New Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving says he doesn't care if anyone took it personally that he left Cleveland, even Cavaliers star LeBron James. Appearing Monday on ESPN's "First Take," Irving said he doesn't feel like he owed James an explanation for asking for a trade. Asked if he let James ...
The New Orleans Pelicans signed free-agent guard Tony Allen on Friday. A person familiar with the contract says it's worth $2.3 ...
Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph was sentenced to community service on Wednesday in connection with an incident that saw him ...
One retired jersey number just isn't enough for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers will retire Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24 in a ceremony Dec. 18 during their game against Golden State, the franchise announced Tuesday. Bryant wore No. 8 from 1996 ...
Former NBA star Tracy McGrady and ABA and NBA star George McGinnis were part of a class of 11 basketball greats inducted Friday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. McGrady, a seven-time All Star, says his induction was put into perspective by the ...
An investment group that wants to build a sports arena for professional basketball and possibly hockey has offered to also rebuild KeyArena, the former home of Seattle's departed NBA franchise. The move Thursday by the group led by investor Chris Hansen is the latest in ...
Isaiah Thomas beamed as he held up his new No. 3 Cavs jersey for the first time. There's no telling when he'll wear it in a game. Stunned by Boston's decision to trade him to Cleveland as part of a package for Kyrie Irving, Thomas chose ...
Kyrie Irving, who requested a trade out of Cleveland in July, said Friday that he hasn't spoken to LeBron James since he joined the Boston Celtics. But the four time NBA All-Star Irving said there are no bad feelings and that the reason he wanted ...
New Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka's contact with Paul George's agent violated the NBA's anti-tampering rule and resulted in a $500,000 fine for Los Angeles on Thursday. The league said a law firm's independent investigation didn't find evidence of an agreement or an understanding that ...
A person familiar with the negotiations said the Cleveland Cavaliers have finalized their blockbuster deal with Boston involving All-Star guards Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas by getting another draft pick from the Celtics. The Cavs will get a second-round pick in 2020 to complete ...
The Houston Rockets have donated $4 million to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey which has caused devastating flooding in the city, the team announced on Monday. "Our hearts are heavy seeing the devastation that so many of our friends, family and neighbors are experiencing," ...
The blockbuster trade involving Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas has hit a snag. It remains to be seen if it's a major one. The Cleveland Cavaliers are doing a "deep and thorough" review of the deal that sent Irving to the Boston Celtics for Thomas and ...
Manu Ginobili is returning for his 16th season with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs re-signed the 40-year-old Argentine guard Thursday. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Ginobili will become the eighth player in NBA history to spend his entire career with one team and play ...
Newly acquired guard Kyrie Irving will wear No. 11 in Boston because the Celtics already have retired the numbers he wore in college and with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving wore No. 11 at two New Jersey high schools before switching to No. 1 at Duke. ...
Isaiah Thomas' basketball journey is littered with decision-makers who have underestimated the diminutive guard. He was selected last in the 2011 NBA Draft coming out of Washington, and when he arrived in Boston he looked only to be a role player for the storied franchise. ...
