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When: 7 p.m. Tuesday. Where: Little Caesars Arena. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WWJ-AM 950 (Pistons radio affiliates). How to bet: Place legal, online bets at BetMGM Sportsbook. • Box score Game notes: The Pistons have three games remaining, all at home. They enter Tuesday second in the NBA draft lottery. The T’wolves are also

3:54 PM ET LeBron James will give his injured right ankle one more day of rest Tuesday, when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks. James is targeting a return on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin. Frank Vogel said James was a full participant

Former New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is looking at his second major loss in the last month. The ownership group Rodriguez is a part of still hasn’t finalized a deal to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.  Rodriguez’s group had a 30-day window in which it could engage in exclusive

12:48 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal called out Kent Bazemore on Twitter Monday night after the Golden State Warriors swingman appeared to take a shot at Beal while weighing in on Stephen Curry‘s place atop the NBA scoring race. During Monday’s shootaround, Bazemore, a close friend of Curry’s, praised his

Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Monday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (47-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (44-24, 3

Russell Westbrook wrote his way into NBA history on Monday, bagging the 182nd triple-double of his career to break Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old record. Washington Wizards star Westbrook, who had equaled Robertson’s record of 181 triples on Saturday, sealed his record-breaking triple with 8min 33sec remaining in Monday’s 125-124 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. Westbrook’s 36th

Russell Westbrook deservingly and fittingly cradled the Spalding basketball Saturday night, moments after blocking a potential game-tying three from Indiana Pacers guard Caris LeVert, sealing a win on a night where he tied Oscar Robertson’s triple-double record. For his critics, it was symbolic, a selfish player with his only friend, the man who truly lived

The triple-double record has long been thought of as an impossible feat. Oscar Robertson’s record stood for 47 years and was the NBA’s white whale. Magic Johnson is the greatest point guard who ever lived and once said he thought it was the one NBA record that would never be broken. He had every right

6:05 PM ET The Boston Celtics say forward Jaylen Brown will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist. The injury, which was diagnosed over the weekend, is expected to require surgery later this week, according to the team. It’s a massive blow to a Celtics team

Move over Oscar Robertson. Russell Westbrook is the NBA’s new triple-double standard. The Washington Wizards star set a career record with his 182nd triple-double, amassing 28 points, 21 assists and 13 rebounds in a 125-124 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. Westbrook tied Robertson’s record of 181 with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 15

Steph’s value to Warriors clear in two staggering stats originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steph Curry has been on a torrid tear since the start of April, but you didn’t need me to tell you that. The Warriors star has raised his game to another level, even higher than the one he reached during

10:50 AM ET Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal will miss at least two games because of a left hamstring strain, the team announced Monday. Beal, who suffered the injury Saturday against the Pacers, had already been ruled out for Monday’s road game against the Hawks. The NBA’s second-leading scorer now will also miss Wednesday’s game

undefined Rapper J. Cole, whose new album “The Off-Season” is set to debut this week, is reportedly preparing to take the court as a professional basketball player for a team in the new Basketball Africa League.  According to the New Times Rwanda, Cole is in on the roster of the Rwanda Patriots BBC, and is

From the current seeds to all the potential tiebreakers, this is how the NBA play-in tournament works. When is the NBA’s play-in tournament? The play-in tournament runs from May 18-21, beginning two days after the regular season ends. How does the play-in tournament work? The seventh-place team in both conferences hosts the eighth-place team. The

Subscribe to Posted Up with Chris Haynes “Whoever came up with that s*** needs to be fired.” With ten words, LeBron James re-ignited a controversy about the NBA’s inaugural play-in tournament and pointed the spotlight on an NBA executive most fans hadn’t even heard of until a few days ago. Who is that executive who