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Wembanyama has 40 points, 20 rebounds, Spurs overcome Brunson's 61 points to edge Knicks in OT

Mar. 30, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had a career-high 40 points and added 20 rebounds and seven assists, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Jalen Brunson’s career-best 61 points to beat the New York Knicks 130-126 in overtime on Friday night. Wembanyama made a 3-pointer to give...

Siena hires former Syracuse standout Gerry McNamara as its new coach

Mar. 29, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

Gerry McNamara has signed a deal to take over as coach at Siena, deciding to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player, assistant and eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange. McNamara's signing was announced by Siena on Friday and makes him a...

Kevin Durant continues climb up NBA career scoring list, passes Shaq for eighth place

Mar. 21, 2024 01:54 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant continued to climb the NBA's list of career scoring leaders, passing big man Shaquille O'Neal for No. 8 with 22 points in the Phoenix Suns' 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. The 35-year-old Durant now has 28,610 career points....

USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women

Mar. 19, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

USA Basketball's men's team will see Serbia and South Sudan in two of its three group-stage games at the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women will open their schedule in a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer. FIBA, the sport's global organizing body, held the...

Brunson becomes fourth Knicks player with consecutive 40-point games, leads New York past Kings

Mar. 17, 2024 01:43 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland. He has...

Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr. help Rockets hold off Suns, 114-110

Feb. 24, 2024 00:00 AM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 23 points, Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 16 rebounds and the Houston Rockets withstood Phoenix's late surge to beat the Suns 114-110 on Friday night. “There’s a lot of different ways to win in the NBA and we’re finding that out and...