
The Celtics and the curse of the champion
Boston is favorite to retain the title after the NBA Championship has gone to six different winners in six years

Boston is favorite to retain the title after the NBA Championship has gone to six different winners in six years

Kai, 17, insisted on a message that has gained strength these past few days, trying to paint a friendlier picture of the candidate following the assassination attempt

The Boston Celtics start as favorites after having the best regular season record, followed by the defending champions of Denver

The league made clear to teams entering this season that resting multiple players, who are healthy enough to play, at once will no longer be overlooked

The single-match qualifiers will be played on December 4 and 5 and will decide who will compete in the semifinals at the T-Mobile Arena

The Frenchman with the San Antonio Spurs is big news in the League, but his team is far from playing at the level of the teams like Denver, Phoenix, Milwaukee, and especially Boston

The 2023-24 championship features a new in-season tourmanent, the NBA Cup, but all eyes will be on the towering 19-year-old French rookie, the number one Spurs pick

Greece will play the U.S., Jordan and New Zealand in group-stage games at Manila in the tournament, which starts Aug. 25 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan

Austin Reaves agreed to a four-year deal that could be worth $56 million, and D’Angelo Russell returned to the Lakers as well on a $37 million, two-year deal

The Wizards won despite the absence of Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma and pulled within 2 1/2 games of Chicago for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference

The Bucks extended their Eastern Conference advantage to 2½ games over the Boston Celtics as they prepare for a four-game road swing

The race for the last two guaranteed playoff spots and the four berths into the play-in tournament is as muddled and murky as possible.

Golden State is battling for homecourt in the postseason, which could be pivotal in defending the title

McClung has played mostly in the G League, where he ranks 36th in scoring this season at 19 points per game

It’ll be a particularly busy weekend for 11 players who are now slotted to be in multiple events during the three days of action in Utah

Phoenix could end up being more powerful than last season’s squad, which won an NBA-best 64 games, then flamed out with a second-round loss to Dallas

The other eight starters are Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and Zion Williamson