Basketball

Doris Burke on calling NBA Finals: 'I am sort of mindful that there is something meaningful here'

Doris Burke has been a mentor to many female analysts and announcers.

Jun 6, 2024 11:53 AM Read more >

Philadelphia famed city basketball series adds Drexel women's team to Big 5

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Big 5 has expanded with the addition of Drexel this season in women's basketball, the sixth Division I program to join the famed Philly hoops tradition.

Jun 6, 2024 10:28 AM Read more >

Jason Kidd has a chance to join a very small club in these NBA Finals

BOSTON (AP) — Jason Kidd won an NBA championship as a Dallas player in 2011. He now has a chance to win one as a Dallas coach, which would put him in a very small club.

Jun 6, 2024 4:02 AM Read more >

Analysis: This NBA Finals will show if the Celtics are ready for pressure

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown said all the right things after the Boston Celtics fell in the NBA Finals two years ago. They said losing that series to the Golden State Warriors was going to be part of their journey. A learning experience.

Jun 6, 2024 4:02 AM Read more >

Las Vegas takes down Dallas 95-81

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 36 points, 14 rebounds and six steals to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 95-81 on Wednesday night.

Jun 5, 2024 10:32 PM Read more >

Celtics will win unprecedented 18th title if stars Tatum and Brown focus on details, not emotions

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t point to just one moment he believes helped his team get past the emotions of losing to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals two years ago. There were many.

Jun 5, 2024 6:01 PM Read more >

NBA Finals Notebook: Porzingis a go, Kyrie and LeBron make nice, Hardaway Jr. throws shade at dad

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis said he will be ready to “just go out there and hoop” for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night after missing Boston’s last 10 games with a strained left calf.

Jun 5, 2024 5:05 PM Read more >

Redemption-minded Celtics set to match up with opportunistic Mavericks in NBA Finals

BOSTON (AP) — As the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics prepare to tip off the NBA Finals, the four biggest names in the series are looking at this moment through different lenses.

Jun 5, 2024 4:28 PM Read more >

Lawyer in NBA betting case won't say whether his client knows now-banned player Jontay Porter

NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer declined to comment Wednesday on the case against a New York man charged in a sports betting scandal that cost former NBA player Jontay Porter his career.

Jun 5, 2024 4:24 PM Read more >

The NBA Finals were too late for Dallas' Luka Doncic to watch as a kid. Now, he's in them

BOSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic didn’t stay up all night to watch NBA Finals games as a kid. They usually started at something like 3 a.m. in his native Slovenia. He had school to get to a few hours later. He’d wake up and find out who won.

Jun 5, 2024 1:25 PM Read more >