Celtics celebrate 18th NBA title with banner, rings and call from Tatum: 'Let's do it again.'

BOSTON (AP) — After the Boston Celtics received their diamond-, emerald- and parquet-encrusted championship rings and before the franchise's 18th banner was raised to the rafters, Jayson Tatum grabbed a microphone to say a few words to the geeked-up crowd. “Enjoy this moment...

Tatum, Celtics celebrate Banner 18 by making record-tying 29 3-pointers and crushing Knicks 132-109

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum continued Boston’s Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics' NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers on Tuesday as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks on opening night. Derrick White scored 24 points,...

LeBron and Bronny James make NBA history by playing together in Lakers' 110-103 win over Minnesota

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers' 110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old son played almost 2 1/2 minutes...

LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA's first father-son duo to play together

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James gave his 20-year-old son a pep talk before they rose from the Lakers bench. Amid rising cheers, they walked together to the scorer's table — and then they stepped straight into basketball history. LeBron and Bronny became the first father and son...

Rudy Gobert confirms he reached a contract extension that's a 'win-win' with the Timberwolves

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Center Rudy Gobert confirmed Tuesday night he has reached a contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves. ESPN and other outlets reported earlier Tuesday that Gobert is getting a three-year, $110 million extension with Minnesota, which acquired the French...

Celtics tie, but don't break, NBA record with 29 3-pointers. Then they miss 13 3s in a row

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston crowd chanted “One more 3!” The Celtics did their best, firing up 13 shots from 3-point range in an attempt to break the NBA record for 3s in a game — and missing them all. In the end, all the defending champions could do in their 132-109 victory over...

New-look Knicks blown out by defending champion Celtics

BOSTON (AP) — The new-look New York Knicks were no match in their first test against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. After a pair of big offseason moves that landed them Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, the Knicks fell behind early and were blown out by the Celtics...

LeBron and Bronny James make history with the Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA's first father-son duo to play together

Clippers to honor the late Jerry West with empty seat and court decal at new arena

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers will honor Jerry West with an empty seat at their new arena and a court decal with the Hall of Famer's initials this season. He served as a consultant for the franchise from 2017 until his death in June at age 86. The...

76ers rule Embiid and George out for opener with injuries. Bucks' Middleton also expected to be out

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George's debut with the Philadelphia 76ers is on hold and Joel Embiid is again set to miss time with an injury. Embiid and George will miss Wednesday’s season opener against Milwaukee and could miss more games as the All-Stars expected to try to lead...