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Lakers focus on reeling D, not playoff talk, after loss to Spurs
LOS ANGELES -- With real stakes on the line for the Lakers in the NBA Cup quarterfinals -- a $530,000 cash prize…
NBA Power Rankings: What is each team’s biggest weakness?
The Emirates NBA Cup takes center stage this week, with Wednesday's doubleheader capping the quarterfinal round and…
Takeaways, top moments as Thunder and Spurs advance to NBA Cup semifinals
With two spots in the NBA Cup semifinals clinched Tuesday, Western Conference teams in the quarterfinals were on…
Thunder blow out Suns, match 73-win Warriors with 24-1 start
OKLAHOMA CITY -- How will the Oklahoma City Thunder handle the distractions that come along with being historically…
Suns’ Grayson Allen ejected after shoving Thunder’s Holmgren
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen was ejected from an NBA Cup quarterfinal game against Oklahoma…
Warriors’ Curry (thigh) expected to return Friday vs. Wolves
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Golden State Warriors are expecting Stephen Curry to return from his thigh contusion Friday…
Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II to have season-ending foot surgery
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending surgery on his right foot to address lingering…
Knicks ‘starting to figure out who we are,’ advance in NBA Cup
TORONTO -- The New York Knicks have much bigger goals than anything they could accomplish right now, but checking…
Shams’ Inside Pass: Trade buzz on Anthony Davis, Giannis, more
Shams Charania's Inside Pass goes behind the scenes of the NBA to tackle the biggest news and storylines -- on and…
Can Pelicans, Derik Queen prove draft-night trade doubters wrong?
Hours before the biggest start of his life against Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, Derik Queen took a seat…
How Chris Paul helped shape the Oklahoma City Thunder’s budding dynasty
THE OPEN INVITATION quickly turned into an expectation during Chris Paul's only season on the Oklahoma City Thunder…
Five wild-card players who could impact the wide-open East race
The NBA's Eastern Conference is as unpredictable as any point in recent history.Superstar injuries during last…