NBA News
Sources: NBA investigating Ball trip of Adebayo
The NBA is investigating LaMelo Ball's trip of Bam Adebayo, which resulted in the Miami Heat star's lower back injury during Tuesday's play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Wolves ready to 'flip the switch' off uneven season
Coming off a rather uninspiring regular season, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves said "we're here now" and are ready to take on the Nuggets for the start of the playoffs.
Ball's clutch drive saves Hornets in frantic finish
LaMelo Ball made the go-ahead bucket with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, and Miles Bridges sealed the win with a block at the buzzer to propel the Hornets and oust the Heat in Tuesday night's play-in game.
NBA touts near doubling of television viewership
The NBA says 170 million people in the U.S. watched NBA games across the league's four primary broadcast platforms during the regular season, a number that represents an 86% rise over last season.
Blazers ride Avdija's 41 over Suns, grab 7th seed
Deni Avdija scored 41 points to help the Blazers erase an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 114-110 win over the Suns that secured the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Amazon feed cuts out late in Heat-Hornets thriller
Amazon Prime Video's stream of the Miami-Charlotte play-in game went offline for nearly two minutes during the overtime period, causing fans to miss a Hornets possession.
Rap megastar J. Cole said Tuesday that his time playing professional basketball in China has come to an end after one game.
Curry on minutes restriction in must-win play-in
Stephen Curry is one of three Golden State Warriors who will be on a minutes restriction in the team's play-in game against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
🏀 NBA playoffs: Predicting the entire bracket
ESPN's Zach Kram decides each NBA series in the playoffs through the Finals. Who will square off in June?