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A ho-hum blowout seemed to be in the offing. But the Suns won the game.

Klay Thompson implored Warriors fans to “stand up or something” after falling 115-111 Sunday night to the visiting Phoenix Suns. Thompson added that it was probably Golden State’s “worst loss of the season.” De...

James Dolan was stopped in his tracks by a New York Knicks fan imploring him to “sell the team” during Saturday night’s loss to the visiting Sacramento Kings. Dolan, in his infinite wisdom, proceeded to threaten to...

Kyrie Irving “can only imagine” what LeBron James is going through, as he prepares to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2005. “I feel for him,” Irving told reporters Saturday night after leading the visi...

Joel Embiid had 33 points and 12 rebounds in his first game in nearly a month, leading the Philadelphia 76ers past the Indiana Pacers 106-89 on Sunday.

Dolan called the shouted comment rude and suggested the fan would only be able to watch the team on TV -- which might be just as well in an ugly season.

Kyrie Irving recently admitted he hasn’t been the best version of himself in his first year with the Celtics. In a recent interview with Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Irving acknowledged he hasn’t handled being a lea...

Former Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird is awaiting sentencing after making a plea in a case accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Rui Hachimura knew it was coming because it always happened. For two weeks, his life was straight out of Groundhog Day. A 13-year-old junior high student at the time, Hachimura would walk into class, sit in his seat and ...

Bronny James and the North Coast Blue Chips began their season at the Battle of Magic City in Birmingham, AL. James, who just finished 8th grade at Crossroads (CA), is looking to take his game to the next level as he pre...

South Bay Lakers guard Andre Igram is getting his second call-up to the big leagues. According to the L.A. Sentinel‘s Lauren A. Jones, the Los Angeles Lakers are signing the 33-year-old to a 10-day contract on Monday. ...

Ja Morant was in attendance to watch LaMelo Ball and Zion Harmon go at each other at the Grind Session National Championship this past weekend. Harmon and Bella Vista Prep defeated SPIRE Academy as his squad hoisted up t...

There was a time when it was hard to envision Dwyane Wade accepting a bench role with the Heat. That seems like a long time ago. In Wade's 16th and …

Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade donned some pretty wild kicks and DeMar DeRozan headlines another big night of Kobes. The post NBA Kicks of the Night appeared first on SLAMonline.

LeBron is headed to the lottery in his first season out West. That means something ... but what?

When Heat forward Derrick Jones. Jr. goes up for a dunk, it's usually special. But the alley-oop Jones completed with 2:52 to play in Sunday's 125-104 loss to the Raptors …

New York Knicks owner James Dolan instructed security to detain a fan who told him to "sell the team" after Saturday's loss to the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden.

Raptors 125 (48-19), Heat 104 (31-35) Toronto tied its franchise-record 3s made with 21, as Kyle Lowry hit six triples to finish with 24 points. Pascal Siakam, a MIP candidate, had 20 points. Danny Green finished with 15...

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat's 125-104 loss to the Toronto Raptors (48-19) on Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena: 1. There's a big gap between the Heat (31-35) and the top …

Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 20 and the Toronto Raptors tied a franchise record with 21 3-pointers on the way to beating the Miami Heat 125-104 on Sunday.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks to the media after their 125-104 loss against the Toronto Raptors at AmericanAirlines Arena on Wednesday, March 10, 2019 in Miami. …

No team had ever made 20 or more threes against the Heat. Until Sunday afternoon. Toronto put on an impressive shooting display in a 125-104 victory over Miami (31-35) at …