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From her lips to your ears: My butt does not get enough attention. A call to action, inside...

Starting to think Russell Westbrook's knee is just fine. In the second quarter of Thursday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Westbrook was on a drive down the lane when the Grizzlies defense collapsed on him. H...

Prior to the start of the 2013-2014 NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets were considered one of the favorites to challenge for a title. Now, they are one loss away from being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The N...

Kevin Durant came out firing as OKC blasted Memphis 104-84 and extended the series to Game 7.

Lost in the ugliness of the Warriors' Game 6 win over the Clippers? Some brilliant play design.

Brooklyn guard Joe Johnson may agree with Jason Kidd that he doesn't get enough calls, but the NBA does not as they fined the Nets coach $25,000 on Friday for his public criticism of the officiating.

The Orlando Magic have exercised their fourth-year team option and extended the contracts of General Manager Rob Hennigan and Head Coach Jacque Vaughn, Chief Executive Officer Alex Martins announced today. Both contracts...

In a piece for Time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighed in on the Donald Sterling scandal, and he offered a welcome dose of perspective. The Hall-of-Fame center -- one of the most intellectually inclined and iconoclastic athlet...

The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP resigned Thursday, following scrutiny of his plan to give Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling an award for promoting civil rights. Leon Jenkins was to present ...

Earlier in their first-round playoff series with the Nets, the Raptors were the team complaining about the officiating. Now, it's the Nets, just one loss from elimination, who would like more calls to go their way headin...

For the first time since late Friday night, the smiles returned to the faces of Los Angeles Clippers players and coaches as they went through shootaround before Game 6 of their first-round series against the Golden State...

Here’s ESPN.com reporting on some drama in Oklahoma City: A headline in The Oklahoman focusing on Kevin Durant’s struggles in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s series with the Memphis Grizzlies has caused a distraction b...

Outside of Roy Hibbert, who has been the most disappointing player of the 2014 NBA playoffs? Our roundtable chimes in.

The Orlando Magic have extended the contracts of coach Jacque Vaughn and GM Rob Hennigan, the team announced Friday.

By way of disclosure, most of what I know about Donald Sterling I've learned in the past few days, and obviously very little of it is flattering except that the old guy can sure get good seats at a basketball game for hi...

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were expected to bring a championship mentality to Brooklyn, providing the skills, savvy and swagger the Nets needed to make a lengthy playoff run.

Our 5-on-5 writers weigh in on Friday night's Game 6 showdowns.

James Naismith had strong feelings against segregation and was a mentor to a student who became the first black coach in professional basketball.

A brief scouting report on some of the top defensive players available at each position in NFL draft, which will be held May 8-10 in New York.

When the Washington Wizards split up by position for meetings before facing first-round playoff opponent Chicago, starting guards John Wall and Bradley Beal listened while veteran Andre Miller spoke.

When the Washington Wizards split up by position for meetings before facing first-round playoff opponent Chicago, starting guards John Wall and Bradley Beal listened while veteran Andre Miller spoke.

Absolutely nothing - and we'll have to trust Dirk Nowitzki on this - is worse than ending your season with a playoff loss on your home court.