Damian Lillard calmly dribbled, one of the NBA’s best three perimeter defenders staring right at him. He stepped back and to the right, launching a shot that will be replayed as long as there’s professional basketball in Portland, Ore., the ball swishing through the basket while Lillard calmly...
The next step for Dwyane Wade could turn into broadcast news for the retired Miami Heat icon. Among the possibilities: -- Face-to-face, prime-time debates with former Boston Celtics rival Paul Pierce. -- An opportunity for instant retorts to the ongoing jabs from Charles Barkley. A report in the...
Imagine an American muscle car speeding down the clay-lined freeways here, so fast, so strong — but with the brake lines cut. Imagine a brick stuck to the car’s accelerator. Imagine the car slamming into the guard rails, tipping onto two tires, before eventually getting to the final destination....
The Lakers have scheduled a second interview with Tyronn Lue on Wednesday in Los Angeles for their head-coaching vacancy, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the search. This time, Lue will meet with Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss for the first time and again with general manager...
The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Igor Kokoskov after one season. The team announced Kokoskov's firing in a statement Monday night. A longtime NBA assistant, Kokoskov was the first European-born head coach in NBA history when Phoenix hired him to replace interim coach Jay Triano in 2018. The Suns,...
Seth Burton lets out a long sigh when he thinks about where he was five years ago. Burton is the senior vice president of communications for LAFC, which boasts the best record in MLS, and in 2014 held the same position with the Clippers when they were battling the Golden State Warriors in the first...
If there was a silver lining for Indiana fans after the Pacers were the first team to be bounced from the 2019 NBA playoffs, it’s this: They won’t have to watch any more first-round games. For that, they should be thankful. Drama is in very short supply so far in these playoffs. Close games? Few...
Oklahoma Thunder star Russell Westbrook's attitude toward the media has ranged over the years from openly cantankerous to merely cool, but Steve Kerr believes Westbrook's frequent "next question" approach is "dangerous for the league." Westbrook's disdain for questions, particularly questions from...
Cable’s CBS Sports Network and the WNBA have agreed on a multiyear partnership that will result in 40 live game telecasts this season, beginning with the Sky’s season opener May 25 at the Minnesota Lynx. “This agreement provides great live content throughout the summer in prime time and on weekends...
Damian Lillard scored 15 of his 24 points in the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers held Russell Westbrook without a basket in the second half in beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 on Sunday night to take a 3-1 lead in their series. Lillard had another big third quarter after scoring...
Drawing the top-seeded Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs’ first round was the Clippers' worst-case scenario for many obvious reasons. The Clippers’ depth and locker-room cohesion helped upend low expectations and overcome dramatic roster turnover, but without any current or former All-Stars,...
Gordon Hayward scored 20 points and Marcus Morris started a decisive three-point flurry late in the fourth quarter Sunday to give the Boston Celtics a series-clinching 110-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Indianapolis. It's the first four-game sweep for the Celtics since 2011 and their second...
Thinking big, the Clippers went small. Seeking a spark, they removed a 7-foot-1 center for a 6-9 reserve forward, and the result in Game 4 was their most consistent performance of the playoffs. There was more shooting, more spacing, more of a possibility that they could even their first-round series...