NBA

Alijah Arenas, USC recruit and son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, out of hospital after crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alijah Arenas, a Southern California basketball recruit who is a son…

With WNBA camps open, eyes already turning to 2026 free agency with so many players possibly moving
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA training camps just opened and there already are so many…

Knicks and Nuggets have a chance to eliminate Pistons and Clippers from NBA playoffs
DETROIT (AP) — Two teams will have a chance to advance in the NBA playoffs…

Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels wins the NBA’s most improved player award
Dyson Daniels’ emphasis on defense earned him a starting job in his first year in…

Giannis Antetokounmpo enters this offseason with a big question awaiting him. Stay or go?
Giannis Antetokounmpo had to have known the question was coming. “Do you think that you…

Celtics adapted to Magic’s physicality in 1st-round win. Rest is focus with Knicks or Pistons next
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics are a step closer to repeating as NBA champions.…

Pacers eager to get started in Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with Cavaliers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers went toe-to-toe for five games with one Central Division…

Tyrese Haliburton scolds his father for sparking postgame fracas after Pacers eliminate Bucks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was so excited about Indiana’s improbable overtime rally…

Defending champion Celtics close out Magic 120-89 for 4-1 playoff series win
BOSTON (AP) — When Magic star Paolo Banchero went to the bench with five fouls,…

Brunson has his worst game of the playoffs in Game 5, and gets stuck on the sideline for part of it
NEW YORK (AP) — Even while Jalen Brunson was having his worst game of the…

Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook spark the Nuggets’ 131-115 win over the Clippers
DENVER (AP) — Nuggets interim coach David Adelman sensed one of Jamal Murray’s patented playoff…

Pistons beat Knicks 106-103 in Game 5 to stay alive in the first-round series
NEW YORK (AP) — The players the Pistons put together to turn a 14-win team…

Haliburton and Pacers eliminate Bucks from playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole one from the Milwaukee Bucks…

Haliburton and Pacers eliminate Bucks from playoffs, closing OT with 8-0 run to win 119-118
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton thought he let the Indiana Pacers down in the fourth…

Back on their home courts, Lakers and Rockets are both determined to postpone elimination
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick saw the urgency he was…