• ‘Pieces are definitely coming together’ for Knicks — and playoff goal has changed

    ‘Pieces are definitely coming together’ for Knicks — and playoff goal has changed

    Knicks center Nerlens Noel doesn’t even want to know the format of the NBA’s experimental play-in tournament that puts the Nos. 7 through 10 seeds in a multi-game setup to qualify for the actual
  • Jamal Murray suffers torn ACL in devastating Nuggets blow

    Jamal Murray suffers torn ACL in devastating Nuggets blow

    Jamal Murray made the leap to superstardom during last year’s playoffs. He won’t have a chance to repeat that. The Nuggets star suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, the team announced
  • Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown in middle of Celtics ‘bulls–t’ locker room drama

    Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown in middle of Celtics ‘bulls–t’ locker room drama

    The Celtics blew their second straight second-half lead in a 106-101 loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday night as Boston fell behind 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. And things reportedly blew up in the Celtics locker room. Multiple reporters described a heap of distressing noises pouring out of Boston’s locker room after the …
  • Jamal Murray puts Shaq, Charles Barkley on blast after Nuggets win

    Jamal Murray puts Shaq, Charles Barkley on blast after Nuggets win

    Jamal Murray wasn’t done taking it to opponents, real or perceived, once the final buzzer sounded in the Nuggets’ Game 7 win over the Clippers on Tuesday night. The Nuggets’ rising star, after dropping 40 points to complete the comeback from a 3-1 series deficit, also spent part of his postgame press conference calling out …
  • Russell Westbrook was livid with Rajon Rondo’s brother: ‘Talking s–t’

    Russell Westbrook was livid with Rajon Rondo’s brother: ‘Talking s–t’

    Lakers guard Rajon Rondo has been known to talk a little trash. But Saturday night it was his brother William that got ejected from Los Angeles’ Game 5 win over Houston following a verbal altercation with Rockets star Russell Westbrook. Before the Lakers eliminated Houston with a 119-96 win in Lake Buena Vista (Fla.), William …
  • Chris Paul could be wild card in Giannis Antetokounmpo free agency sweepstakes

    Chris Paul could be wild card in Giannis Antetokounmpo free agency sweepstakes

    Despite being the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks flamed out of the NBA Playoffs’ second round, losing in five games to the Heat. Giannis went down with an injury in Game 4 but didn’t play particularly well beforehand, topping 21 points just once in the series after …
  • Kawhi Leonard’s one-finger block on Jamal Murray amazes Clippers teammates

    Kawhi Leonard’s one-finger block on Jamal Murray amazes Clippers teammates

    Future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard keeps finding way to impress the NBA world – and that is not limited just to those watching from the couch. With less than two minutes left in Monday night’s game against the Nuggets, Denver star Jamal Murray saw an opening and drove to the basket. Leonard rejected him …
  • Kemba Walker’s NBA playoff showcase is a Kyrie Irving warning

    Kemba Walker’s NBA playoff showcase is a Kyrie Irving warning

    The thing to keep at the front of your mind, if you are a Nets fan, are the 20 games Kyrie Irving played this year. It was an all-too-brief sample, an all-too-fleeting taste, but those 20 games need to stay prominent because they remind you of all he can be, and all the Nets can …
  • NBA players won’t cancel season

    NBA players won’t cancel season

    Get ready for NBA Restart II. The NBA season will continue after all as players decided not to boycott the remainder of the playoffs on Thursday morning, sources confirm. Thursday’s games were postponed and the playoffs will return either Friday or Saturday. Wednesday’s games were postponed by the NBA after the Bucks boycotted their Game …
  • Kenny Smith walks off TNT set in support of boycotting NBA players

    Kenny Smith walks off TNT set in support of boycotting NBA players

    Kenny Smith walked off the NBA on TNT set on Wednesday night in the wake of the league postponing its three playoff games scheduled for the same day. The postponements came on the heels of the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting their game against the Orlando Magic in response to Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, being …