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

LOS ANGELES — Bob Chesney and Mick Cronin have a new major ally in their bid to compete in the Big Ten.

A $17.3 million gift from late alumnus and longtime donor Lawrence "Larry" Layne will benefit the UCLA football and men's basketball programs, giving them essential financial resources as they try to keep up with their cash-infused ...Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State didn’t have many losses to avenge from last season’s Big Ten championship regular season, but this one was the one to circle. A home loss to an Indiana team so bad it changed coaches might’ve stung most of all from last year’s title run, a loss that was on the mind as the Hoosiers came back to town ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The long-awaited debut of star USC freshman Alijah Arenas will have to wait at least another week.

Arenas is "progressing well" from the knee injury he suffered in the summer, but not ready to return, a person familiar with his status not authorized to speak publicly told The Los Angeles Times.

The five-star prospect has ...Read more

Malik Monk came off the bench for the second night in a row to provide the spark the Sacramento Kings needed to pull off an impressive win.

Monk posted season highs of 26 points and eight assists to lead the Kings to a 124-112 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday before a sellout crowd of 17,832 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

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Lakers coach JJ Redick was asked before Monday’s game against the Sacramento Kings how he could ensure his players wouldn’t underestimate a nine-win team.

“We don’t look at any game as a walkover,” Redick said.

Then the Kings walked all over the Lakers, taking a 20-point lead in the third quarter before winning 124-112 at Golden 1 ...Read more

Down their two best players, the Boston Celtics lost to one of the NBA’s worst teams Monday night against the Indiana Pacers.

Pacers forward Pascal Siakam’s jumper in the lane with 6.8 seconds secured a 98-96 win over Boston, which was playing without leading scorer Jaylen Brown for the third time this season.

Head coach Joe Mazzulla took ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The chants were predictable. Put a star athlete in front of a home crowd after an emotional victory, and you will hear the letters M, V and P.

That’s what Anthony Edwards heard on Sunday after leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a dramatic comeback 104-103 victory over San Antonio at Target Center.

The chant was ...Read more