Kansas forward KJ Adams rose up and effortlessly canned the jumper, his fourth of the night.

Yes, you read that correctly.

The often-scrutinized Adams delivered time and time again for the shorthanded Jayhawks on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. He contributed offensively and with an important defensive performance against Cooper Flagg and the No....Read more

LAS VEGAS — No. 1 Kansas refused to let Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg beat them Tuesday night, and the Jayhawks survived a tight game to beat the No. 11 Blue Devils, earning a 75-72 win at T-Mobile Arena.

In a back-and-forth game worthy of March, or perhaps early April, it was freshman Kon Knueppel, not the highly touted but well-covered ...Read more

PHOENIX — The idea, JJ Redick said pregame, would be for the Lakers to get back to the plan he set in place when he became the team’s head coach. That plan, to take the long view and favor the process of the results helped the team win 10 of its first 14 games.

“We’re all competitive. I’m competitive. We have to be about the process ...Read more

ATLANTA — Just hours after the NBA handed the Hawks a hefty fine for sitting guard Trae Young for a game earlier this month, the team provided an update on his status for a coming matchup. The team listed Young as questionable for their game against the Cavaliers on Wednesday at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Hawks ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Paul George is feeling better, but the 76ers forward admits his experience is “super frustrating.”

The nine-time All-Star, who will miss his third straight game Wednesday with a bone bruise in his left knee, said he hopes to return within the next week. George hasn’t cleared that with the team, but it is the time frame he...Read more

MIAMI – This is why the Miami Heat put their 2023 offseason on hold.

Because they were on Dame Time.

Dame Time arrived Tuesday night at Kaseya Center.

Scoring 25 of his 37 points in the first half, Damian Lillard helped push the Milwaukee Bucks past the Heat 106-103 at Kaseya Center, on a night the Bucks were without sidelined forward ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Early in the third quarter Tuesday night, Timberwolves fans at Target Center let the team have it after Donte DiVincenzo committed a turnover near halfcourt that led to an easy dunk from Jalen Green with 7 minutes, 20 seconds left in the quarter.

Boos rained down as Chris Finch called timeout. The jeers had an effect, as the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — While not as pretty as their previous victories, the Kentucky Wildcats did enough to preserve their perfect start to the season in a rare matchup with Western Kentucky on Tuesday night.

The No. 8-ranked Cats defeated the Hilltoppers 87-68 in just the fifth regular-season meeting between the two programs. Kentucky improved its...Read more

LAS VEGAS — San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher and his players spewed all the usual cliches after a rare double-digit home loss against No. 3 Gonzaga eight days ago, about being young, about learning to play with each other, about getting back in the gym and getting better.

Well, they did.

The Aztecs took advantage of a No. 21-ranked ...Read more

MAUI, Hawaii – Foul trouble plagued the UConn men’s basketball team as it dropped its second-consecutive game in the Maui Invitational, 73-72, to Colorado on Tuesday.

Ironically, there was a late offensive rebound that swung the game against the Huskies in crunch time for the second game in a row. Colorado freshman Trevor Baskin pulled the ...Read more

ATLANTA — The NBA fined the Hawks $100,000 for holding Trae Young out of a recent game, a violation of its player participation policy, the league announced in a news release Tuesday.

The Hawks ruled out Young for its matchup against the Celtics in Boston on Nov. 12, which was the first of four Group Play games in the NBA Cup.

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SAN FRANCISCO — After a fantastic first month of the season, some of the Warriors’ issues from last year are starting to float to the surface.

After blowing a 17-point lead in a loss at San Antonio over the weekend, the Warriors similarly collapsed from a peak of an 18-point edge in the third quarter. Even with the highest-scoring bench in ...Read more

“O-G! O-G! O-G!”

The rhythmic chant echoed through Ball Arena, emanating from a small but spirited contingent of New York Knicks fans in the sellout crowd. Two-letter names have a way of rolling off the tongue, and for OG Anunoby, it was a fitting soundtrack to a career night.

Anunoby was in full “go-mode,” and the Knicks followed his ...Read more

DETROIT— The Detroit Pistons ended their three-game losing streak in a thrilling 102-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors Monday night at Little Caesars Arena.

Malik Beasley (14 points) split a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter, leaving Detroit trailing the Raptors 91-88 with 4:30 left. On the next offensive possession, Jaden ...Read more

No Paolo Banchero, no Wendell Carter Jr., no Jalen Suggs, no Gary Harris and seemingly no problem for the Orlando Magic against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night at Spectrum Center.

On a night that, at times, felt like a rock fight between Orlando and Charlotte (6-11), Jamahl Mosley’s squad relied heavily on its defense en route to the 95...Read more

BOSTON — For the first time in 210 days, the Celtics were able to trot out their preferred starting five Monday night at TD Garden.

The result: a hero’s welcome for the now-healthy Kristaps Porzingis and a comprehensive beatdown of one of the NBA’s hottest teams.

Boston steamrolled the Los Angeles Clippers 126-94 in Porzingis’ return ...Read more

MAUI, Hawaii – The No. 2-ranked UConn men’s basketball team dropped an overtime thriller, 99-97, to Memphis to open the Maui Invitational at the historic Lahaina Civic Center on Monday.

The Huskies trailed by 12 with three minutes left in regulation, but freshman Liam McNeeley led a comeback effort and Solo Ball nailed a 3-pointer with a ...Read more

CHICAGO — The biggest roar at the United Center on Saturday night came during a timeout when Benny the Bull sank a backward, over-the-shoulder, half-court shot with a miniature basketball.

Many in the announced crowd of 19,449 left by the middle of the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls’ 142-131 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, satisfied ...Read more

Jordi Fernandez probably had Sunday’s road game against the Sacramento Kings circled on his calendar since the NBA schedules were revealed back in August. This one meant something to him. This one was special.

Brooklyn’s first-year head coach served as the Kings’ associate head coach under Mike Brown from 2022-24, but that stretch only ...Read more