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Cavs and Mavs try to keep home-court edge in Game 3s against Celtics and Thunder

May. 10, 2024 18:27 PM EDT

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers took the home-court advantage with a Game 2 victory in Boston, the same way Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks did in Oklahoma City. Now the Cavs and Mavs will try keep that edge against the top seeds in each conference in their...

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves receives the NBA's social justice award

May. 09, 2024 12:49 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns was named the recipient of the NBA 's social justice award on Thursday. Towns was one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy, which was created in 2021 to honor a player for pursuit of social justice while upholding the...

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama named NBA Rookie of the Year after a record-setting season

May. 06, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history. Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in Year 1 of his career, posted all these averages — at least 21.4 points,...

Mavs extend coach Jason Kidd's contract in middle of playoffs, a year after chaotic ending

May. 06, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd found a groove with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving a season after a chaotic ending to the first two months together for the Dallas superstars. The Mavericks coach has his team advancing in the playoffs for the second time in his three years in charge, and the...

Leonard's health, contract extensions for George and Lue face Clippers with new arena move pending

May. 06, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are moving into their new arena in nearby Inglewood this summer. Just who will be on the court and the sideline for them next season are among the decisions facing the team. The health of their superstar Kawhi Leonard also looms large,...

Maxi Kleber of the Mavericks is out indefinitely with a separated shoulder, AP source says

May. 04, 2024 20:28 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks center Maxi Kleber has a separated shoulder that will sideline him indefinitely and raises doubts about his status for the rest of the playoffs, a person with knowledge of the injury said Saturday. Kleber injured the right shoulder in the first half...

Tyronn Lue says he wants to keep coaching Clippers, passes on addressing speculation over Lakers

May. 04, 2024 12:24 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Tyronn Lue said he wants to be coach of the Los Angeles Clippers for the longterm and declined to address directly speculation that the Lakers would target him in their search after firing Darvin Ham. Lue was asked about his future and the talk of the Lakers after...

Kyrie Irving is still perfect in closeout games, and moving on with Luka Doncic and the Mavs

May. 04, 2024 11:04 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving wowed the crowd with a crossover move that helped create just enough space for him to let fly with a leaning 3-pointer. Luka Doncic's co-star with the Dallas Mavericks was bumped and fell with the shot in the air, and his teammates were right there to mob...

A sellout for a WNBA preseason game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era

May. 04, 2024 08:09 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — More than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever in a preseason game against the Dallas Wings on Friday night, some fans among the sellout crowd were lined up outside the arena dressed in No. 22 University of Iowa jerseys. ...

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving carry Mavs past Clippers 114-101 to advance to second round

May. 04, 2024 01:49 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic struggled with his shot again thanks to his ailing right knee, and Kyrie Irving spent a bunch of energy playing defense. Through all that, the co-stars of the Mavericks tag-teamed for a second-half surge that sent Dallas to the second round in their first...