To understand, consider the case of Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks, the NBA’s purgatory. Nobody does purgatory like the Hawks. Literally. 15 times the past four seasons, an NBA team won 40-43 games.

The Pistons were shorthanded in the middle, missing their hard-nosed center Isaiah Stewart, leaving them to find a way to try ...

The defending champs could be dethroned, and never discount the Lakers and Warriors’ superstars waiting for a chance to pounce.

NBA Playoffs are set to get underway Saturday, April 19, with four games, as the 3-6 and 4-5 series in both conferences get ...

Jaylen Brown is the reigning NBA Finals MVP. He doesn’t have the ballhandling responsibility or playmaking skill that Jayson ...

Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in ...

Plenty of players shoot, rebound and finish in ways that don't make sense for their size. But no one does it quite like Josh ...

Stephon Castle (Spurs), Zaccharie Risacher (Hawks), Jaylen Wells (Grizzlies), Alex Sarr (Wizards), Kel'el Ware (Heat) Isaiah ...

Things were grimmer for Jaren Jackson Jr. and his teammates at this time last year. Advertisement In 2023-24, injuries and ...

In the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's game, with the Cavs pulling away from the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns found a lane to the rim and, with a full head of steam, looked to slamming it home.

Towns registered a team-high 34 points (14-21 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 5-7 FT), 14 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 43 minutes during Tuesday's 119-117 overtime loss to Boston. The double ...

For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 34 points ... Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. posted 14 points for the Grizzlies, who have won three in a row.