WASHINGTON (AP) — The Orlando Magic beat Washington 130-120 on Saturday night, overcoming another triple-double by Russell Westbrook in his home debut for the Wizards.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Chase Audige scored all of his 17 points in the second half to lead four Northwestern players in double figures and the Wildcats beat Indiana 74-67 on Wednesday night....
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie scored a career-high 30 points and Northwestern beat Michigan State for the first time in almost a decade, topping the No. 4 Spartans 79-65 on Sunday...
EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of...
SAO PAULO (AP) — For little Kobe Bryant growing up in Italy, the player that amazed him as a child was a skinny and half bald Brazilian guard who often beat his father's teams with long distance...
NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern was remembered Tuesday as a mentor and a leader, a Little League parent and a loyal friend.
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic's pursuit of Jason Kidd's triple-double record in Dallas will have to wait. This night was about the 20-year-old sensation's 3-point shooting.
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic barely missed a step and added a little Magic on his return to the Dallas lineup on Thursday night.
He had missed the previous four games because of a sprained...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Luka Doncic showed off his all-around game — at the Cleveland Cavaliers' expense.
Doncic had his second straight triple-double and third of the season, finishing with 29...
HOUSTON (AP) — Russell Westbrook said he'll take some time to reflect on the significance of his latest performance.
After posting his second straight triple-double since joining the Houston...
Magic Johnson might actually miss the Los Angeles Lakers if he wasn't always checking up on them.
Johnson quit as the team's president of basketball operations at the end of the last season,...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen.
A person with knowledge of the situation says the...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the NBA Awards show in Santa Monica, California (all times local):
8:15 p.m.
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks has won Most...
Larry Bird's place in NBA history stretches from the record book to the rule book.
A Hall of Fame player later became a successful coach and team executive. Along the way, he watched free...
TORONTO (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he has already offered presumed No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson advice on enjoying the process of entering the league.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Frank Vogel's determination to build "organizational togetherness" within the Los Angeles Lakers met the reality of the team's current dysfunction Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, whose coast-to-coast rivalry in the 1980s propelled the NBA to a new level of popularity, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement...
DENVER (AP) — Earlier in the playoffs, he was drawing comparisons to Wilt Chamberlain. This week, it's Magic Johnson.
As the casual basketball fan — everyone, really — is finding out, Denver...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Walton is out as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after three losing seasons.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka announced Walton's departure Friday, three days after...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers already had plenty of problems to fix during the summer after their sixth straight losing season.
The final day of the regular season has arrived, with one playoff spot to decide, seven of the eight first-round matchups still unknown and nine different seeds still not clinched.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Magic Johnson shockingly quit his job as the Lakers' president of basketball operations right before the game, the Lakers certainly didn't play like a franchise in...
Lakers’ president Magic Johnson abruptly resigns
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For Virginia and Texas Tech, doing something that had never been done before took hard work, dedication, determination — and vision.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cassius Winston is already in elite company.
The crafty point guard is among a handful of Michigan State players to win Big Ten player of the year honors and earn...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cassius Winston missed an open jump shot but was right there for the rebound. Without hesitating, he stepped back and swished a 3-pointer.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James' first season with the Los Angeles Lakers is over.
James will sit out the final six games of the Lakers' sixth consecutive losing season, the team announced...
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James watched Kobe Bryant score big again.
But he's focused on a different shiny trophy than the one his former rival snagged Sunday night.
James joined Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and other current and former NBA players to congratulate Bryant after the Los Angeles Lakers superstar won an Academy Award in the animated short film category.
Holding his Oscar, Bryant later said, "I feel better than winning a championship, to be honest with you. I swear I do."