NBA

Latest Stories

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, left, drives past Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton for a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

LOVERRO: Wizards, who can’t win for trying, try losing and calling it a win

By Thom Loverro

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) celebrates as the team pulls ahead of the Miami Heat during the last minute of the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Miami. The 76ers defeated the Heat 109-105. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Philadelphia 76ers set to start another playoff run with an ailing Joel Embiid

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James acknowledges cheers from the crowd as he heads to the bench late in the fourth quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

NBA average attendance was 18,322 this season. League says 71% of games were sellouts

Associated Press

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) drives toward the basket past Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Wizards fall to Celtics to end third straight season without a playoff berth

By Ken Powtak - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Jared Butler, left, and Boston Celtics guard Jaden Springer, right, pursue a loose ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Woebegone Wizards set new franchise low for wins

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after missing a shot against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 12, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The last day of the NBA regular season is Sunday. Expect chaos and lots of it

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter, right, pulls in a rebound as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 11, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Adam Silver says gambling probe of Toronto’s Jontay Porter could lead to his banishment from NBA

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

NBA Playoffs 2024: Playoff positioning fights continue, and see what games matter most

Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies player Ja Morant appears in Judge Carol Chumney's courtroom at Shelby County Circuit Court, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge has ruled that Ja Morant acted in self-defense when a teen-ager accused the two-time NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game at the home of the Memphis Grizzlies guard's parents in 2022. Shelby County Court Circuit Judge Carol Chumney cited Tennessee law on when the issue of self-defense can be raised, and she wrote in a ruling issued Monday, April 8, 2024, that Morant “enjoys a presumption of civil immunity." (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, File)

2-time All-Star Ja Morant acted in self-defense during pickup game fight, judge says

Associated Press

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, confers with center Nikola Jokic in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

All-NBA will be more like an All-World team — again — this season

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) aims a three point shot as Miami Heat forwards Kevin Love (42) and Haywood Highsmith (24) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

NBA fines 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules in the game Embiid returned

Associated Press

Southern California guard Bronny James (6) scrambles for the bal lwith Arizona guard Pelle Larsson (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

USC’s Bronny James declares for NBA draft and enters transfer portal after 1 season

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Kansas City Chiefs fans gather outside Arrowhead Stadium before a NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Voter rejection of a stadium sales tax plan for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs has raised questions about what happens next. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

When voters say ‘no’ to new stadiums, what do professional sports teams do next?

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Iowa's Caitlin Clark participates during a practice for an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinals basketball game Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Caitlin Clark, next-gen female hoops stars raise bar on what’s possible for women’s game

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

FILE - Florida coach Billy Donovan cuts down the net after his Gators defeated Ohio State 84-75 in the Final Four national basketball championship game at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, April 2, 2007. Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. But the Chicago Bulls coach has seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as national champions is happening in “a totally different environment.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

Florida’s 2007 repeat came in ‘totally different environment’ than UConn is facing at Final Four

By Mark Long - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots as Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown (11) watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

LeBron James scores 23 points as Lakers beat slumping Raptors 128-111

Associated Press

Purdue center Zach Edey (15) is defended by Gonzaga forward Ben Gregg during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Purdue’s Edey dominates in college, but the 7-4 center’s future in ‘positionless’ hoops is murky

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Jimmer Fredette practices for the USA Basketball 3x3 national team, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Miami Lakes, Fla. USA Basketball announced its men’s 3x3 roster for the Paris Games on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, going with the same foursome that won a silver medal at the World Cup and gold at the Pan American Games last year.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Fredette, Barry, Maddox and Travis picked for USA Basketball 3x3 Olympic men’s roster

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE- Former UConn and NBA player Ben Gordon sits on the sideline during a ceremony honoring the 2004 men's championship basketball team during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. Gordon, who was arrested after a Connecticut juice shop disturbance last year, could see the charges erased from his record, under a probation program approved by a judge Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Ex-NBA guard Ben Gordon, arrested for juice shop disturbance, gets program that could erase charges

By Dave Collins - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (5) goes in for a shot as New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones (5) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

NBA teams on the defensive as scoring goes slightly down after All-Star break

By Pat Graham - Associated Press