Basketball

NBA on All-Star break, but no easy answers to rest problem

Golden State coach Steve Kerr wants a shorter NBA season. Milwaukee All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo does not. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver isn’t sure what the right answer is.

Feb 20, 2023 11:54 AM Read more >

Celtics stars Tatum and Brown put on quite an All-Star show

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Best record in the NBA. A team that won the Eastern Conference and went to the NBA Finals last season. A pair of All-Stars, including the MVP. And a coach who isn’t an interim coach anymore.

Feb 20, 2023 7:54 AM Read more >

AP source: Antetokounmpo going to New York for wrist exam

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was scheduled to be in New York on Monday to undergo testing and get further evaluation on his injured right wrist, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Feb 19, 2023 11:54 PM Read more >

Tatum scores All-Star record 55, Team Giannis wins 184-175

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jayson Tatum put on a record-setting show, and made Giannis Antetokounmpo look like a genius.

Feb 19, 2023 9:36 PM Read more >

The great Bill Russell remembered at NBA All-Star weekend

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — This was the first All-Star weekend since the death of 11-time champion, Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame coach Bill Russell. He was not forgotten.

Feb 19, 2023 8:07 PM Read more >

All-Star top picks: Lillard (reserves), Embiid (starters)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Damian Lillard was the first reserve taken by captain Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday in the All-Star Game draft, and Joel Embiid was the first starter taken by fellow captain LeBron James for the matchup.

Feb 19, 2023 6:23 PM Read more >

Love picks Miami; AP source says Heat also to sign Zeller

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Love says he has picked the Miami Heat.

Feb 19, 2023 11:14 AM Read more >

Mac McClung, now the NBA dunk champ, wasn't an unknown

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung was not exactly an unknown. Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

Feb 19, 2023 11:10 AM Read more >

Paolo's Diary: His 1st All-Star weekend is in the books

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — (EDITOR’S NOTE — Orlando Magic rookie and No. 1 overall draft pick Paolo Banchero is doing a periodic diary with The Associated Press this season to chronicle his first year in the NBA. This is his fourth installment.

Feb 19, 2023 11:05 AM Read more >

Mac McClung soars to slam dunk title at All-Star Saturday

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung might have single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years.

Feb 18, 2023 9:14 PM Read more >