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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein told his players they were playing “like a bunch of thugs” during a contentious film session Wednesday night. Beilein says he instead meant to use the word “slugs.” Bei...

Realizing he had a mismatch, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic backed down Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith to score the winning basket with 7.9 seconds remaining Wednesday night.

After stunning his players in a film session Wednesday with a suggestion that they were no longer playing "like a bunch of thugs," Cavaliers coach John Beilein later reached out to players individually to insist he inste...

The LA Clippers are 26-12 despite a series of injuries, but Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell agree that the team isn't great because it hasn't won a championship and needs to recapture the grinding mentality it had last...

A man was arrested and charged with disturbing a public assembly for throwing a can of hard seltzer onto the court during the Spurs-Celtics game Wednesday.

Charles Barkley is donating $1 million to Miles College, a traditionally black institution in Alabama.

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract today. Cook has been assigned to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers' exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team, and will be available for Canton...

The injury depleted Washington Wizards will welcome breakout star Davis Bertans back to their lineup tomorrow. The team revealed that the 27-year-old sharpshooter will return from a quad injury that sidelined him for nin...

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Alfonzo McKinnie to a 10-day contract today. McKinnie (6-8, 215) played in 23 games for Cleveland this season, averaging 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per contest befo...

The Cavaliers are planning to continue with John Beilein as coach after he made an emotional apology to his players and also met with GM Koby Altman on Thursday, sources told ESPN.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that they’ve signed Alfonzo McKinnie to a 10-day contract. McKinnie was recently trimmed off the franchise’s roster in a move that preserved some of the team’s financial flexi...

Jimmy Butler continued trash talking Pacers forward TJ Warren long after their on-court scuffles Wednesday night. “He’s not even in my f**kin’ league,” an irate Butler told reporters. Jimmy, who finished with 14 ...

Raptors 112 (25-13), Hornets 110 (15-25) Undrafted rookie Terrence Davis admitted he was “surprised” when he was told he was going to start, but he rose to the occasion with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and a te...

Celtics guard Kemba Walker was ejected for the first time in his NBA career Wednesday night as he was hit with two technical fouls for yelling at referee Evan Scott in the third quarter of a loss to the Spurs.