NBA Basketball News

Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova has been suspended one game without pay for punching Sacramento forward Reggie Evans in the stomach.

Louie Corbett's dream was to see the Boston Celtics play ball - a dream made all the more urgent due to the 12-year-old's degenerative eye disease that has stolen 50% of his sight in the past year alone and will soon render him blind.

Talking with TNT analyst Kenny Smith a week ago, he was looking for an explanation as to why the Bay Area was so down on the Warriors.

San Antonio beats Miami to close within half a game of Oklahoma City for the NBA Western Conference lead, as the Thunder loses to Phoenix.

Darren Collison had a team-high 24 points while starting at shooting guard for the injured Jamal Crawford.

Markieff Morris added 24 points, including two free throws with 24.4 seconds to play.

Tim Duncan had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed against the Miami Heat, weathering a sluggish third quarter for an intense and emotional 111-87 victory Thursday.

The NBA regular season has been sucked dry of all suspense with one very interesting and fast-materializing exception: We have an MVP race.

White was drafted 16th overall by the Rockets in 2012 but never played for the team after the sides couldn't find common ground on how to treat his anxiety disorder, which includes a fear of flying.

Just like any other night in the NBA, the starting lineups of the Boston Celtics and visiting Golden State Warriors were introduced over the public address system.

Hours before the Lakers added another loss, Jordan Hill and Nick Young sat by nearby locker stalls playfully teasing each other about the uncertainty ahead .

Wesley Matthews had a simple goal going into the Blazers' game against the Hawks: Don't let Kyle Korver get the ball.

Even though the losses have piled up this season for the Denver Nuggets, they still have the Dallas Mavericks' number.

Joe Johnson scored 21 points, Marcus Thornton came off the bench for 20, and the Nets powered their way above .500 for the first time this season by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 103-94 on Wednesday night.

In a season full of turmoil for the New York Knicks, Raymond Felton has dealt with more of it than any other player on the team.

Al Jefferson had a pretty good inkling it was Charlotte's night when he banked in a 31-footer from well beyond the top of the key to beat the shot clock midway through the fourth quarter.

The Chicago Bulls didn't get a great night from their starters Wednesday. Their backups made sure they didn't need one.

Trevor Ariza scored 26 points, Bradley Beal added 22, and the Washington Wizards took an early lead and never lost it Wednesday night, shooting 54 percent in a 104-91 win over the Utah Jazz.

The death of an Indianapolis family of six after a fire in their home last week has sparked renewed interest in fire safety.

Brian Roberts scored 10 of his 19 points for New Orleans during a 1½-minute span in the fourth quarter.