NBA Basketball News

Sacramento Kings guard Isaiah Thomas, right, reacts after center DeMarcus Cousins fouled Chicago Bulls guard Mike Dunleavy during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2014.

Drummond fell to the ground after what looked like inadvertent contact with Roy Hibbert of the Pacers during a scramble near the basket.

Baskonia said on Saturday that Odom's personal doctors in New York have ruled him unfit to play for two months, meaning he has "finished his present contract."

Pairing Kyle Lowry and Greivis Vasquez down the stretch proved to be a winning combination for the Toronto Raptors.

The NBA's first openly gay player had finished his second 10-day contract, which meant the Nets had to sign him for the remainder of the season if they wanted to keep him.

John Wall promises that he will eventually unveil the Florida onesie footed pajamas that he vowed to wear after losing a self-made wager to his backcourt mate, Bradley Beal, last month.

Paul shook off the injury and the team's early sluggishness to score 18 points and extend the Los Angeles Clippers' winning streak to 10 with a 96-87 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

Spencer Hawes had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers erase an 18-point first-half deficit on the way to a 103-94 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

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San Antonio never trailed after the opening four minutes, allowing coach Gregg Popovich to limit his starters and Manu Ginobili to an average of 17 minutes.

Kenneth Faried scored 24 points, Darrell Arthur led a big effort from Denver's bench with 18, and the Nuggets beat the suddenly reeling Miami Heat 111-107 on Friday night, handing the NBA champions their fifth loss in six games.

In this Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, singer Lil Wayne watches the Los Angeles Clippers play the Houston Rockets during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Los Angeles.

The 76ers have a catchy anthem they play at every home game, a decades-old tune with a chorus the fans belt out: "1-2-3-4-5-Sixers."

Goran Dragic scored 20 points and the Phoenix Suns scored the last seven to beat the cold-shooting Boston Celtics 87-80 Friday night.

Phil Jackson's deal to become president of the New York Knicks was expected to be finalized Friday, according to ESPN.

The Tigers loss by 19 points on their home floor. The Bulls beat the Rockets 111-87.

The Philadelphia 76ers signed guard Darius Johnson-Odom to a 10-day contract on Friday and waived guard Lorenzo Brown.

Kyle Korver scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to help Atlanta beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-97 Thursday night for the Hawks' first back-to-back victories in nearly six weeks.

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant scored 29 points apiece, and the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged Sunday's surprising loss to the Los Angeles Lakers by rolling past them 131-102 Thursday night.

Mike Dunleavy scored all of his 21 points in the second half, Joakim Noah flirted with another triple-double and the Chicago Bulls posted a 111-87 wire-to-wire victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.