76ers retire Moses Malone's No. 2 jersey, unveil statue of late legend at team's practice facility
The Philadelphia 76ers are paying tribute to the late Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball's most ferocious rebounders, with a sculpture and a jersey retirement ceremony. The Hall of Famer becomes the seventh player featured on the 76ers' Legends Walk, outside ...
It was another relaxing fourth quarter for Blake Griffin. Andre Drummond had 29 points and 20 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons handed New York its 15th straight loss, beating the Knicks 120-103 on Friday night. The Knicks rallied from a 21-point second-quarter deficit, tying the game ...
Toronto, Milwaukee and Philadelphia made their moves. Anthony Davis will have to wait until the summer for his. The New Orleans Pelicans held onto Davis but dealt Nikola Mirotic to the Bucks, one of the Eastern Conference contenders who fortified their teams Thursday before the ...
Grizzlies' Yuta Watanabe sets new career high with 10 points in loss to Thunder
Memphis Grizzlies guard Yuta Watanabe scored an NBA career-high 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 117-95 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. The 24-year-old rookie shot 3 of 8 from the field and sank all four of his free-throw attempts in ...
LeBron James makes Kevin Durant first selection in NBA All-Star Game draft
LeBron James opted for Golden State star Kevin Durant with the first pick of the All-Star draft on Thursday. James, who will lead a team against fellow All-Star captain Giannis Antetokounmpo's lineup on Feb. 17, assembled a formidable looking starting lineup. Rival captain Antetokounmpo meanwhile selected ...
The Washington Wizards pulled off a pair of swaps on Wednesday, the eve of the NBA trade deadline. First, Washington traded forward Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for forwards Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker and a 2023 second-round draft pick. Later, the ...
Kevin Durant had 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 26 points and the Golden State Warriors ran away in the second and third quarters to rout the San Antonio Spurs 141-102 on Wednesday. The two-time defending champions scored 49 points on ...
Yuta Watanabe has career night in Grizzlies' victory over Timberwolves
Mike Conley had 25 points and nine assists in possibly his last game for Memphis, and the Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 on Tuesday night on Justin Holiday's two free throws with one-tenth of a second remaining. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 23 points for ...
Rodney Hood made minimal impact on the Cavaliers' postseason run last season. He'll get a chance to do more with Portland. Hood was traded Monday by the Cavaliers, who acquired guards Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin — and their expiring contracts — along with second-round ...
Chris Bosh, who had arguably the biggest rebound and assist in Miami Heat history, will have his No. 1 jersey retired by the franchise on March 26. The Heat made the announcement Monday. Bosh played parts of six seasons in Miami, before his career was cut ...
For the second straight game, the Detroit Pistons had a big third-quarter lead at home. This time, they kept pouring it on. Andre Drummond scored 14 of his season-high 27 points in the third and the Pistons snapped Denver's six-game winning streak, beating the Nuggets 129-103 ...
Kyrie Irving, Celtics get job done against Thunder in thriller
Eight days after letting a win slip away against the Golden State Warriors, the Celtics were able to finish the job against another tough Western Conference opponent. Kyrie Irving had 30 points and 11 assists as Boston overcame big games from Oklahoma City stars Paul ...
