The Indiana Pacers have hired Kelly Krauskopf as their new assistant general manager, making her the first woman in league history to hold the title. Krauskopf has a long history with the franchise. She spent 19 seasons as the top executive of the WNBA's Indiana Fever and helped oversee Indiana's...
LeBron James and Lonzo Ball gave the Lakers multiple triple-doubles in a game for just the second time, and Lakers routed the Hornets 128-100 on Saturday night for their third win in four games. James had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, while Ball had 16, 10 and 10. Magic Johnson and Kareem...
The Lakers let their actions speak louder than their words in regard to the officiating Thursday night in Houston. Some made their feelings clear about what they deemed unfair foul calls that benefited the Rockets, especially reigning MVP James Harden, by declining to comment for fear of being...
With no Dwyane Wade or Goran Dragic, the Heat put together a collective effort to top the upstart Memphis Grizzlies 100-97 in one of team’s more impressive performances of this young season on Friday night at FedEx Forum. It was Josh Richardson and Kelly Olynyk, who finished with 18 points each....
It doesn’t normally happen like this, the best players on a team so intertwined with the city in which they play. But in a league in which stars hunt for the best situations and most compatible rosters, the special relationship between Memphis and the two best Grizzlies happened organically, the...
Jabari Parker won’t be with the Bulls next season. Heck, he might not be with them much longer. The Bulls, according to sources, have engaged in trade talks with several teams regarding Parker, who fell out of new coach Jim Boylen’s rotation Thursday. There’s considerable interest in Parker, 23,...
It’s not everyday a kid gets expelled from school and he gets an NBA star, Hollywood actress and nationally known civil right attorney pleading his case. But Cyrus Nance plays basketball with his friend Zaire Wade at American Heritage, so that makes things different. Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets owner Michael Jordan said it was a "tap of endearment." After watching a bizarre ending to Charlotte's win against Detroit on Wednesday, a bewildered Jordan lightly smacked the back of second-year guard Malik Monk's head in the closing seconds of the game. Jordan told...
Let's say an exalted presence like Michael Jordan owns your team, and he's sitting at the end of your bench during a game. You'd probably want to do whatever it takes to impress the boss, no? Malik Monk failed miserably on that front at the end of Wednesday night's game against the Pistons. With...
The Suns have been Phoenix's longest tenured major professional sports team, but they may not be there much longer. Team owner Robert Sarver reportedly is threatening to relocate the Suns to Seattle or Las Vegas, ahead of a municipal council vote on $230 million in upgrades to the their arena. ...
Stephen Curry said publicly that he didn’t believe humans have ever been to the moon, but apparently we’re the “stupid” ones. The Golden State Warriors superstar told ESPN on Wednesday “obviously I was joking” when he made the assertion on a podcast that went live on Monday and that he spent the...
Kyrie Irving scored Boston's last 12 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds of overtime to outduel John Wall in a point-guard showdown, and the Celtics extended their winning streak to seven games with a 130-125 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. ...
CLEVELAND — The Knicks rally came up short. Jordan Clarkson scored 28 points and a basket by Rodney Hood in the fourth quarter gave Cleveland a late lead as the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 113-106 on Wednesday — all after squandering a 22-point lead. Hood put the Cavaliers in front 107-106 with...