Kenyon Martin told his New York Knicks teammates to dress for a funeral on Wednesday and J.R. Smith swore the Knicks would’ve closed things out if he’d played in Game 4. But the Boston Celtics are leaving Madison Square Garden very [...]

Is the Milwaukee Bucks job one that would really draw Stan Van Gundy off his very comfortable couch? I’m not so sure, but multiple reports have him as the top target of the Bucks. For example, there is Ken Berger at CBSSports.com (who says [...]

Let’s start by saying you should take this with a grain of salt — it’s Warriors sources talking about what Nuggets players are saying. That has spin written all over it. But the Nuggets ratcheted up the physical play in Game 5 so you can [...]

Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson has been fined $25,000 for making public comments in an attempt to influence the officiating, the league announced on Thursday. Jackson’s comments came during his press conference following his [...]

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When the talk of filling coaching vacancies candidates usually fall into a couple clear categories. One is your up and coming assistants — Brian Shaw, Mike Malone, etc. Another is recycle coaches who want another shot, your Nate McMillan and [...]

Phil Jackson is not going to be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons. But he’s going to help pick the guy that is. That according to Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News. #Pistons are brining in Phil Jackson to help advise on the coaching [...]

Thursday night’s Game 6 featured two sidelined point guards, another who vomited during timeouts, an All-Star who left the arena before the game even started and plenty of thrilling moments. Ultimately it resulted in a Bulls loss, the [...]

BOX SCORE OAKLAND –When the horn sounded on the Warriors’ 92-88 series-clinching win against Denver on Thursday, the sellout crowd of 19,596 at Oracle Arena could finally exhale. For long stretches of the second half, the Warriors [...]

Veteran NBA center Jason Collins handled his coming out as gay very well — he wrote a thoughtful piece for Sports Illustrated where he talked about his history, his family and his hopes. Then he stayed out of the public spotlight the rest [...]

The Lakers finally got some good news on the injury front three days after their season ended, when it was announced on Wednesday that Dwight Howard would not require surgery on his right shoulder. Howard was diagnosed with a torn labrum after [...]

The NBA’s conventional wisdom is that star players are good everywhere but role players tend to be better at home. In the case of the Pacers and Hawks, the entire team persona seems to flip depending on where the game is played. Game 5 was [...]

Howard Chen covers the Houston Rockets for Comcast Sportsnet.

NEW YORK — Win or go home. It’s not just a catchy phrase uttered repeatedly during the playoffs. For the Boston Celtics, who less than a week ago trailed 3-zip in their first round playoff series, it was the only way they could approaching [...]

Kenyon Martin told his New York Knicks teammates to dress for a funeral on Wednesday and J.R. Smith swore the Knicks would’ve closed things out if he’d played in Game 4. But the Boston Celtics are leaving Madison Square Garden very [...]

We’ve essentially known this for quite some time, but it became official on Wednesday: Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers was named as the 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. Lillard’s selection was a unanimous one, as he received [...]

Dwight Howard is a free agent and he has waited for this moment. He played out his contract, he has earned the right to choose where he wants to work. He’s not going to rush this. While the conventional wisdom is he will re-sign with the Lakers, [...]

NEW YORK — Win or go home. It’s not just a catchy phrase uttered repeatedly during the playoffs. For the Boston Celtics, who less than a week ago trailed 3-zip in their first round playoff series, it was the only way they could approaching [...]

Dwight Howard is a free agent and he has waited for this moment. He played out his contract, he has earned the right to choose where he wants to work. He’s not going to rush this. While the conventional wisdom is he will re-sign with the Lakers, [...]

Blake Griffin would have needed to be at full strength and then some if the Clippers were to have a shot at winning Game 5 and reversing the recent trends that the Grizzlies had established in the previous two games of the series in Memphis. A [...]

The Nuggets avoided elimination with their Game 5 win over the Warriors, but the way they went about it didn’t sit well at all with Golden State’s head coach, Mark Jackson. Denver was physical throughout the night, but especially so with [...]

Veteran NBA center Jason Collins handled his coming out as gay very well — he wrote a thoughtful piece for Sports Illustrated where he talked about his history, his family and his hopes. Then he stayed out of the public spotlight the rest [...]

DENVER (AP) – The Denver Nuggets say forward Danilo Gallinari underwent surgery to repair meniscus in his left knee and will later have another procedure to fix his ACL. The operation on his meniscus was performed Monday at the Steadman [...]

After watching how the first four games of the playoffs have unfolded between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, it’s easy to see why teams put so much stock in having home court advantage. Championship teams will win anywhere, of course, and [...]

Would you like some Kobe Bryant Lower Merion High School memorabilia? Like an actual game-worn jersey (which if you actually try to wear you’re a fool… and probably really skinny, who can fit into their high school clothes?). Kobe’s mom [...]

It’s this simple: The Lakers players believe if management will bring this core with Mike D’Antoni as the coach for one more season they can make a serious run at a title. Those Lakers see themselves as the side that went 28-12 for a stretch [...]

Journeyman NBA center Jason Collins has come out as gay, the first active professional major team sport athlete to do so. He wrote an article for Sports Illustrated (that hits newsstands May 6) and came out on his terms in his own words. I’m [...]

BOX SCORE DENVER – The Warriors trailed the Nuggets by 20 at the half, then cut the lead down to five points late in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t complete the comeback in a Game 5 loss that sends the series back to Oakland. THE [...]

Veteran NBA center Jason Collins handled his coming out as gay very well — he wrote a thoughtful piece for Sports Illustrated where he talked about his history, his family and his hopes. Then he stayed out of the public spotlight the rest [...]