Author Archives: Associated Press

NEW YORK — Michael Jordan is joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its NBA coverage when the 2025-26 season begins.NBC made the announcement on Monday morning during its upfront

SAN FRANCISCO — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points for his second straight 30-point performance, Julius Randle had 31 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 117-110

NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics are used to seeing Jayson Tatum get up when he goes down, like he did after a hard fall that caused a wrist injury in the first round of the NBA playoffs.When

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson had 39 points and 12 assists, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first NBA Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years and pushed the defending

CHICAGO — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career.And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was ejected in the first quarter of Game 4 on Sunday for hitting Cleveland Cavaliers backup DeAndre Hunter in the chest with a closed

INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers tied an NBA playoff record by taking a 41-point halftime lead before routing the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 on

DENVER — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets at their own game Sunday.The NBAs youngest team made all the clutch plays in crunch time against an experienced squad teeming

MINNEAPOLIS — Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night in the

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Joseph Parker came to Saudi Arabia to try to win the IBF heavyweight title from Daniel Dubois.Instead, Parker has turned his attention to Congolese heavyweight Martin