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Age comment sparks Twitter beef between two NBA ex-teammates
Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins are going hard in the paint.
Ranking NBA's top 30 free agents in 2020
Barring a major surprise with Anthony Davis or Brandon Ingram, there will be no stars switching teams. NBA free agency, like the 2020 NBA Draft, is about adding depth and...
Three players Nets could make run at as NBA free agency opens
As NBA free agency opens, here are three names to keep an eye on for the Nets: Joe Harris GM Sean Marks calls re-signing the unrestricted free agent “Priority No....
Nets' free agency priority is clear
While the Nets’ melodrama with the Rockets and James Harden drags on — and it could drag on for weeks — free agency tips off at 6 p.m. Friday. For...
Nets could be potential James Harden landing spot
Stories of the Nets trying to build a “Big Three” just won’t go away. And the latest is adding the biggest scorer in the game: James Harden. GM Sean Marks...
There will be a different NBA champion this season
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It took every bit of seven games, but Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are headed to the Eastern Conference finals. And they dethroned the...
Curry gives Warriors glimpse of what they've been missing
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry seemed every bit himself after a four-month layoff, save for a little long-range rust. “He looks exactly the same to me,” coach Steve Kerr said....
DeAndre Jordan shows why Nets didn't trade him
TORONTO — The Nets reportedly rejected overtures from the Rockets trying to pry away DeAndre Jordan, and Saturday the veteran center underscored why they held on to him. Jordan had...
Raptors push Warriors to brink
OAKLAND, Calif. — It may now be all up to Kevin Durant and the state of his calf strain to save the Warriors from doom. Before Friday’s Game 4 of...
What Adam Silver thinks about Drake's sideline antics
TORONTO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed his concern with Drake’s eccentric sideline theatrics and the league’s recent discussion with the Raptors about the team’s superfan. Silver revealed the league...
Raptors have now made this a series
TORONTO — With a weary Kawhi Leonard fighting through fatigue, the Toronto Raptors found enough energy to pull away from the Milwaukee Bucks. Kyle Lowry led the way. Lowry scored...
Raptors' Ibaka, Cavaliers' Chriss get heated and throw punches
It got hot in Cleveland. Raptors forward Serge Ibaka and Cavaliers forward Marquese Chriss were ejected at the end of the third quarter in Monday night's matchup after tempers flared....
Not even Warriors and Durant can stop the red-hot Raptors
TORONTO — Not even a dominant Kevin Durant and the Warriors could slow down the red-hot Raptors. Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 37 points, Pascal Siakam added a career-high 26...
Warriors barely escape with win in Stephen Curry's return
TORONTO — After a huge first half, Stephen Curry and the Warriors had to hold on late to wrap up their eighth straight win over Toronto. Curry returned from a...
Kyle Lowry leads way as NBA free agents get sorted on Day 2
One of the biggest remaining pieces on the free-agent marketplace, Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, is not going anywhere. Lowry is staying “Home,” as he put it in the title...
NBA's top 15 free agents: One point guard could interest Knicks
A look at the top 15 free agents available — some more than others — when free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday: 1. Kevin Durant Golden State SF (25.1...
NBA heavyweights throw down in wild fight
Toronto’s Serge Ibaka and Chicago’s Robin Lopez were ejected for fighting Tuesday night and likely will face NBA suspensions. Replays showed both big men throwing punches, though neither seemed to hit...
Nets commit a crazy amount of fouls in latest frustrating loss
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Nets finally have started guarding people, but their suddenly improved defense was undone Friday. They couldn’t keep the Magic off the offensive glass, couldn’t keep them...
NBA Draft mayhem after 1-2: Serge Ibaka trade, Celtics picks
All the predictions about this NBA draft were right about the top two picks and right about how unpredictable everything else would be. Ben Simmons, a 6-foot-10 LSU point forward...
Are Thunder 'soft'? Why strange Game 2 issue raises question
OKLAHOMA CITY — Maybe there were concerns of mortgages, health, presidential primaries, liking objectionable posts on social media. But if there was one area where the Thunder were not worried...