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Duke's Mark Williams is the first of the Blue Devils' multiple NBA prospects to say he's leaving to enter the draft, as the 7-foot-1, 242-pound sophomore announced his decision in a social media video on Monday night.

Bam Adebayo blamed not being a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year on the lack of national TV games the Heat had this season.

Marcus Smart was announced as the 2021-2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. The 2021-22 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year is Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart! — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 18, 20...

Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after he flipped off several Celtics fans on two occasions during Sunday's Game 1.

Barnes is a finalist for the Rookie of the Year Award. But he has bigger aspirations than that, starting with winning a championship this year.

According to Coach Steve Nash, embattled All-Star Ben Simmons has been cleared for contact. Steve Nash says Ben Simmons has been cleared for contact. He got some 4-on-4 work in yesterday. Nash said he came through it wel...

The Hawks were in need of some good news after losing Game 1 of their playoff series against the Heat, 115-91, on Saturday. The Hawks had trouble with Miami in Game 1 partly because of their lack of size after Clint Cape...

The Golden State Warriors changed this era of offensive basketball with their many versions of small-ball lineups. During their five-year NBA Finals run that netted three championships, their small lineup was the envy of...

Stephen Curry might be coming off the bench on a minutes restriction, but that has not stopped him from his usual offensive explosiveness. In-Game 2 of the Warriors-Nuggets first-round series went off for one of his pate...

With teammates bickering on the sideline and the reigning league MVP having been ejected in the fourth quarter, coach Michael Malone said the Nuggets have to stick together with their season teetering on the brink.

After a game in which he took more free throws than the entire Raptors team, 76ers star big man Joel Embiid had a brief conversation with Toronto coach Nick Nurse on the sideline in the waning seconds of Monday's emphati...

The NBA G League released their All-NBA G League rosters today following the conclusion of the postseason. Some notable standouts are the 2021-22 G League Most Valuable Player Trevelin Queen, Detroit Pistons rookie Luke ...

The NBA announced today that Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been chosen the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Smart wins his first NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, becoming the first guard to do it ...