Good game, bad dunk contest. Highs and lows of All-Star weekend
NBA, Sports
February 17, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — If you still didn’t like the NBA’s newest All-Star Game format, you probably just don’t like All-Star games. That seemed to be the sports sphere’s consensus after the U.S.agai...
Stewart suspended seven games for fight
NBA, Sports
February 12, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Detroit center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday, while three other players were also penalized for their roles in a fight during a game between t...
Castle makes NBA history with dominant triple-double
NBA, Sports
February 9, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Stephon Castle attacked the rim knowing he needed just one more basket for the first 40-point game of his twoyear NBA career. The game came so easily to the San Antonio Spurs guard ...
Harden to Cavs, Garland to Clippers in All-Star deal
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
February 5, 2026
James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Los Angeles Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a ...
Shaquille O’Neal says 2006 Heat title is his favorite
NBA, Sports
February 5, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal played for four NBA championship teams. And now, 20 years after his last title, he has one that he can call his favorite. It was the one he got with the Miami Heat. The H...
LeBron’s All-Star streak extended to 22 years
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
February 2, 2026
He was selected as a reserve for the game in Los Angeles later this month. LeBron James is an All-Star again, extending his record streak of selections. James was a pick for the 22nd consecutive year,...
George’s suspension latest drama for flailing 76ers
NBA, Sports
February 2, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had missed yet another game with an injury in a lost season where he struggled with his health and performance for the Sixers. Paul George offered advice to Embiid last...
Mavericks’ flight grounded as winter storms affect NBA
NBA, Sports
January 26, 2026
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NBA postponed games in Memphis and Milwaukee on Sunday because of a massive winter storm that is creating dangerous travel conditions across much of the U.S. The Dallas Maver...
A number of games affected by winter storm
NBA, Sports
By By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer 
January 24, 2026
An NBA game and dozens of college basketball games across a wide swath of the country are being reshuffled because of an approaching major winter storm. The storm that meteorologists say could rival t...
Durant passes Nowitzki for 6th on NBA scoring list
NBA, Sports
January 20, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant knew Sunday exactly how close he was to surpassing his idol, Dirk Nowitzki, on the NBA’s career scoring list. Durant needed the 17 points to move past Nowitzki into sixth p...
NBA, Sports
January 10, 2026
T-wolves hold moment of silence for Renee Good MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence before their game on Thursday night for Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman fatally ...
Jokic hyperextends knee, out four weeks
NBA, Sports
December 31, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Jokic is only going to miss a few weeks, which is surely cause for the Denver Nuggets to take a giant sigh of relief. The Nuggets’ superstar center has been diagnosed with a hypere...
Spurs emerge as serious threat to defending champion Thunder
NBA, Sports
December 27, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Just a few weeks ago, the defending champion Thunder were making it appear that the rest of the NBA would be playing for second place. Oklahoma City won 24 of its first 25 games, ...
Curry, Butler propel Warriors to win over Mavericks
NBA, Sports
December 26, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State ...
Amen Thompson leads Rockets over Lakers
NBA, Sports
December 26, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amen Thompson scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures and the Houston Rockets never trailed in beating Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-96 on Thursday night...
Spurs received education down the stretch of Cup final
NBA, Sports
December 18, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For San Antonio, the NBA Cup final was an education. A painful education. The Spurs let an 11-point third quarter lead slip away and then some on Tuesday night, falling to the New Yor...
Cavs’ Mitchell: ‘I would boo us, too’
NBA, Sports
December 16, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell pounded his hand on the padded scorer’s table, and the All-Star guard lowered his head to cover his face in disbelief. That, or embarrassment. The Cavaliers, consider...
Wembanyama helps Spurs get past Thunder
NBA, Sports
December 16, 2025
With the win, San Antonio reached the NBA Cup championship. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Here’s how much the NBA Cup semifinals against Oklahoma City meant to San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama: He grabbed the ball ...
Players like Kolek care about the NBA Cup
NBA, Sports
December 15, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New York Knicks might get a trophy. Tyler Kolek’s dad might get a car. The NBA Cup final will have San Antonio against the Knicks on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The game won’t cou...