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Portland's win Sunday was its first in the postseason since 2016, snapping a 10-game skid and making good on a tweet from CJ McCollum to a fan that went viral last summer.

Justise Winslow has a goal this offseason. "I'm going to try this offseason to figure out what position I am," Winslow said with a grin Friday during the Heat's season-ending …

A hobbled Blake Griffin, who willed the Detroit Pistons into the playoffs on an injured knee is likely to miss the team’s entire first-round series, Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports writes. Griffin has struggled with a...

Kevin Durant“took the bait” from LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley in Game 1, according to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Durant and Beverley each received double-technical fouls and were both ejected with 4:41 rem...

Kevin Durant says the focus on his ejection following a verbal back-and-forth with Clippers guard Patrick Beverley in Game 1 has become a "huge distraction" and says he doesn't want to disappoint his coaches again.

After a testy Game 1 that saw Golden State come out on top, Patrick Beverley and Los Angeles are back for more.

The Miami Heat's season is over earlier than anyone in the organization expected. Pat Riley went into the season expecting the Heat to fight for a top-five seed in the …

Rui Hachimura has announced he's entering the NBA draft and intends to hire an agent. The 6-foot-8 forward led Gonzaga with 19.7 points this season.

Hunter is likely to be a lottery pick. The 6-foot-7 redshirt sophomore is ranked as the No. 5 overall player by ESPN and the No. 2 power forward behind only Duke's Zion Williamson. Jerome is ranked No. 29 overall and the...

LeBron James Jr was a man on a mission this past weekend in Arkansas. James intercepted an inbounds pass and finished at the rim to secure the W in triple-overtime for his North Coast Blue Chips squad. (Note: It was the ...

It’s officially AAU season and LeBron James Jr and his North Coast Blue Chips squad are must-see TV everywhere they play. James and NCBC stopped in Arkansas and put on a show this past weekend in the semifinals. Bronny...

Ben Simmons drew the ire of Sixers fans Saturday in a 111-102 Game 1 loss to the visiting Brooklyn Nets. Simmons, who finished with 9 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes of action, said booing Philly fans should “s...

Point gawds flexed as Kyrie, Brodie and CP3 bring out wild style kicks. The post NBA Playoff Kicks of the Night appeared first on SLAM.

Jimmy Butler figures that things “could be a lot worse” after the Sixers fell 111-102 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup with the underdog Brooklyn Nets. “We could be down 0-4, but we’re not,” Butle...

Celtics 84, Pacers 74 (Boston leads 1-0) In his first playoff game as a Celtic, Kyrie Irving scored 20 points and dropped seven dimes at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum finished with 15 points, and Al Horford posted a double-dou...

Montrezl Harrell paid tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle, Donovan Mitchell debuted his new signature shoe, and James Harden got ready for "Avengers: Endgame" in the postseason's opening weekend.

Enes Kanter's 20 points and career-postseason-high 18 rebounds were key to Portland's 104-99 win over OKC in the series opener, which snapped a 10-game Blazers playoff losing streak that dated to 2016.

"We're fortunate," Jimmy Butler said. "We get to play basketball every day. We're in the playoffs, we're the 3-seed. We're happy. It could be a lot worse. We could be down 0-4, but we're not."

After sneaking into the playoffs on the final day of the the regular season, Detroit is aiming for an upset in Milwaukee.

Blake Griffin will not play in the Detroit Pistons' opening playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, coach Dwane Casey said.