NEW YORK — Former Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has reached a plea deal in a New York City domestic assault case that will keep him out of jail if he completes a court-ordered treatment program and stays out of trouble. Porter, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation in … Read more
LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell scored 34 points, LeBron James added 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Portland Trail Blazers 134-110 on Sunday night to get back to .500. Austin Reaves scored 15 points, and Anthony Davis had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help the Lakers (22-22) bounce back from an 18-point … Read more
BOSTON — Jamal Murray scored 35 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 34 and the Denver Nuggets held on to hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season, 102-100 on Friday night. Jokic added 12 rebounds and nine assists to help the defending NBA champions end the Celtics’ streak at 20 straight home … Read more
Assistant coach Dejan Milojevic and Kevon Looney #5 of the Golden State Warriors talk before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during the Western Conference Semi Finals during the 2023 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2023 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty Images The National … Read more
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46. Milojević died in … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert had 24 points and 17 rebounds, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 116-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Gobert returned after missing one game with left hip soreness. The twin tower duo of Gobert and Towns dominated an undermanned and young … Read more
CHICAGO — Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors used a big second-half turnaround to beat the Chicago Bulls 140-131 on Friday night. Thompson and Curry started slow, missing a combined 10 of their first 11 shots from the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green returned to the practice floor Sunday with the Golden State Warriors, one day after being reinstated by the NBA following a 12-game suspension. Coach Steve Kerr wasn’t sure when Green might be ready to play in a game again after the prolonged time away working on himself in the wake … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James didn’t sugarcoat his increasingly sour feelings after the Los Angeles Lakers spiraled to their 10th loss in 13 games Friday night, falling 127-113 to the Memphis Grizzlies. “We just suck right now,” a visibly perturbed James said after he scored 32 points in the Lakers’ fourth consecutive loss. Anthony Davis … Read more
DENVER — Paolo Banchero was pleased with his first career triple-double. What made it even better was its central role in a stirring comeback. Banchero hit a pair of go-ahead free throws with 9.7 seconds remaining and the short-handed Orlando Magic rallied Friday night for a 122-120 win over the Denver Nuggets. The young Magic … Read more
