OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. The 51-point margin was seven points…
This felt like last spring. Defense. Grit. Tenacity — adjectives that haven’t been used much about these Knicks. In their playoff opener Saturday, the Knicks embodied the injury-depleted team of a year ago. Cameron Payne of the New York Knicks…
The NBA has officially rescinded a technical foul called on Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić on Tuesday, the league announced Wednesday. The foul, which was Dončić’s second of the game, resulted in Dončić getting ejected in the Lakers’ loss…
By Joe Vardon, Adam Crafton and Mike Vorkunov NEW YORK — The NBA will explore starting a new pro basketball league in Europe with FIBA — the international governing body for basketball — as its partner, NBA commissioner Adam Silver…
PHOENIX — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (blood clots) in his right calf, the team announced in a statement Tuesday. The team said Lillard has been put on blood-thinning medication and will…
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, the biggest setback in a season full of them for a team that traded superstar Luka…