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Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets, seizing a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory in Game 3 on Thursday night.
Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 on Thursday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series. Barnes scored a career playoff high 33 points with 11 assists, while RJ Barrett also hit a career playoff high with 33 points, adding five rebounds and five assists.
Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker was fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating following the team’s Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series on Thursday night.
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, who initially was probable on the injury report, was ruled out two hours before tip-off because of tightness in his calf.
Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley is out for Thursday’s Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, TSN’s Josh Lewnberg reports.
Joel Embiid, who had an emergency appendectomy two weeks ago, participated in parts of the 76ers' practice Thursday.
The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to hire Taylor Jenkins as the franchise's new head coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Taylor Jenkins is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Ramona Shelburne report the team is finalizing a deal to make the 41-year-old Jenkins its new head coach.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated on a weekly basis, the team announced on Thursday.
As uncertainty about his future with the Portland Trail Blazers swirls, interim coach Tiago Splitter is approaching the job with the same positivity that has helped carry the team through a strange season and into the NBA playoffs.
Derrick White of the Boston Celtics is the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award winner for this season, as selected by his fellow players across the league.
RJ Barrett has been waiting his whole life, all 25 years, to play post-season basketball in Toronto. The wait is finally over.
Victor Wembanyama will travel with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland for games this weekend, even while continuing completing the steps mandated by the league’s concussion protocol.
AJ Dybantsa, the projected No. 1 pick this summer, has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, he announced on YouTube.
Karl-Anthony Towns flexed toward the Madison Square Garden crowd following a drive that began more than 30 feet from the basket and ended with the 7-foot big man on the floor, awaiting a trip to the foul line to cap a three-point play.
Suns star Devin Booker called crew chief James Williams out by name while saying Wednesday's officiating was "bad for the integrity of the sport."
The Toronto Raptors will try to claw back into their first-round NBA playoff series tonight when they host Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena, trailing 2-0 to Cleveland in the best-of-seven matchup.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams left in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s playoff game against the Phoenix Suns with a left hamstring injury.
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver reaffirmed the league's commitment to Memphis but added he'd like to see the Grizzlies play occasional games in Nashville in an effort to widen the team's fan base.
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