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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami HEAT (@miamiheat) on Jan 15, 2020 at 8:50am PST The Miami Heat have signed Chris Silva to a standard NBA contract. He was already signed to a two-way deal. Now he’s go...

The Cleveland Cavaliers intend to sign undrafted Texas Tech product Matt Mooney to a two-way contract, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reports. Mooney has spent his 2019-20 campaign thus far in the G League. Mooney signed a...

James Harden made the mistake of leaving Ja Morant open for critical jumpers Tuesday night, and paid the price for it. The electric rookie point guard says he’s proving doubters of his outside shooting wrong. Morant, 2...

Ja Morant picked the Rockets apart with flair on Tuesday night, scoring 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the surging Grizzlies to a 121-110 win over the Rockets for their sixth straight win.

Warriors guard Jacob Evans was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation following a collision with Mavericks forward Dwight Powell.

The Atlanta Hawks released Paul Watson Jr. today. He had signed a 10-day contract with the Hawks on January 6, 2020. The Watson Hawks era was short. But the memories will be long.

The Atlanta Hawks have released Paul Watson ahead of the natural expiration of his 10-day contract, Sarah K. Spencer of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Watson saw limited action during his brief stay with the H...

The Toronto Raptors have revealed that they’ve released guard Shamorie Ponds from his two-way contract. The St. John’s product had split time between the Raps’ big league squad and their G League affiliate since Oc...

The Toronto Raptors waived guard Shamorie Ponds today. According to Sportsnet.ca, “Ponds only appeared in four games for the Raptors this season, picking up nine points in a total of eleven minutes of action. He last p...

Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis was a late scratch for Wednesday night's game at Sacramento, delaying plans for him to return from an extended absence due to right knee soreness.

The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to get their first regular season glimpse of No. 1 pick Zion Williamson next week. The rookie is expected to suit up against the Spurs on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The news comes from exec...

A pair of offseason meetings between Kawhi Leonard and Paul George played a role in the plan that eventually resulted in both players suiting up for the Los Angeles Clippers. Those meetings, according to ESPN’s Ramona ...

In this week's newsletter, Marc Stein talks to Lakers guard Alex Caruso about his All-Star votes, and explains whether N.B.A. players have to get a flu shot.

The BIG3 will kick off its fourth year of operation this summer with a series of new rules to further distance itself from conventional half-court three-on-three. Among the changes is the introduction of a new game mecha...

The Miami Heat plan to sign G League big man Kyle Alexander to a two-way contract, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports. The Canadian was among the team’s final cuts during training camp. During 23 games with the Si...

Kawhi Leonard is preaching patience in the LA Clippers’ quest for their first championship in franchise history. “We just can’t be in a rush,” Leonard told reporters Tuesday night. The reigning Finals MVP erupted...

The Cleveland Cavaliers have elected to waive guard Levi Randolph, Kelsey Russo of The Athletic reports. The undrafted rookie was briefly signed to a two-way deal after a solid campaign in the G League. Randolph never sa...

Warriors swingman Klay Thompson says his rehab from a torn ACL in his left knee is 'going great,' but it remains unclear if Thompson will return at all this season.

Jazz 118 (28-12), Nets 107 (18-21) The Jazz continued their impressive play, defeating the Nets on the road to win their 10th in a row. Joe Ingles led the way with 27 points on 10-14 shooting and 6-8 from three. Donovan ...

Warriors coach Steve Kerr called Mavs superstar Luka Doncic "very important to the NBA" while likening his skill set to that of Larry Bird and James Harden.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by WNBA (@wnba) on Jan 14, 2020 at 3:49pm PST The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) announced tod...

The Cavs fired head coach Tyronn Lue following an ugly (if expected) 0-6 start this season, but he believes that was the wrong the decision. Lue, 42, landed an assistant coaching gig with the LA Clippers: his desire woul...