Basketball

It's closest 38-year-old Al Horford has come to an NBA title, with Celtics on verge of their 18th

DALLAS (AP) — Al Horford has never been this close to an NBA championship.

Jun 14, 2024 5:58 AM Read more >

Fever use late run to beat Dream 91-84

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston matched a career high with 27 points, Kelsey Mitchell added 24 and the Indiana Fever let an 18-point lead slip away before closing on a 10-2 run for a 91-84 win over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night.

Jun 13, 2024 10:44 PM Read more >

Celtics offer little on Porzingis after leg injury kept him out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals

DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn't do an encore with reporters two days after Boston's big man answered questions in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of his rare lower left leg injury.

Jun 13, 2024 4:42 PM Read more >

Adam Silver would have liked seeing Caitlin Clark on the US Olympic team, understands decision

DALLAS (AP) — As a basketball fan, Adam Silver would have loved to have seen Caitlin Clark on the U.S. Olympic women's team for this summer's Paris Games. As NBA Commissioner, he understands why it didn't happen.

Jun 13, 2024 4:24 PM Read more >

Doncic knows he's learning in first NBA Finals, but Mavs star isn't conceding to Celtics

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic winced ever so slightly as he stepped onto the stage to address reporters a day after his Dallas Mavericks fell behind Boston 3-0 in the NBA Finals.

Jun 13, 2024 3:42 PM Read more >

Celtics on the brink of an 18th title, can close out Mavericks in Game 4 of NBA Finals on Friday

DALLAS (AP) — It's over. That's what the numbers say. There will be a record-setting 18th championship for the Boston Celtics to celebrate soon, maybe very soon.

Jun 13, 2024 3:38 PM Read more >

Cavaliers still meeting with coaching candidates in search that remains 'fluid,' AP sources say

CLEVELAND (AP) — It's been almost a month since J.B. Bickerstaff coached his last game for Cleveland and the Cavaliers are still looking for his successor.

Jun 13, 2024 8:46 AM Read more >

Analysis: Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were a match from Day 1, and the Lakers reaped the benefits

It was during the NBA Finals in 2010. Kobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever. The answer was immediate. “No,” Bryant said.

Jun 13, 2024 8:23 AM Read more >

Former NBA star Luol Deng has steered South Sudan's basketball journey to Paris Olympics

Luol Deng was watching his vision coming into focus right in front of him. It was September 2023, barely six years since South Sudan had played in its first international basketball tournament.

Jun 13, 2024 4:03 AM Read more >

Tatum and the Celtics aim to clinch NBA Finals against Dallas

Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Mavericks -1.5; over/under is 211.

Jun 13, 2024 12:04 AM Read more >