In the 10 playoff series of Anthony Edwards era, the Timberwolves have only twice entered Game 5 of a series tied 2-2.

They have lost all three of those games. They added the latest one to the ledger with a 126-97 loss in Game 5 to the Spurs, who took a 3-2 series lead and can close it out Friday in Game 6 at Target Center.

The other two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers' roster isn't the only thing getting restructured this offseason.

In the first offseason under Mark Walter's ownership, the Lakers will undergo several changes in their front office and with the organization's infrastructure while trying to keep pace in the ever-evolving NBA.

The Lakers plan to hire two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — So what happens now?

The Lakers left their home court on Monday night swept out of the playoffs for the second time in four seasons, though after getting drilled in the first three games by the Oklahoma City Thunder — and beaten handily in six of the teams’ first seven meetings, including losses of 25, 29, 43 and 36 points �...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey has been fired as the Philadelphia 76ers’ president of basketball operations, a source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday.

Morey’s dismissal comes after the Sixers pulled off a first-round playoff upset of the Boston Celtics, but were then swept by the New York Knicks over the weekend.

The Sixers...Read more

NEW YORK — Two seasons into the blockbuster deal sending Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns is beginning to look like everything the Knicks front office envisioned.

And more.

The Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers to punch their second straight trip to the Eastern ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — There was a moment when the Lakers were humming along near the end of the NBA's regular season, when they went 16-2 in the month of March as Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James found their groove together as a dynamic threesome.

But on April 2 at Oklahoma City, Doncic (Grade 2 left hamstring strain) and Reaves (Grade 2 ...Read more

Brandon Clarke, a former first-round draft pick who spent all seven of his NBA seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, has died. He was 29.

His agency, Priority Sports, confirmed the news Tuesday on social media. No cause of death has been disclosed.

"Everyone loved BC because he was always there as the most supportive friend you could ever ...Read more

In the cold, clinical world of modern sports, nostalgia is usually treated like a contagious disease.

We’re told to asset-manage our heroes and pivot to a soulless, analytical future built by a large language model.

But for the Golden State Warriors, nostalgia isn’t a trap; it’s the only sane exit strategy.

Because when the alternative ...Read more

All Lakers coach JJ Redick asked of his group was to “win the day.”

That day had to be Monday night, the only day that mattered for a Lakers team on the brink of elimination.

The Lakers came close, but they did not win the day, losing Game 4 115-110 to the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena.

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CLEVELAND — Despite the free-throw shooting discrepancy, the Detroit Pistons had significant momentum as they emerged from the visiting locker room of Rocket Arena at halftime. They led the Cleveland Cavaliers, 56-52, a lead that was largely fueled by Caris LeVert, who scored 17 of his team-best 24 points in the first half.

Tobias Harris ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets left Sunday’s NBA draft lottery with the No. 6 pick, not the franchise-changing prize fans had hoped for after two seasons near the bottom of the standings.

It hurt, as it should’ve. But it didn’t leave them without options.

They can keep the pick, explore what it’d cost to move up the board, or see ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The stat sheet from the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 win over the San Antonio Spurs caused a double take and a check of the reading glasses to make sure there were no smudges.

According to the plus/minus category, the most impactful player on either team was … Julius Randle?

Yep, Randle’s plus-12 rating was the highest ...Read more

There came a point — actually four different points — during Sunday’s NBA draft lottery when it became evident to Adam Simon, the Miami Heat’s assistant general manager, that the evaluation process would require more than assessing something close to a sure thing.

As he sat in the private drawing room in Chicago ahead of the televised ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid was listed as “probable” on the Philadelphia 76ers’ pregame injury report Sunday, which is to say the sun came up in the East.

The one consistent storyline of the Sixers’ rebuilding era, dubbed “The Process” some 13 years and five general managers ago, involves the availability of injured players. Those ...Read more

The Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes is back on.

The Milwaukee Bucks are ready to receive trade offers for the two-time NBA MVP with the draft less than two months away, according to ESPN.

The development comes less than a week after Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said the team intended to make a decision on Antetokounmpo’s future ahead of the...Read more

NEW YORK — Josh Hart is among the New York Knicks who played college basketball at Villanova, so he knows a thing or two about Philadelphia sports.

But the Knicks fans’ jarring takeover of Philly’s Xfinity Mobile Arena over the weekend just might have changed his perspective.

“I used to think Philly was a sports town,” Hart said with...Read more

Victor Wembanyama is in the clear.

The San Antonio Spurs superstar will not be suspended, or even fined, after he was ejected from Sunday night’s 114-109 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, ESPN reported.

Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for ...Read more

Clarity is a wonderful thing for a windshield, but for an NBA front office, it can often be dangerous.

The Golden State Warriors have clarity: Steve Kerr is back to steer the ship, and after Sunday’s NBA Draft lottery, they hold the No. 11 pick.

But clarity without creativity is just a well-lit exit sign.

And this unremarkable draft pick is...Read more