Caleb Love and Deni Avdija score 26 points each to lead the Trail Blazers to a critical NBA Cup West Group C win.

Towns remains, without debate, the second-best offensive player on the roster after Jalen Brunson.

Cooper Flagg got a measure of revenge against former high school teammate Derik Queen, scoring 12 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Mavs to a 118-115 win over the Pelicans.

Pryce Sandfort scored 21 points and Reink Mast added 20 for Nebraska in an 86-85 victory over Kansas State on Friday night, winning the Hall of Fame Classic for the first time in program history.

Jordi Fernández says the rebuilding Nets can’t let all these losses turn them into losers, that tasting victory has them wanting more. 

Azzi Fudd and Syla Swords went shot-for-shot in an early season showdown between two of the top teams in the country.

Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry helped the New York Liberty come to a decision with their new coaching hire.

Despite his big night, Edwards missed two free throws with 12.7 seconds left, opening the door to the Suns’ win.

Oklahoma City falls behind by 18 points the first quarter but get back on track to beat the Utah Jazz by 32 points in Salt Lake City.

Former Temple basketball player Hysier Miller is facing a permanent NCAA ban after allegedly placing 42 bets totaling $473, including three against his own team.

LaMelo Ball says he wants to stay with the Hornets despite the team’s struggles and increasing speculation about his future from outside the organization.

Nikola Jokic gets 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a NBA West Group C win against the Houston Rockets

The Lakers confirmed that Joey and Jesse Buss, who both had been executives with the team, are no longer with the franchise.

Two key executives with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman, have stepped into new advisory roles with the Los Angeles Lakers as the team transitions ownership to Mark Walter and TWG Sports.

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 113-105 on Friday night for their first victory in the NBA Cup in-season tournament.

Jalen Suggs scored a season-high 23 points and added seven assists, and the Orlando Magic rolled to a 129-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.

Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey had a career-high 54 points and nine assists in a 123-114 overtime victory over the Bucks on Thursday.

Ian Jackson notched a St. John’s team-tying-high 20 points in the 14th-ranked Johnnies’ 97-49 destruction of Bucknell at Carnesecca Arena. 

Sabonis going out comes on the same day the Kings are expected to get Keegan Murray back in the rotation.

With the way the Clippers have been struggling this season and the age of their roster, they may need to make a big move.

The WNBPA believes the league’s latest CBA proposal misses the mark and does not include a system where the salary cap and player salaries sufficiently grow with the business, sources told ESPN.

The Lakers are reorganizing their basketball operations department and have terminated brothers Joey and Jesse Buss from their respective front office positions.

Jalen Brunson was the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year last season. Wednesday night, it was Landry Shamet coming through in the clutch to ruin what would have been the Dallas Mavericks’ best win of the season.

While the bar was set pretty low early on, the Nets have shown improvement on defense after opening the season with some of the worst stats in the NBA.

National NBA games being shown on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video or ESPN have drawn more than 60 million viewers through the first month of the regular season, the league announced Thursday, noting that is the highest opening total in 15 years.

Mavericks guard Dante Exum will miss the entire season due to complications with his right knee that will require another surgery, the team announced Thursday.

Golden State Warriors: Steph Curry and the Dubs are coming off an 11-games-in-18-days stretch

Mark Cuban has regained influence in Dallas Mavericks decisions after the firing of GM Nico Harrison. Cuban works alongside interim leadership.

A whistle saved the Knicks from an embarrassing defeat.

Arizona flipped the script on UConn in their top-five matchup Wednesday night, taking advantage of senior center Tarris Reed Jr.’s absence to win a physical battle in the paint 71-67.

How much influence Mark Cuban has over that decision is up for debate.

Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson returned to the court Wednesday night after missing eight games with a hamstring strain.

After catching a lob from LeBron James in Tuesday night’s game, Deandre Ayton revealed that it was the second time he has been on the receiving end of an alley-oop from James.

Jason Kidd pledged his allegiance to the Mavericks, but said he was flattered that the Knicks had interest in him over the summer. 

Vucevic finished with 27 points and Coby White had 25 off the bench.

76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was expected to sit out at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his left knee, the team said Wednesday night.

Steve Kerr said he has zero doubt that Erik Spoelstra is ready for the challenge of coaching the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.

Warriors star Stephen Curry (ankle soreness) missed Wednesday night’s game in Miami, as did Jimmy Butler (back) and Draymond Green (illness).

Alperen Sengun had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Kevin Durant scored 20 points, and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five with a 114-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Norman Powell scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo returned to score 20 and the Miami Heat pulled away late to top the extremely short-handed Golden State Warriors 110-96 on Wednesday night.

Lakers star LeBron James made his season debut against the Jazz on Tuesday night, taking the court to begin a league-record 23rd season.

Cade Cunningham was upgraded for the Detroit Pistons ahead of their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

A pair of double-digit victories unfolded very differently. Here’s what we’re taking away from Tuesday’s games.

Injuries are a recurring issue every NBA season, and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr recently voiced his concern when asked about the spike in soft-tissue problems around the league.

The WNBA’s latest collective bargaining proposal would include revenue sharing with a maximum salary of more than $1.1 million available to more than one player per team growing each year, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

Last Friday, news broke of Patrick Beverley getting arrested after his involvement in a “family violence” incident, as per Texas authorities.

Spurs second-year guard Stephon Castle will be reevaluated in one to two weeks, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania, after an MRI revealed a left hip flexor strain.

Antetokounmpo had to leave Monday night’s game against the Suns after injuring his groin in the second quarter.

The next chance for the Knicks to snag their first road win this season comes against the coach they coveted to fill their vacancy this past offseason. 

The Nets lost again Tuesday night.