Basketball

Joe Mazzulla was a Division 2 coach not long ago. He's now an NBA champion, and just getting started

Joe Mazzulla has been called weird. He’s been called a sicko. He’s been called crazy. Those comments weren’t coming from critics or haters directing anonymous insults toward the coach of the Boston Celtics.

Jun 17, 2024 9:50 PM Read more >

WNBA to interview Las Vegas tourism leader Tuesday regarding sponsorship offer to Aces players

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas tourism chief Steve Hill said he will interview Tuesday with the lead investigator who is examining whether WNBA rules were broken when sponsorship deals were offered last month to Las Vegas Aces players.

Jun 17, 2024 6:16 PM Read more >

Hawks GM Landry Fields is taking trade calls but insists he plans to keep No. 1 pick in NBA draft

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields says he likes his options for the potential top picks in the NBA draft — and he insists he's not planning on trading the No. 1 pick, even though his phone lines remain open.

Jun 17, 2024 2:57 PM Read more >

Fever win back-to-back games for the first time this season defeating Sky 91-83

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston are finally getting in sync and, naturally, Indiana looks like it finally has a winning combination.

Jun 16, 2024 4:05 PM Read more >

Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championship

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters.

Jun 16, 2024 3:20 PM Read more >

Rookie Lively leaving an impression as Mavericks try to stay alive in NBA Finals

Dereck Lively II drained the first 3-pointer of his career , forced a missed layup at the other end and ping-ponged back down the court to slam home an alley-oop pass.

Jun 16, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

Celtics star Jayson Tatum reflects on Father's Day on how being a dad changed his life and career

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum spent part of his Father’s Day thinking about how his son made him a better person — and probably a better basketball player, too.

Jun 16, 2024 1:36 PM Read more >

Tatum and the Celtics look to clinch NBA Finals against Dallas

Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Celtics -6.5; over/under is 209.

Jun 16, 2024 12:03 AM Read more >

Liberty beat Aces 90-82 in match-up of 2023 WNBA Finals teams

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored a career-high 34 points, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu each had a double-double and the New York Liberty pulled away in the second half to beat the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces 90-82 on Saturday.

Jun 15, 2024 3:39 PM Read more >

Celtics take season's worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure title

BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season. Boston’s 122-84 Game 4 loss to Dallas had all kinds of superlatives, and none of them were good. It ended the Celtics’ 10-game playoff win streak.

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