NBA Basketball

Tatum clears hurdle, happy to exit MSG on '2 feet'

Jayson Tatum had 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes Thursday night but, more importantly, walked "off the floor on my own two feet."

Sixers' Embiid undergoes surgery for appendicitis

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid underwent emergency surgery in Houston on Thursday after being diagnosed with appendicitis a few hours before the team fell to the Rockets 113-102 in a pivotal late regular-season clash.

Donovan not reading into Reinsdorf's endorsement

Bulls coach Billy Donovan, who has yet to decide on his future with the team, appreciated team president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf's endorsement of him but said he understood "everybody's got to look out for what is best for the Bulls."

Sarr (toe) to miss Wizards' final three games

Wizards forward Alex Sarr is likely to miss the final three games of the season with a toe injury.

OKC locks up No. 1 seed, joins elite company

The Thunder clinched the NBA's best regular-season record with a win over the Clippers to join some exclusive company.

NBA fines Magic $25K for injury report violation

The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 on Thursday for violating league injury reporting rules before Monday night's home game against the Detroit Pistons.

Stanford star freshman Okorie declares for draft

Stanford star guard Ebuka Okorie will enter the NBA draft after leading the ACC in scoring as a freshman.

Sources: Kings' late foul was error, not tanking

The NBA is looking into what team sources say was a strategy mistake by Kings coach Doug Christie -- and not tanking tactics -- during Tuesday's loss to the Warriors.

🏀 Inside the NBA's tanking problem

With tanking strategies growing in both audaciousness and frequency of use, can the league get its arms around the often-effective practice?