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University of Michigan coach John Beilein has agreed to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The long-time Wolverines bench boss will sign a five-year pact with the rebuilding franchise. Beil...

Video surfaced showing a bloody-faced Kristaps Porzingis after he was allegedly “jumped and assaulted” outside a nightclub in his hometown of Liepaja, Latvia. The Dallas Mavericks acquired the 23-year-old in a blockb...

Kawhi Leonard delivered the greatest moment in Raptors franchise history Sunday night, bouncing in an improbable series-ending jumper to send Toronto to the Eastern Conference Finals. Leonard finished with 41 points on 1...

The Portland Trail Blazers got favorable news Monday when guard Rodney Hood had an MRI examination on his injured left knee that revealed he has just a bone bruise.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is considering making changes to the team's offensive approach, and he recently spent considerable time with a college coach whose teams have consistently produced elite offensive …

A Vancouver man wasn't a big fan of engagement photos, but he agreed to take them with his fiancee on one condition: they would be of them recreating iconic NBA …

Kevin Durant will miss at least Game 1 on Tuesday against the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals with a strained right calf, a source told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.

76ers star Joel Embiid dismissed speculation that coach Brett Brown should be fired after another second-round exit. "He's done a fantastic job," Embiid said. "He's been there through everything."

Kevin Durant will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night, reports ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne. Durant suffered a right calf strain at Oracle Arena during Game 5 last week. He was sidelined for Game ...

GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM 222 FEATURING ZION. It's the last Sunday of April, and with the 2019 NBA Draft less than eight weeks away, the League has recently announced the 233 early entry candidates who have thrown their na...

With John Beilein leaving Michigan for the Cavaliers, we look at the last 25 years of coaches leaving college for the NBA -- and history shows it's a mixed bag.

Emoni Bates and Chris Livinigston, two of the freshman in the nation, went head-to-head this past weekend in Indianapolis. Bates’ Bates Fundamentals (MI) squad edged out Livingston and We All Can Go (TN) by double digi...

Even with no cap space and a payroll that's right around the luxury tax threshold, there is one clear way the Heat can improve its roster this offseason. In the …

Here's everything you need to know before Tuesday's NBA draft lottery.

An emotional Joel Embiid was in no mood to discuss “The Process” after the Sixers’ dramatic 92-90 Game 7 loss Sunday night in Toronto. The big fella, who labored through 45 minutes, also pushed back against the sug...

Despite finishing with 29 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic shouldered the blame for his team's Game 7 loss to the Trail Blazers, citing his missed shots down the stretch.

Blazers 100, Nuggets 96 (Portland wins series 4-3) Portland is heading to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. CJ McCollum had himself an afternoon, finishing with a 37-point performance and putti...

Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood exited Game 7 midway through the third quarter with what the team termed a hyperextended left knee.