SportYahoo SportsJoel Embiid ruled out for Game 3 of Nets-76ers series
Lingering pain in his left knee has sidelined Joel Embiid for Game 3.
SportYahoo SportsJoel Embiid 'extremely sorry' about Jarrett Allen elbow: 'I probably should have been ejected'
Nets players are salty at Joel Embiid. Did he get what he wanted?
SportYahoo SportsTexas Tech star Jarrett Culver declares for NBA draft
A projected lottery pick, Jarrett Culver is leaving Texas Tech after his sophomore season.
SportYahoo Sports76ers assistant Lindsey Harding wants to see Diana Taurasi give the NBA a try
Asked the age-old question about women in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach put it simply: why not?
SportYahoo SportsNBA commissioner Adam Silver doesn't think tampering has gotten worse it recent years
Adam Silver explained why players talking to each other about playing together isn't considering tampering.
SportYahoo SportsMinnesota Lynx to retire Lindsay Whalen's No. 13; first of 4-time champs to hang it up
Lindsay Whalen's number is the first to be retired by the franchise, which will have a group of players to consider in upcoming years.
SportYahoo SportsMichael Jordan calls Tiger Woods' Masters victory 'greatest comeback I've ever seen'
From one GOAT to another: that was incredible.
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Tasmania snatch opening win in NZ NBL
Tasmania's Southern Huskies have made history while celebrating a tight win in their opening game in the New Zealand NBL.
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Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets
James Harden dominates with a 32-point triple-double as the Houston Rockets cruise to an easy victory over the Utah Jazz, 118 to 98.
SportAustralian Associated PressIngles, Maker suffer NBA play-off losses
James Harden had a NBA triple-double in downing the Jazz, while the Pistons were crushed by Buck Giannis Antetokounmpo's highlight-reel plays.
SportYahoo SportsJayson Tatum has massive photo of his posterizing dunk over LeBron James up in his house
If you threw down a dunk like that over LeBron James, you'd frame a massive photo of it too.
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Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Eric Bledsoe each score at least 24 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Detroit Pistons, 120-99.
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Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics
Kyrie Irving scores 37 points to propel a fourth quarter comeback as the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 99-91.
SportYahoo SportsBlake Griffin picks up 2nd technical foul of a series he's not playing in
Blake Griffin is working his way into the box score despite watching from the bench in a suit.
SportYahoo SportsKyrie Irving and the Celtics are rediscovering their playoff mystique together
For as much respect as the players and coaches have paid the Indiana Pacers publicly, the Boston Celtics brass is unconcerned with their first-round opponent privately.
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76ers claim Ben Simmons report 'trash'
The New York Daily News has reported that Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand raised the prospect of trading Australian NBA star Ben Simmons.
SportYahoo SportsBlake Griffin inactive for Game 2 against the Bucks due to knee injury
Blake Griffin did some work during the Pistons shootaround, but still needs time to recover from a knee issue.
SportYahoo SportsJared Dudley thinks Ben Simmons is just an 'average' player in the half court
Jared Dudley took an honest shot at Ben Simmons on Wednesday in the midst of their opening round playoff series, calling the Australian "average" in the halfcourt.
SportYahoo SportsLeBron James enters boxing documentary game to cover Canelo Alvarez's next fight
Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs are scheduled for a middlewweight unification bout on May 4. LeBron James will have a hand in covering their preparation.
SportYahoo SportsSteve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins will not need surgery, likely to miss entirety of playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins will not need surgery for his torn quad that he suffered in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.
SportYahoo SportsKevin Durant says Clippers are running a 'gimmick defense' vs. Warriors
Kevin Durant committed nine turnovers and fouled out of the Warriors' Game 2 loss. How did Patrick Beverley and the Clippers pull it off?
SportYahoo SportsDavid Griffin believes Anthony Davis is 'open to staying' with Pelicans, asks if he's all-in
In his introductory press conference, David Griffin laid out what could happen with Anthony Davis.
