Sophomore center ranked fourth on the FSU basketball team in scoring, second in rebounding and first in blocked shots.
Mark Cuban calls NBA play-in games an ‘enormous mistake’ after voting to approve them
Cuban's Mavericks are in seventh place in the West, leaving them vulnerable to the play-in games.
Fantasy Basketball: Fallout of Jamal Murray’s injury and more for Week 17
Jamal Murray's injury rightly has all the headlines. Here's Nick Whalen with the fantasy fallout and more.
Nets’ Steve Nash shares anger and frustration over Daunte Wright killing
Steve Nash shared his anger and frustration over the killing of Daunte Wright by a police officer in a town near Minneapolis on Sunday.
Hoosiers and Pacers icon Bobby ‘Slick’ Leonard dies at 88
Bobby “Slick” Leonard led the Hoosiers to an NCAA title, built the best franchise in ABA history and saved professional basketball in Indianapolis.
Draymond Green reveals how Steve Kerr talk led to big scoring night
Draymond Green and Steve Kerr had an important conversation at shootaround ...
Bobby ‘Slick’ Leonard, 88, Pacers Hall of Fame coach, dies
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Bobby ''Slick'' Leonard was selected as the ABA's greatest coach. Hall of Fame player George McGinnis considered him a genius. On Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers announced that the man who led them to three ABA championships during a Hall of Fame coaching career and was selected a 1963 NBA All-Star had died.
Zion Williamson on a tear as Pelicans host Knicks
The New Orleans Pelicans and the New York Knicks each have won three games in a row as they prepare to meet twice in five days, beginning with a Wednesday night matchup in New Orleans. Zion Williamson has averaged 35 points during the Pelicans' three-game streak. In Monday's a 117-110 victory over Sacramento, Williams scored 30 points and Brandon Ingram had 34.
Jonas Valanciunas, Grizzlies meet Mavericks in key matchup
Jonas Valanciunas is riding the best double-double streak in Memphis Grizzlies history and he looks to add another to the total Wednesday night when the Memphis Grizzlies host the Dallas Mavericks. Valanciunas' stretch of 15 consecutive double-doubles is one better than the team mark Zach Randolph set in January of 2011. The big man was superb while surpassing Randolph as he recorded 26 points on 12-of-15 shooting and collected 14 rebounds in Monday's 101-90 home victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Wizards look to clinch winning trip vs. Kings
The Washington Wizards will attempt to complete one of the most successful trips in their recent history when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Coming off a stunning 125-121 win at Utah on Monday, the Wizards have gone 3-2 on their 10-day, coast-to-coast venture and have a chance to record four victories on the same trip for the first time since March of 2017. Beal is now supported by the more well-rounded Russell Westbrook, who has recorded triple-doubles in all five games of the trip so far, including a 25-point, 14-rebound, 14-assist effort against the Jazz.
Ben Simmons on Nets: ‘There’s only one ball and you’ve got to play defense, too’
Simmons isn't wrong. But...
Guard Boogie Ellis to transfer to USC from Memphis
Memphis guard Boogie Ellis announces he will transfer to USC. He will help fill the void after Tahj Eaddy declared for the NBA draft last week.
Why Murray’s injury is devastating to Nuggets
Jamal Murray's torn left ACL late ruins Denver's title shot this year, but it could have even longer-term consequences for a mid-market team trying to build a winner.
Luka Doncic: ‘I don’t understand the idea of a play-in’
The Mavericks star gave his honest assessment of the league's revised playoff format for this season.
Magic try to stop skid at six, visit slumping Bulls
The Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls meet Wednesday in Chicago with both looking to end losing streaks. Chicago dropped its third straight on Monday in a 101-90 decision at Memphis, following a 121-117 loss in the first leg of a back-to-back against Minnesota. The Bulls remain in the No. 10 spot in the Eastern Conference, the last seed to qualify for the NBA Playoffs play-in tournament, just 1.5 games ahead of the Toronto Raptors through Monday's games.