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Tyrese Maxey scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers remained unbeaten after storming back from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 139-134 on Tuesday. Washington led 126-116 with 2:41 remaining in regulation before the Sixers capped a 17-4 run with 10 straight…
Bam Adebayo scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter and visiting Miami set a record for most points allowed by a Memphis Grizzlies opponent in regulation during a lopsided 146-114 victory Friday night. The Heat scored 86 first-half points — also a Grizzlies opponent record — on 57.7% shooting to lead…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder won its second straight double-overtime game to begin the season, beating the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday night in a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals. The reigning MVP reached 50 for the fifth time, tying Russell Westbrook for most by a Thunder…
The NBA was rocked by a betting scandal exposé on Thursday when a head coach and player were arrested as part of a federal investigation into illegal sports betting backed by mafia. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were among the 34 persons…
Tyrese Maxey tossed in a game-high 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe got off to a historic start with 34 to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-116 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night in the NBA opener for each team. Boston trailed 117-116 after Edgecombe missed two free-throw attempts with 8.5…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver again expressed confidence Tuesday that WNBA players and that league will strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, with the current one set to expire on October 31. And Silver made clear: WNBA players will be getting “big” raises. Speaking on NBC’s “Today” in advance of Tuesday night’s season-opening…
The British Basketball Federation has been suspended by the sport’s world governing body and its men’s team barred from international competition because of governance issues, FIBA announced on Wednesday. A task force was set up in August by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to investigate “regulatory non-compliance” within British basketball after a power struggle between…
Miami Heat boss Erik Spoelstra has been appointed head coach of the United States men’s national team through to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, USA Basketball said on Tuesday. Spoelstra, who led Miami to back-to-back NBA championships in 2012 and 2013, was assistant coach of the U.S. men’s team, which won gold at last…
Former NBA player Paul Pierce was arrested on Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence on a Los Angeles highway after he was found asleep behind the wheel, state police said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated car crash involving multiple vehicles on the northbound lanes of…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Monday that there is “no contemplation” of moving the All-Star Game out of the Los Angeles Clippers’ home arena as it investigates whether the team circumvented salary cap rules in regards to Kawhi Leonard. The league said it was opening the investigation last month after a report by journalist…
