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On the morning of Dec. 21, 2019, then-Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen gathered his staff for a routine meeting. His 12-19 team was in dire need of spacing. The franchise’s minor-league affiliate was set to square off against the Lakeland Magic at the annual G League Showcase in Las Vegas. And following that matchup,

The NBA suspended 11 players after Wednesday night’s brawl during the Detroit Pistons’ 121-101 win over the Orlando Magic. The league handed out punishments Thursday night after the altercation at Little Caesars Arena. Pistons guard Killian Hayes received a three-game suspension, and Magic forward Moe Wagner received a two-game suspension. Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo received

Buddy Hield is officially the fastest shot in the East, possibly ever. The Indiana Pacers opened Thursday’s 135-126 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers with a lightning-fast 3-pointer. In one fluid motion, Hield caught the tip from Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen on Cleveland’s side of the court, turned around and drained the shot. From tip-off to

Yahoo Sports Illustration As we close 2022, the Yahoo Sports NBA team takes a look back at their favorite basketball things from the year that was — from the NBA All-Star Game to the NBA and WNBA Finals to the NBA draft and more. The last two years have been rough on everyone. For the

Christmas day has long been the purview of the NBA on the American sports calendar. Except on a Sunday. With Christmas falling on a Sunday this season, the NFL took full advantage with its first-ever holiday triple-header that expectedly dominated the ratings. But it didn’t appear to hurt the NBA. While trailing the NFL by

THE HERD | Colin verdicts “Kevin Durant is Best Player of League” Brooklyn Nets is Unbeaten in East

8:00 AM ET One Eastern Conference contender is streaking up the NBA standings. With a win on Monday over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Brooklyn Nets have run their streak to nine games, tying the longest in the league this season. (The other two teams to pull it off, the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, sit

Luka Doncic is at it again. The Dallas Mavericks superstar dropped a historic 60-point triple-double in a wild 126-121 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Doncic’s statline is impressive enough. He scored a career-high 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. It was a franchise scoring record and it made Doncic