12:10 PM ET Jamal Collier CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine underwent an MRI on Tuesday that revealed a sprained left thumb that he plans to play through. LaVine had his thumb taped during Bulls practice on Wednesday, where he participated in “some stuff, but not everything,” according to Bulls coach Billy Donovan. The

Oct 25, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY — Draymond Green is going to celebrate another one of Stephen Curry‘s historical feats with an expensive bottle of wine — and for the second year in a row he’s going to put it on Warriors owner Joe Lacob’s tab. In honor of Curry making the NBA’s 75th anniversary team,

11:52 PM ET Denver Nuggets center and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic suffered a right knee contusion late in the second quarter Tuesday night and was held out of the remainder of the 122-110 loss at Utah. Jazz center Rudy Gobert was attempting to drive on Jokic along the baseline when he banged knees with

Oct 25, 2021 Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey was reelected chairperson of USA Basketball on Monday, while five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird and three-time gold medalist Kevin Durant were among those added to the federation’s board of directors. Dempsey, who was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and

8:00 AM ET Jamal Collier MILWAUKEE — Before winning his first NBA championship, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo used to imagine how it would change his life: how it would be a weight lifted off his shoulders and how he’d finally be able to exhale. “But it’s false,” Antetokounmpo said after the Bucks received their

9:51 AM ET While it wasn’t enough to top the Boston Celtics in an overtime epic on Monday, Charlotte’s Miles Bridges led the Hornets in scoring for the third straight game. The Michigan State product is one of just six NBA players with 100 total points this season and is currently more than doubling his

2:45 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers barely escaped the Memphis Grizzlies in Sunday’s 121-118 win and LeBron James might have narrowly avoided another major injury. Grizzlies forward Desmond Bane collided with James’ right leg in the first half, causing James to tumble to the floor. The Lakers star remained there for

5:19 PM ET NEW YORK — A group of protesters gathered outside Barclays Center waving flags and signs while chanting, “No vaccine mandate, stand with Kyrie” before the Brooklyn Nets lost their home opener to Charlotte Hornets 111-95 on Sunday. Around 100 people stood in the plaza outside the arena and on the street blocking

3:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Carmelo Anthony said the best part about passing Moses Malone for No. 9 on the all-time scoring list in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 121-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday is the level he’s been able to sustain nearly two decades into his NBA career. “I’m still here

9:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one took photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star and their daughter Gianna and that the sheriff reassured her that the area