CLEVELAND -- There was no avoiding the feeling that surrounded Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The feeling that whoever claimed Monday's battle between the Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics is headed to the NBA Finals.

It is a matter of confidence and momentum. A matter of the Celtics' 1-6 road record getting into their heads. A matter...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. -- National Emergency Medical Services week began this past Sunday and ends Saturday.

As part of that, Wake County EMS on Tuesday welcomes back to town someone who says they helped "literally saved my life."

Ty Solomon, the S.C. State basketball player who collapsed during a game against N.C. State at PNC Arena on Dec. 2, will ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Warriors listed reserve forward Andre Iguodala as doubtful for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday because of a left knee contusion. Iguodala planned to receive an X-ray on Monday afternoon. Depending on those results, the Warriors might upgrade Iguodala's availability as the ...Read more

If you're looking for a Miami Heat scout these days, there's a good chance you'll find him in Seat 5B or connecting in Atlanta or answering the age-old question of, "Peanuts or pretzels?"

Such is life when you don't have a selection in either round of the June 21 NBA draft but insist on remaining in the game.

Without a pick for the second time...Read more

Center Tristan Thompson said the Cavaliers brought a "must-win" mentality to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday and it resulted in a 30-point victory.

But the Cavs trail the Boston Celtics 2-1 going into Monday night's Game 4 at Quicken Loans Arena and coach Tyronn Lue said they must sustain the same edge.

"We know what it takes....Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A pump fake and dribble to the left, rise, release and swish.

Trevor Ariza's smooth stroke from the right corner happened during a defensive breakdown for the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, because a good defensive possession doesn't end with an open Ariza three-pointer.

"We have to have ...Read more

CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers returned to Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday night in need of a win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Following two less-than-impressive performances in Boston, the prospect of trailing the Celtics three games to none in a best-of-seven series was certainly not appealing to LeBron James and company.

With ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- It usually only requires Klay Thompson a few seconds to hold the ball before drilling a shot. Naturally, it only took a few seconds for Thompson to explain how he will fix his rough performance in the Warriors' Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

"I'll be better tomorrow," Thompson said for when the Warriors play...Read more

MIAMI -- Udonis Haslem is not sure about the role going forward. But he knows it will about the Culture.

That could mean a 16th season with the Miami Heat. It could eventually be in the front office. But he reiterated Saturday that it will not be in coaching.

Because Haslem insists what matters most to him is to keep it real, even if it means ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Kentucky coach John Calipari's reaction to the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing individual states to allow legal gambling on sports events? A shrug.

"There is all this money out here, and the gambling is not going away," Calipari said Friday at the NBA draft combine. "It's there. Maybe everybody shares in it because it's going to...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Warriors forward Kevin Durant kept shaking his head over what he saw and what he heard.

As he sat at an interview table behind a basket on the team's practice court on Friday, Durant observed Warriors guard Stephen Curry swishing countless 3-pointers, jump shots and free-throws. As he sat on that interview table, though, ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Michael Porter Jr. sees himself as the best player in the NBA draft.

Do the 76ers agree? If so, would they be willing to trade up to select the Missouri small forward, who missed most of his freshman season because of back surgery?

Porter, who measured 6-foot-91/4 without shoes here at the NBA draft combine, is projected to go ...Read more

CHICAGO -- SMU's Shake Milton called it "different."

Penn State's Tony Carr said it was "pretty cool."

NBA draft combine participants were quick to mention the Detroit Pistons' use of virtual reality technology during interviews Thursday.

The Pistons contingent had prospects don a virtual reality headset.

Players were put in different ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Kansas center Udoka Azubuike had a strong showing during the first day of scrimmages at the NBA draft combine here, but he knows that might not change the league's perception of him as a prospect who could use another season or two at KU.

"Pretty much, I'm not in a hurry," Azubuike said after scoring 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting and...Read more

CHICAGO -- NBA scouts, general managers, coaches and team presidents sat in two rows of folding chairs around the court at the Quest Multisport Gym on Thursday at the NBA's annual scouting combine. Some clacked away on the keyboards of their laptops, other scribbled notes on legal pads as many of the world's top basketball prospects ran up and ...Read more