Author Archives: Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS— The Golden State Warriors revealed a glimmer of hope before their NBA elimination game in Minnesota with the announcement that Stephen Curry had been cleared for shooting drills and

MINNEAPOLIS—Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randles postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA

BOSTON —Before the Boston Celtics took the floor without their biggest star on a night they had to win, Joe Mazzulla implored his players to just pour everything they had into winning one

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their NBA Western Conference semifinal

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell thought this Cleveland Cavaliers team would be the one to get him to a conference final for the first time.Instead, this trip ended with the same heartbreak as

The diagnosis of a torn Achilles tendon for All-Star forward Jayson Tatum is a devastating blow to the defending champion Boston Celtics and the second injury of its kind during the NBA

CLEVELAND — Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year with a 114-105 victory

PORTLAND, Oregon — Paul Allens estate announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of selling the Portland Trail Blazers.The sale of the team is “consistent with Allens

BOSTON — When Jayson Tatum toppled to the court, writhing in pain and grabbing at his right foot late in the Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinals Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks, it

SAN FRANCISCO — Anthony Edwards shook both hands at his sides in celebration after knocking down his second consecutive 3-pointer over a 33-second span midway through the third quarter as the