Simmons has health and old job back. Now Nets need to see his old game
NEW YORK The scouting report sounded strikingly similar to the one that described Ben Simmons when he was an All-Star in Philadelphia, not a backup in Brooklyn.
Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom for Spurs
NEW YORK Victor Wembanyama was the presumed No. 1 pick for months, the rare certainty in an NBA draft process that s often a guessing game.
With Wembanyama a player like few others, there’s no debate at the top of this NBA draft
NEW YORK Victor Wembanyama walked into his first NBA news conference Wednesday morning, took his seat and looked out at a maze of cameras and microphones that have been awaiting him for years.
Heat, Knicks prepare for Game 2, unsure about Butler, Randle
NEW YORK The New York Knicks know how difficult it is having to play a postseason game without their do-everything forward.
Butler, Heat start 2nd round with 108-101 win over Knicks
NEW YORK Jimmy Butler looked his coach in the eye and said he was staying in the game, no matter how much his ankle might have hurt.
Nets swept, but can build quickly after Durant, Irving deals
NEW YORK The Brooklyn Nets finished the same way without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as they did with them.
Brunson, Barrett lead Knicks over Cavs 102-93 for 3-1 lead
NEW YORK The New York Knicks have had so few chances to join the NBA postseason party that they might forget the real fun hasn t even started yet.
76ers finish sweep of Nets without injured Embiid in 96-88 win
NEW YORK All Joel Embiid could give the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday was encouragement.
Embiid gets late block as Maxey, 76ers take 3-0 lead on Nets
NEW YORK Joel Embiid, limping throughout the game and perhaps lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket with 8.8 seconds left and t
Sixers look to take control vs. Nets; Warriors in 0-2 hole as NBA Game 3s arrive
Time for the Golden State Warriors to show this will be a long series, not a short title reign.
Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ two title teams, dies at 80
NEW YORK Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports mo
Embiid leads 76ers over Nets in Harden’s return to Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden scored 29 points in his first game in Brooklyn since being traded a year ago to begin a Big Three breakup, and the Philadelphia
NBA trade deadline sees Irving, Durant bolster West teams
First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix.
Irving, Durant trades bolster West teams before NBA deadline
First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix.
Embiid, Harden help 76ers blow by Knicks to win 8th straight
NEW YORK The Philadelphia 76ers weren t playing well, and worse than that, Joel Embiid thought he was playing soft.
Durant, Nets plan to move forward together instead of trade
NEW YORK Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are staying together.
Before NBA draft lottery, Lakers already made Pelicans lucky
Time for the NBA draft lottery, where some team will get a nice reward for a miserable season.
Celtics complete 4-game sweep of Nets with 116-112 victory
NEW YORK Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs
‘Let’s get it on’: Nets, Cavaliers to open play-in
NEW YORK Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have played in the NBA Finals and Olympics, so they ve been in just about every kind of big game there is.
When the All-Star break ends, the NBA’s stretch run begins
CLEVELAND When the All-Star break ends, the stretch run begins.