30,...... Read more LeBron leads All-Star voting; Antetokounmpo 2nd

Four-time MVP LeBron James leads all players in fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Other top vote-getters in the Western Conference include Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka...... Read more Historic run by MVP James Harden propels Houston Rockets

A historic run by reigning MVP James Harden has allowed the Houston Rockets to rise in the Western Conference standings and has awed his coaches and teammates. Harden continued his roll...... Read more Iguodala fined $25K for tossing ball into stands

The NBA fined Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala $25,000 on Monday for throwing a ball into the stands in Portland on Saturday night. Iguodala was ejected from the Warriors'’ 115-105...... Read more LeBron’s consecutive games streak ends at 156

LeBron James was held out of the Lakers’ 117-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night because of a groin injury, ending his consecutive games played streak at 156. James...... Read more LeBron: My recruiting is vital to Lakers’ success

LeBron James is keenly aware that his success with the Los Angeles Lakers could come down just as much to his effectiveness as a recruiter off the court as it does...... Read more Harden hits milestone as Rockets extend surge

James Harden strolled into the Toyota Center sporting a fluorescent green Grinch-colored suit and gifted MacBooks and Beats by Dre headphones to teammates before stealing away Oklahoma City’s holiday joy Tuesday...... Read more Oladipo gifts car to domestic violence survivor

Victor Oladipo got an early jump on the giving season. The Indiana Pacers star has gifted the Kia car he won as the 2017-18 NBA Most Improved Player to a domestic...... Read more LeBron says NFL owners have “slave mentality’

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was critical of NFL owners during the latest episode of HBO’s “The Shop” on Friday night, saying they have a “slave mentality”. “In the NFL...... Read more