NBA fines Magic’s Bane $35K for throwing ball at Knicks’s Anunoby
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has issued a $35,000 fine to Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane for forcefully throwing the ball at an opponent “in an unsportsmanlike manner.” The league announced the fine Monday. The sequence happened on a transition play with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s road loss to the New […]
Pitbull Cruz, Lamont Roach Settle for Controversial Majority Draw in WBC Interim Title Clash
SAN ANTONIO — Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Lamont Roach went to war for 12 rounds Saturday night, but their WBC interim super lightweight title bout ended in controversy, ruled a majority draw at the Frost Bank Center. Two judges scored the fight 113–113, while the third had Cruz ahead 115–111, leaving Roach once again frustrated […]
Cooper Flagg Raises 35 Points In Dallas Mavericks Win Over LA Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Cooper Flagg had never shied away from the spotlight, And on Saturday night, at the Intuit Dome in Englewood, he proved ready for prime time. The former Duke star and the No.1 overall pick in last June’s 2025 NBA Draft sizzled for 35 points in a dazzling performance that carried the Dallas […]
Luka Doncic, Lakers start fast, beat Pelicans 133-121 for 7th straight victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 34 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers raced to their seventh straight victory, 133-121 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Doncic also had 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Lakers win for the 13th time in 15 […]
Cooper Flagg makes a case as Rookie of the Year
LOS ANGELES — When the Dallas Mavericks came to LA for a tough back-to-back against the Lakers and Clippers, rookie Cooper Flagg used the visit to introduce himself to Hollywood. While the Mavs managed only a split — lost to the Lakers and beat the Clippers — Flagg turned out to be a big winner by ripping through the pages of […]
NBA Cup: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves Too Much For Mavericks
LOS ANGELES – Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic put ona show on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,997 at the Crypto.com Arena. Reaves hit 12-of-15 shots, including six from long distance, to finish with 38 while Doncic added 35 with 11 assists and five rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers escaped […]
Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least a week with a quad injury
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least a week with a right quadriceps contusion and strained muscle after getting injured during Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. He had an MRI exam after the game and the Warriors said Thursday that Curry would be reevaluated […]
Pistons run at club winning streak over; they now want to chase another part of team history
BOSTON (AP) — Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons didn’t hide it. They really wanted to make franchise history. Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics ended Detroit’s winning streak at a franchise record-tying 13, overcoming Cunningham’s 42 points as the Pistons fell 117-114 on Wednesday night. “We all wanted it tonight,” Cunningham said a […]
Erik Spoelstra had no idea why he was getting drenched in the locker room. His 800th win was why
MIAMI (AP) — Water bottles were getting dumped on Miami coach Erik Spoelstra from all angles in a joyous locker room after the Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA Cup game, and the scene caught him off-guard. The water-pourers wanted to celebrate his 800th career win. And Spoelstra had no idea what was […]
Stephen Curry bruises right quadriceps in Warriors’ loss, will have MRI exam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry limped away from the bench late in Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after bruising his right quadriceps. He will undergo an MRI exam on the injury to determine his status. The Warriors will have to regroup with the idea that Curry might be out for […]