7:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Knicks forward Julius Randle was penalized $40,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing hostile language at a referee, bringing his total to $130,000 in fines this season. The latest fine came for his actions at the end of New York’s 108-93 loss to Utah on Sunday.

6:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green $25,000 on Tuesday for directing profane language toward a game official. Green was ejected in the third quarter of the Warriors’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night after getting called for two technical fouls in

6:50 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons has a herniated disk in his back, coach Steve Nash said prior to Monday night’s 114-106 win against the Utah Jazz. Nash remains optimistic that Simmons will play at some point this season, but with just 11 regular-season games left, the organization is running

9:00 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Jamal Crawford announced on Twitter Monday that his 20-year NBA career had come to a close. “Goodbye to the game, all the spoils the adrenaline rush,” Crawford wrote. “Thank you basketball, I owe you everything.” Crawford played for nine teams across his 20-year NBA career, establishing himself as one of

5:36 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis. The 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours before it found Billy Ray

12:18 PM ET NEW YORK — Kevin Durant says Kyrie Irving is “frustrated” that he still cannot play Nets home games because of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but he also thinks Brooklyn’s championship window extends beyond this season regardless of when his star teammate returns on a full-time basis. “He’s frustrated in not

Mar 19, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was only fitting that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James passed Karl Malone as the NBA’s second all-time leading scorer doing what “The Mailman” did thousands of times — cutting to the basket, receiving a pass and scoring on an uncontested driving layup. James moved past Malone, the

Mar 19, 2022 Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday called for the NBA to close its investigation into the Phoenix Suns and remove majority owner Robert Sarver — or soon provide a clear timetable for a resolution. If not, Sharpton said, he might take demonstrations to Phoenix. “The owner of the Suns

12:56 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams will return Monday night against the Toronto Raptors to play in his first game since having wrist surgery in October, the team said Sunday. Williams, the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, has not played since Oct. 28, when he tore ligaments in

Mar 18, 2022 The Dallas Mavericks responded Friday to a wrongful termination suit by Donnie Nelson, accusing the former longtime general manager of a “lengthy scheme to extort as much as $100 million” and saying the lawsuit was preceded by demands that he receive “in effect, a blackmail payment” in exchange for his promise not