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Adam Silver does not sound ready to bend on the NBA’s 65-game awards threshold. According to Marc Stein’s reporting, the commissioner pushed back against the idea of changing the rule …

Luka Dončić’s recovery plan appears to be moving forward in stages, and the latest reporting suggests there is at least some reason for optimism; just not enough to declare a …

Lonzo Ball’s basketball career has always lived in public, but his latest reflection is a reminder that not all of that visibility came from jump shots and box scores. Looking …

The Knicks’ regular-season finale against the Hornets is, in competitive terms, almost beside the point. New York has already locked up the No. 3 seed, and with the playoffs looming, …

The league’s 65-game requirement for major awards was designed to discourage load management and make stars show up more often. In principle, that is understandable. In practice, the closing days …

Doc Rivers has taken his public pushback against Shams Charania a step further, suggesting their latest tension did not begin with Milwaukee’s recent turmoil but with a joke that, in …

Not every memorable NBA moment happens after tipoff. Before Friday’s game against Boston, Jordan Poole casually invited a young fan onto the court to take a few shots during pregame …

Zach Lowe has thrown a fascinating new idea into the NBA’s growing anti-tanking debate, and even by the standards of this year’s lottery reform discussions, it is a radical one. …

Doc Rivers is not hiding his frustration with the way Milwaukee’s season has been portrayed, and his sharpest criticism is aimed at ESPN insider Shams Charania. Rivers said, “Shams wrote …