It was a historic night Thursday as the Magic and Grizzlies took part in the NBA‘s first regular-season contest in Berlin, Germany.

Memphis, however, worked its best to rain on the parade that was the return of Franz Wagner, Tristan da Silva and Moe Wagner to their home country.

The Grizzlies led by as many as 20 points in the first half, ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Kuminga wants out of Golden State.

Kuminga and his agent, Aaron Turner, have demanded the Warriors trade him, according to reports by ESPN and The Athletic.

Because summertime contract negotiations with the then-free agent extended to Sept. 30, the Warriors were restricted from trading Kuminga until Jan. 15. Kuminga�...Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The significance of the moment wasn’t lost on Jeremy Fears on Tuesday night.

After he’d hounded Indiana guard Conor Enright into a turnover near midcourt, Michigan State’s point guard turned his steal into a one-man fast break and then did what came naturally. The 6-foot-2 junior launched himself toward the basket ...Read more

The Wolverines found something that’s as good as gold in the Pacific Northwest.

They found a Big Ten road win.

No. 4 Michigan bounced back from its first loss and kicked off its two-game swing out west with an 82-72 win over Washington on Wednesday at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Aday Mara scored a season-high 20 points on 10-for-11 shooting, ...Read more

Looking to avoid a five-game losing streak, the Nets battled in a see-saw matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans to get back into the win column.

Down two points late, Brooklyn’s fate came down to Michael Porter Jr., who had an opportunity to give his team the lead with a fading 3-pointer on a play drawn up by coach Jordi Fernandez ...Read more

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The North Carolina Tar Heels have a comfortable, double-digit lead in the second half. They appear in control. It’s only a matter of time, surely before UNC puts this opponent away.

Insert your prototypical opposing guard. He’s shifty, quick and ready to exploit UNC’s switches. ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Anticipating the big day, Dell Curry’s enthusiasm and appreciation was apparent.

“The scheduling, everything’s going to work out — I just got to stay alive for that,” Curry said with a chuckle. “It’s going to be a great night having everybody who’s been a part of my life there to help celebrate.”

Curry, ...Read more

MIAMI — While Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant seemingly has interest in joining the Miami Heat, the question is: How much interest do the Heat have in trading for Morant?

There have been preliminary discussions between the Heat and Grizzlies regarding Morant’s availability, according to a league source. Those talks have not yet ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Missouri coach Dennis Gates began his postgame news conference at Rupp Arena last Wednesday night after the Tigers’ 73-68 win over Kentucky, he had one person on his mind.

“Had a long conversation with Leonard Hamilton last night,” Gates said of the former UK men’s basketball assistant and ex-longtime Florida ...Read more

Luka Doncic and LeBron James were listed as questionable for the Lakers’ back-to-back game Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Doncic because of left groin soreness, James because of left foot joint arthritis and right sciatica.

Also, checking the stat sheet before the game, the Lakers were listed as one of the worst three-point shooting...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors were all too familiar with the events unfolding in the third quarter of Tuesday evening’s matchup against a Trail Blazers team missing both starting wings.

Carry a big lead into the intermission. Watch as a sluggish start gives the other team the opportunity to come back. A rock fight in the fourth.

But after a...Read more

NEW YORK — St. John’s weathered the storm.

And then poured it on.

The Red Storm overcame Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins’ early foul trouble to rout last-place Marquette, 92-68, at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night.

Oziyah Sellers erupted for a game-high 24 points, while depth players stepped up for St. John’s (12-5; 5-1 vs. Big East...Read more

The Magic held their first practice at Max-Schmeling-Halle arena in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday ahead of Thursday’s game against the Grizzlies.

Orlando star forward Franz Wagner, who has missed the last 16 games due to a left high ankle sprain, went through practice with his teammates and shared how he felt afterward.

“I feel good,” ...Read more

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Before facing No. 2 Iowa State on Tuesday, the Kansas men’s basketball team held a players-only meeting.

The Jayhawks had lost badly to a middling West Virginia squad on Saturday and were starting Big 12 play 1-2 for the first time since 2005-06.

KU’s once elite defense resembled nothing of the sort. And coach Bill Self ...Read more

The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t have Rudy Gobert Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks, with Gobert serving a one-game suspension for accruing too many flagrant foul points.

They were also without Anthony Edwards, who was resting for what the team was calling right foot injury management, after Edwards previously missed three games in ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra began the night speaking about recent quality pockets of play, even as his team entered on a three-game losing streak. He also warned of how third-period lulls had produced that skid.

So again on Monday, quality pockets of play.

And, again, a third-quarter lull.

This time, though, a different final ...Read more

NEWARK, N.J. — The scene was familiar.

With 48 seconds to play at the Prudential Center on Tuesday night, the UConn men’s basketball team saw its lead, once as large as 18 points, trimmed to just one. The Seton Hall crowd was loud and its press was defiant, but this time the Huskies escaped.

UConn’s poised point guard Silas Demary Jr. ...Read more