7:51 AM ET Let’s plant ourselves in the lane for 10 NBA things: 1. Jimmy Butler and the Heat, cutting you to pieces The post-LeBron James Miami Heat adapted to their superstar void by crafting a whirring motion offense designed to add up to more than the sum of its parts. They cut and screened

1:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Joel Embiid declared Thursday morning that Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal were right: He needed to start looking to dominate games. He didn’t waste time taking their advice to heart. In a spectacular performance at TD Garden on Thursday night, Embiid had 38 points, 13 rebounds, six assists

4:12 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Former NBA player Ronald Glen Davis avoided jail time after pleading no contest to a charge that he attacked a man outside a Los Angeles-area nightclub last year, prosecutors said Thursday. Davis, 33, was accused of throwing the man into a wall during an altercation in West

6:47 AM ET The 2020 NBA trade deadline is Feb. 6. It has been nearly five months since the most recent NBA trade — a rare break in the transaction game. With almost all of the trade restrictions across the league lifting in December, that could start to change. Get the latest intel and analysis

12:03 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers were perplexed as to why Jared Dudley‘s role in a fourth-quarter shoving match in the team’s 96-87 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night warranted an ejection. However, they were impressed he stuck up for teammate Dwight Howard nonetheless. “I mean, that’s all it

1:40 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will not play Wednesday against the Orlando Magic because of a sprained left ankle, the team announced. The three-year veteran injured the ankle nearly two weeks ago against the Washington Wizards but had continued to play on it through soreness and discomfort, the

May 12, 2019 The last time the Toronto Raptors played a Game 7, it was a 27-point blowout over the Miami Heat in 2016 that sent the Raptors to their first conference finals berth in franchise history. After a disheartening loss in Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the two teams engaged in a seesaw

10:54 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Trae Young figured the game was over. Turns out, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were just getting started — on one of the craziest stat nights in team history. Duncan Robinson tied a franchise record with 10 3-pointers, Butler and Bam Adebayo each had triple-doubles and the

3:13 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis Grizzlies star rookie guard Ja Morant is not lacking confidence as he continues to leave his imprint on the NBA. After missing the last four games because of back spasms, the 20-year-old made his return to the lineup a big one by scoring 26 points and dishing out

12:23 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Just a few minutes after draining the game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds left on Monday night, Derrick Rose took time to think for a second when asked on the Detroit Pistons‘ television broadcast about having the ball in his hands for the last shot of the game.