AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Showing off his all-around game, LeBron James broke Scottie Pippen’s NBA record for career assists by a forward when he found Kevin Love for an open 3-pointer against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Pippen had held the top mark of 6,135 since taking it from John Havlicek in 2004. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Amare Stoudemire started the New York Knicks moving forward, before his injuries hastened their return to the bottom. Now he wants to look elsewhere for a chance at a championship and sources say that will be with the Dallas Mavericks. The veteran forward was waived Monday after requesting the Knicks buy […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Mixing Broadway and basketball, this NBA All-Star Game was a West Side Story. Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one shy of the All-Star game record, and the Western Conference beat the East 163-158 on Sunday night. The Oklahoma City speedster had a record 27 points by halftime and closed out the […]
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade wanted to play in the All-Star Game and wants to be as healthy as possible for the stretch run of the season. So playing this weekend was deemed an unneeded risk. The Miami Heat guard announced Tuesday he will not play in the NBA’s midseason showcase, a decision made in […]
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks were rewarded for the first 17-0 month in NBA history when all five members of the starting lineup were selected Eastern Conference players of the month for January. All-Stars Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague and Al Horford were honored by the league on Wednesday, as well as the other starters, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague were picked Thursday as reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team, giving the sizzling Atlanta Hawks three selections. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook made the West team despite early season injuries for the Oklahoma City stars. The Miami Heat also had two reserves in […]
There’s a new guard emerging in the NBA. Toronto’s Kyle Lowry made a late surge in fan balloting and will start for the Eastern Conference. Lowry passed Dwyane Wade and will start alongside Washington’s John Wall, the first time the East has had two first-time starters at guard since 2000. Golden State’s Stephen Curry made his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are trading J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who could give them a shot to fill Dion Waiters‘ former role in their backcourt. The Knicks agreed to trade the guards to the Cavaliers on Monday night, a person with knowledge of the deal told […]
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics traded point guard Rajon Rondo to Dallas on Thursday night, cutting ties with the last remnant of their last NBA championship while giving Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks a chance at another title. The Celtics will send Rondo and forward Dwight Powell to Dallas for Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky starting forward Alex Poythress will miss the rest of the season after tearing a knee ligament during practice in a devastating loss for the top-ranked Wildcats The 6-foot-8 junior tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the school said Thursday. A date for surgery has not been set, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson praised recent activism by professional athletes on Tuesday and called for more conversation among government, law enforcement and black leaders. The basketball Hall of Famer made his remarks a day after Cleveland star LeBron James and other players wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts before the Cavaliers’ 110-88 victory at […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Harvey Pollack is the last original NBA employee, the man who scribbled “100” on a piece of paper for Wilt Chamberlain to hold in the classic 1962 snapshot of his record scoring game. So how about it, Harv: Any need to make another “100” sign for Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown? “It […]
