CHICAGO — Northwestern men’s basketball coach Chris Collins expected there would be some roster turnover this spring beyond the departure of star forward Nick Martinelli to the NBA — though maybe not to the extent the Wildcats experienced.

Collins has taken pride in the development of some of the players who have stuck with the program ...Read more

The Knicks got into the win column for the first time this season by overcoming a 13-point deficit in Tuesday’s home victory against the Detroit Pistons.

A day later, on the back end of a home-road back-to-back, New York overcame a bigger deficit for win No. 2.

This time, the Knicks overcame a 19-point hole on the heels of a second-half ...Read more

Nikola Jokic made more history, Trevon Brazile made more headlines, and the Nuggets bounced back from an ugly home stand with a 104-91 win over the Pelicans on Wednesday night in New Orleans.

Jamal Murray led the team with 23 points. Four rotation players remained out, including Cam Johnson, who has a right ankle injury. Here are three ...Read more

TORONTO — The Magic gave up 103 points through three quarters and couldn’t keep up with the Raptors inside Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.

Playing without Paolo Banchero (right low-grade high ankle sprain) and Jalen Suggs (mild right knee bone bruise), Orlando had a difficult time taking care of the ball (20 turnovers), cleaning up the...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry said his Las Vegas NBA expansion bid group is still in the mix, despite reports stating that they were out.

Lasry was on CNBC on Wednesday clearing the air, stating he and his partner, Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos, were still one of the finalist groups vying for a Las Vegas ...Read more

ATLANTA — The start of something big when it comes to the Miami Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo era? For now, just a start.

Finally breaking into the win column after an 0-4 opening week in the wake of their offseason superstar addition, the Miami Heat did it on a record-setting night.

With Bam Adebayo setting the Heat’s career rebounding ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ernie Johnson, the bow-tie-wearing, peace-keeping host of “Inside the NBA,” is leaving the show after 37 years.

“It’s just time,” the 70-year-old broadcaster said in a video posted Wednesday on social media.

“So why now? Total honesty here. I’ve always prided myself on my preparation, the hours I put in every day ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The NBA tracks a statistic known as “gravity.” This measures how much attention a player commands from the defense, with and without the ball. It’s a metric that demonstrates a player’s influence on opening things up for teammates.

Anthony Edwards posted the NBA’s second-highest gravity rating last season, behind only ...Read more

Lamar Odom is setting up shop on OnlyFans, making him the first former NBA player to publicly join the platform.

“I’ve lived a lot of my life in the public eye, but trust me, there’s still a side of Lamar Odom you haven’t seen,” he said in a statement to People. “Joining OnlyFans gives me a chance to connect with my fans on a whole ...Read more

NEW YORK — Basketball announcer Ernie Johnson is stepping away from “Inside the NBA” after almost 37 years behind the anchor desk.

The 70-year-old broadcaster says that the current NBA season will be his last one working alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. Johnson said health is part of the reason for his ...Read more

If you need permission to watch "The Permission" — aka Rhyne Howard of the Atlanta Dream — try to keep her team's WNBA championship dreams alive, Flavor Flav's got you covered.

The rapper issued signed permission slips Tuesday on social media for everyone to be excused from work on Thursday to watch Game 6 of the WNBA Finals. The next ...Read more

CHICAGO — When David Mirković thought back to the Illinois men’s basketball team’s postseason run in the spring, his favorite experience off the court was deboarding the plane at Willard Airport after the Elite Eight win over Iowa.

The Illini had just made their first Final Four in 21 years, and people came out en masse to celebrate the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The news that Anthony Edwards will miss up to two months because of a procedure on his troublesome right knee is a lot of things, but first and foremost it’s a bummer.

Let’s get that out of the way before we get into any second-guessing or possible silver linings.

It’s a joy to watch Ant play basketball, it was an ...Read more

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum hit an overtime buzzer-beater to cap a wild, roller-coaster 125-124 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday at TD Garden.

Tatum scored 40 points — including a career-high 18 free throws on 22 attempts — to rescue Boston after it coughed up a four-point lead in the final four seconds of regulation.

After trailing ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ahead of tipoff against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, Knicks head coach Mike Brown reflected on his time as an assistant coach on the Golden State Warriors’ championship staff in 2018. It was the season after the Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant-led Warriors won it all in 2017. The Dubs lost on their ring night and dropped two of ...Read more

DENVER — She’s trying her darnedest not to put boo and boo together. But every time Nikola Jokic opens his mouth lately, Nicole Werner wonders if he wants the heck out of Denver.

“I get that he’s not, like, the lovable goofball anymore,” Werner, a longtime Nuggets fan from Littleton, told me Tuesday. “He’s become just kind of like...Read more

Hubert Davis is back in basketball.

The former North Carolina men’s basketball coach has joined TNT Sports as a regular college basketball contributor, Warner Bros. Discovery announced in a release Tuesday afternoon.

This will be Davis’ second television stint in his career. He previously worked as a college basketball analyst for ESPN for...Read more