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Bulls guard Alex Caruso will listen to his body, but a left ankle injury puts status in doubt for Friday's game in Miami
CHICAGO — Alex Caruso’s status for the Chicago Bulls’ play-in tournament game Friday in Miami is in jeopardy after a left ankle injury was deemed a “significant” sprain, according to ESPN.
Caruso spent a long time getting treatment on the ankle after Wednesday’s 131-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the United Center that set up the...Read more
How Anthony Edwards cooks up the Timberwolves' positive chemistry
MINNEAPOLIS — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, in his fifth year in the NBA, said he has never laughed more during a season than he has this one with the Timberwolves.
One reason: Anthony Edwards.
"He's gonna make fun of himself. He's gonna make fun of everybody," said Alexander-Walker, who Edwards once accused of dressing way too nicely after a ...Read more
Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard to enter NBA draft
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Reed Sheppard has made the first step toward deciding what comes next in his young basketball career.
Sheppard — last year’s Kentucky Mr. Basketball and a fan favorite for the Wildcats this past season — will enter the 2024 NBA draft, and he is not leaving open the possibility to return to Lexington to play for new ...Read more
Jimmy Butler expected to miss extended time as Heat await results of MRI on knee
MIAMI — In the wake of a knee injury that left him a shell of himself by the conclusion of Wednesday night’s costly road play-in loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is expected to miss extended time in a Heat season that might not have extended time remaining.
An MRI on Butler’s right knee is scheduled for 3:30...Read more
Chicago Bulls rout Atlanta Hawks 131-116 behind Coby White's 42 points, keeping alive their hopes for an NBA playoff berth
The Chicago Bulls advanced to the second round of the NBA Play-In Tournament for the second consecutive year, cruising to a 131-116 victory against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night at the United Center.
The Bulls will face the Heat at 6 p.m. Friday in Miami with the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs on the line.
Coby White ...Read more
Dave Hyde: Jimmy Butler goes down and Heat can't hold up without him
The blow that ultimately turned out the lights on the Miami Heat on Wednesday, and probably beyond, came late in the first quarter and not those final, frantic seconds at the end of the game. Jimmy Butler went up for a shot then under the basket and landed awkwardly on the extended leg of Philadelphia’s Kelly Oubre.
Butler lay like a fallen ...Read more
Sixers punch ticket to playoffs with narrow win over Heat, will face Knicks next
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers are recognized as a championship-contending team with Joel Embiid.
Perhaps that’s what added to the excitement of Wednesday night’s achievement. With Embiid back on the floor, the Sixers took their first step toward what they hope is a long postseason run.
They punched their ticket to their seventh straight ...Read more
Caitlin Clark talks expectations at Indiana Fever introduction: 'You can't script it any better'
Excitement for Caitlin Clark’s WNBA arrival continues to reach a fever pitch.
The Indiana Fever on Wednesday rolled out an actual red carpet for the newly minted No. 1 overall draft pick and introduced her at a packed press conference at Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Coliseum.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and head coach Rick Carlisle were ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: The Warriors' future is murky, but here's what to expect this offseason
Where do the Warriors go from here?
Their champion core is now aged and embarrassed. Their young players are not good enough to protract the dynasty. The Warriors are stuck in between stations.
Add the NBA’s new, increasingly punitive (some could argue vindictive) luxury tax rules and a standard of excellence that won’t be compromised (not...Read more
Former Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. commits to UConn
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former University of Michigan big man Tarris Reed Jr. has committed to the UConn men’s basketball program for next season.
Reed, a 6-foot-10, 265-pound sophomore who averaged 9.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and shot 52% from the field, visited the Huskies during their championship parade in Hartford on Saturday. The ...Read more
Pelicans star Zion Williamson ruled out for play-in game vs. Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Zion Williamson will not be in uniform when the New Orleans Pelicans play host to the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game Friday at Smoothie King Center.
Williamson has been ruled out with a hamstring injury. The Pelicans said an MRI showed Williamson is suffering from a strained left hamstring. He ...Read more
Raptors' Jontay Porter banned from NBA for life for gambling offenses
NEW YORK — In an explosive ruling, the NBA banned Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter for life after an investigation found he gambled on multiple games and limited his on-court availability for betting purposes, the league said Wednesday.
The probe came after a March 20 game in which Porter played only three minutes after a gambler wagered ...Read more
John Clay: The initial reaction to Kentucky's Mark Pope hire shows what we think is reality isn't real
LEXINGTON, Ky. — If there is one thing we learned from Kentucky hiring Mark Pope as its next basketball coach, it is this:
X or Twitter isn’t reality.
Sorry Elon Musk, it just isn’t.
I say this as someone who is on X a lot. More than I should be. The social media app can be entertaining and informative and addictive all at the same time...Read more
Payback time: Kings beat Warriors in play-in tournament to set up showdown with Pelicans
The Kings wanted payback a year after the Golden State Warriors handed them a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of an unforgettable first-round playoff series.
They shared that moment with their home crowd Tuesday evening in Sacramento, ending Golden State’s season with a resounding victory in the NBA play-in tournament.
Keegan Murray scored 32 ...Read more
Lakers beat Pelicans, advance to face Nuggets in the playoffs
NEW ORLEANS — D’Angelo Russell walked to the bench in the first quarter, goading the New Orleans crowd to jeer.
The Lakers guard had just gotten tangled up with Pelicans’ fan favorite and All-NBA pest Jose Alvarado, the two players both being called for technical fouls.
The crowd loved it.
As Alvarado led a New Orleans second-half ...Read more
LeBron James has never been NBA defensive player of the year -- and it really bugs him
LeBron James has scored more points than anyone in NBA history.
The four-time champion and 20-time All-Star has been named league MVP and Finals MVP four times each.
He also has finished second in defensive player of the year voting twice.
Apparently that last part really bugs the Lakers superstar.
"I mean, that's the only award that I don't...Read more
Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson left off Team USA roster: report
NEW YORK — Team USA has selected 11 of the 12 players who will represent the country on the men’s national basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics — and Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson was not on the list.
LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, ...Read more
Michael Cunningham: To make playoffs, short-handed Hawks need Trae Young to be great
ATLANTA — Trae Young needs to be extraordinary for the Hawks to advance to the playoffs. It will take more than only that, but if Young isn’t great, then those things won’t matter. Young is the one who can make the parts add up to a greater whole and deliver two upset road victories in the play-in tournament, starting Wednesday in Chicago....Read more
Duke guard Jeremy Roach's plans for his extra year of eligibility and NBA dreams
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s final player link to retired coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Hall of Fame era is saying goodbye to the Blue Devils.
Jeremy Roach, a starter the last three seasons, plans to enter his name in the NBA draft pool and will also enter the NCAA transfer portal to play elsewhere if he returns for his fifth season of college ...Read more
Paul Sullivan: Play-in fever missing for Jerry Reinsdorf's Bulls, while his White Sox rely on a milkshake and a prayer
CHICAGO — It was a little over a month ago that Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan compared the team to an episode of “Dateline,” the news magazine that focuses on true crime mysteries.
In your typical “Dateline” episode, the big reveal comes at the end after plenty of twists and turns in the investigation. Ditto your typical Bulls’ ...Read more
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- Caitlin Clark talks expectations at Indiana Fever introduction: 'You can't script it any better'
- Chicago Bulls rout Atlanta Hawks 131-116 behind Coby White's 42 points, keeping alive their hopes for an NBA playoff berth