Basketball

Harris leads Sixers past Simmons, Nets without Embiid

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 24 points and a spirited Philadelphia 76ers team playing without Joel Embiid and James Harden spoiled Ben Simmons’ homecoming with a 115-106 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

Nov 22, 2022 10:47 PM Read more >

Fox scores 32 as Kings beat Grizzlies for 7th straight win

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 32 points and eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes added 26 points and the Sacramento Kings won their seventh straight, 113-109 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

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Boo Simmons: Nets guard jeered in 1st game in Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yup, Ben Simmons got booed .

Nov 22, 2022 9:34 PM Read more >

Nets' Ben Simmons booed, loses in Philly homecoming 115-106

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben Simmons shrugged off the boos that rose out of the Philly crowd each time the mercurial guard handled the ball.

Nov 22, 2022 9:12 PM Read more >

NBA referee Bill Kennedy calls Colorado shooting 'heinous'

NBA referee Bill Kennedy, who came out as gay in 2015, spoke out in an emotional video Tuesday in response to the weekend shooting that killed five and left 17 others with gunshot wounds at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Miami-Dade asks for right to remove FTX name from Heat arena

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade County has asked a federal bankruptcy court for immediate permission to end its naming rights deal with FTX and strip that brand off the arena where the NBA's Miami Heat play.

Nov 22, 2022 4:46 PM Read more >

Celtics have NBA's best record despite offseason strife

BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics entered the season with a built-in reason to underachieve.

Nov 22, 2022 4:01 PM Read more >

Raptors hit with another key injury as Barnes day-to-day with left knee sprain

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is out day-to-day with a left knee sprain and is questionable for the team's game Wednesday against the visiting Brooklyn Nets.

Nov 22, 2022 11:48 AM Read more >

Analysis: As NBA's first quarter ends, the contenders emerge

Miami Heat President Pat Riley has a longstanding belief: After 20 games, a team knows its identity. He’s right. And after 20 games, title contenders are usually known as well. Think of this as the end of the season’s first quarter.

Nov 22, 2022 2:46 AM Read more >

Wong leads Miami against Saint Francis (BKN) after 22-point outing

Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (2-2) at Miami Hurricanes (4-1) Coral Gables, Florida; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami hosts the Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers after Isaiah Wong scored 22 points in Miami's 88-70 loss to the Maryland Terrapins.

Nov 22, 2022 12:44 AM Read more >