Tatum echoes Bird with 40-point triple-double
Jayson Tatum drew comparisons to Larry Bird after his 43-point, 16-rebound and 10-assist helped the Celtics beat the Bulls on Saturday.
Magic ‘praying,’ fear Mo Wagner’s injury serious
Magic backup center Moritz Wagner’s knee buckled on a drive to the basket Saturday night, and the team fears it may be a potentially serious injury.
Depleted Magic storm back, hold Heat to 8 in 4th
Miami blew a 22-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and only scored 8 points in the final frame as Cole Anthony led Orlando to a comeback win.
Illness keeps Heat star Butler out Sat. vs. Magic
Jimmy Butler will miss Saturday’s game against the Magic because of an illness that kept him from returning Friday night against the Thunder.
Clarkson among 3 fined from Jazz-Pistons tussle
Utah’s Jordan Clarkson was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday, and Detroit’s Ron Holland II and Paul Reed were also penalized for their roles in an altercation between the Jazz and Pistons.
Claxton fined $25K for throwing ball into stands
The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton $25,000 on Saturday for throwing the ball into the stands during a game in Toronto.
NBA year-end roundtable: Can Luka and Embiid rebound in 2025?
Our NBA insiders answer some of the biggest questions as we close in on the new year and look toward the back half of the 2024-25 NBA season.
Suns’ Booker out two games with groin soreness
Suns guard Devin Booker will miss Saturday’s game against the Pistons and Monday’s game at the Nuggets with soreness in his groin.
Celts’ Mazzulla fined $35K for comments to ref
The NBA fined the Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla $35,000 on Saturday “for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official” at the end of his team’s loss to the Bulls on Thursday night.
LeBron on new ASG: ‘Something had to change’
LeBron James lamented the state of the NBA on Thursday when asked about changes to the All-Star Game.