For the third consecutive series in the NBA playoffs, the Denver Nuggets are down 3-1 and they will try to keep their season alive when they face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Western Confer… MORE

Dell Demps will get back to basics, taking years of knowledge as an NBA general manager into a new job as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz, ESPN reported Friday.Demps will join the staff of Ja… MORE

Anthony Davis scored a game-high 34 points, LeBron James added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers never lost the lead over the final three quarters Thursday night en route to a 114-108 victory over the Den… MORE

The Miami Heat can earn their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 2014 when they duel the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night at the ESPN Wide World of Sport… MORE

Philadelphia owners want to hire Mike D’Antoni as the 76ers’ next head coach, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.D’Antoni parted ways with the Houston Rockets earlier this month after four seasons.… MORE

Rookie Tyler Herro scored a career-high 37 points, Jimmy Butler added 24 and the Heat held off the Boston Celtics 112-109 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night near Orlando, movin… MORE

The Atlanta Hawks will hire former NBA player Landry Fields as assistant general manager, according to multiple reports Wednesday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report the news.Fields, 32,… MORE

The 2020 NBA Draft Combine will begin Monday and extend into November, following a format change designed to emphasize safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.The NBA announced Wednesday that the even… MORE

The Denver Nuggets played their way back into the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, riding 28 points from Jamal Murray, a postseason career-high 26 from Jerami Grant and a key late defensive… MORE

Vanessa Bryant has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, contending deputies shared photos of the helicopter crash in which her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and their teenage da… MORE

The Denver Nuggets prepare for the Los Angeles Lakers facing a 2-0 deficit in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night at AdventHealth Arena near Orlando.A series deficit is par for th… MORE

Anthony Davis’ 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday near Orlando.Davis, who scored… MORE

The Sacramento Kings will hire longtime Houston Rockets executive Monte McNair to be their new head of basketball operations, according to a report from The Athletic on Wednesday night.McNair most… MORE

If Game 1 was any indication, the first Eastern Conference finals to be devoid of a No. 1 or 2 seed won’t lack for excitement.The Miami Heat got the better of the Boston Celtics 117-114 in overtime… MORE

NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies was the leading vote getter for the 2019-20 All-Rookie first team, the league announced Tuesday.Morant received 200 points in the voting am… MORE

Jimmy Butler fought through traffic for the game-winning bucket with 12 seconds remaining in overtime as the Miami Heat edged the Boston Celtics 117-114 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tues… MORE

Golden State has brought back Shaun Livingston as part of its front office, the longtime Warrior told The Athletic.Livingston said his title is director of player affairs and engagement, making him… MORE

The Miami Heat’s path to the Eastern Conference finals has been nothing short of dominant. The Boston Celtics’ journey has featured a few more bumps in the road.But it’ll be a clean slate when the… MORE

Gordon Hayward could be inching closer to a return, but the Boston Celtics enter Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday without him.Hayward impressed head coach Brad Stevens on Monday i… MORE

Former NBA champion and Sixth Man of the Year Leandro Barbosa announced his retirement Monday and said he is rejoining the Golden State Warriors as a “player mentor coach.”Barbosa, 37, played 14 NB… MORE

Nikola Jokic totaled 34 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 19-point second-half deficit in a 111-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers to force a Game 7 in the… MORE

After letting Friday’s Game 5 slip away, the second-seeded Los Angeles Clippers get a second chance to clinch the franchise’s first Western Conference Finals appearance.But the third-seeded Denver… MORE

Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets used a fourth-quarter rally to stun the Los Angeles Clippers 111-105 in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal on Friday inside the bubble ne… MORE

Jayson Tatum had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 21 and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 92-87 Game 7 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night nea… MORE

The Memphis Grizzlies announced the hiring of assistant coach Sonia Raman on Friday.Raman joins the NBA ranks after 12 seasons (2008-20) as the head women’s basketball coach at the Massachusetts In… MORE