Basketball

Knicks and Nuggets have a chance to eliminate Pistons and Clippers from NBA playoffs

DETROIT (AP) — Two teams will have a chance to advance in the NBA playoffs on Thursday night against franchises playing a Game 6 on their home court in each conference. All four squads will count on key players they added over the last year.

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With WNBA camps open, eyes already turning to 2026 free agency with so many players possibly moving

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA training camps just opened and there already are so many eyes on the 2026 season when more than 100 players will be free agents.

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Daniels, Cunningham and Zubac are the finalists for the NBA's most improved player award

Detroit's Cade Cunningham, the Los Angeles Clippers' Ivica Zubac and Atlanta's Dyson Daniels all made significant leaps this season. It's time for the NBA to reveal which jump was deemed the best.

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$Tyrese Haliburton scolds his father for sparking postgame fracas after Pacers eliminate Bucks$

Tyrese Haliburton scolds his father for sparking postgame fracas after Pacers eliminate Bucks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was so excited about Indiana's improbable overtime rally that he didn't realize what led to the postgame scuffle between his teammates and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo enters this offseason with a big question awaiting him. Stay or go?

Giannis Antetokounmpo had to have known the question was coming.

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NBA playoff guide: Who plays when, how to watch, what the odds are

We have a Round 2 matchup: It'll be Cleveland vs. Indiana in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The NBA playoffs have 12 teams left in the race for the Larry O'Brien Trophy — and that number may drop by one or two on Wednesday night.

Apr 30, 2025 8:52 AM Read more >

Pacers eager to get started in Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with Cavaliers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers went toe-to-toe for five games with one Central Division rival, the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Celtics adapted to Magic's physicality in 1st-round win. Rest is focus with Knicks or Pistons next

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics are a step closer to repeating as NBA champions. And they showed they have a path to getting there that doesn’t revolve around them just making a bunch of 3-pointers.

Apr 30, 2025 5:01 AM Read more >

Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook spark the Nuggets' 131-115 win over the Clippers

DENVER (AP) — Nuggets interim coach David Adelman sensed one of Jamal Murray's patented playoff performances coming, and he was right on the money — just like his point guard.

Apr 30, 2025 1:24 AM Read more >

Haliburton and Pacers eliminate Bucks from playoffs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole one from the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

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