PHOENIX – After five tumultuous seasons in the Bay Area, the Golden State Warriors finally parted ways with Jonathan Kuminga less than 24 hours before Thursday’s trade deadline.

On Wednesday evening, Golden State sent Kuminga and Buddy Hield to Atlanta, in return receiving Kristaps Porzingis. No draft picks were involved in the deal. ESPN�...Read more

TORONTO — With the trade deadline looming, and with the organization in the mix still to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Minnesota Timberwolves team that took the floor against the Toronto Raptors looked like their minds were on everything except basketball.

Then the Wolves woke up in the fourth quarter of a 128-126 victory, their first ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson is still the king of Manhattan.

No matter how clutch the Denver Nuggets were, no matter how Herculean the effort from Jamal Murray, they were stuck playing from behind until it was too late in a 134-127, costly double-overtime loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

The Nuggets’ injury nightmare resumed at ...Read more

Welcome back, February slump. No week gives Tom Izzo’s Michigan State teams trouble like the first week of February. And 2026 is no exception.

Trailing for all but a minute of Wednesday night’s game at Minnesota’s Williams Arena, No. 10 Michigan State dropped a stunner, 76-73, as the Gophers took command with early 3-point shooting. ...Read more

The clock is ticking toward Thursday at noon and the NBA’s trade deadline, and let’s be clear about what’s actually at stake for the Golden State Warriors in these final hours:

This isn’t just about roster construction or luxury tax gymnastics. It isn’t about draft pick protections or the “Two Timelines” theory that has pivoted ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Twenty-nine games. 587 points. 312 rebounds. 53 blocks. Sixteen wins. Zero playoff appearances.

There are other numbers involved, but these are the contributions from Anthony Davis in his career with the Dallas Mavericks after they acquired him in the Luka Doncic trade.

Boston Red Sox, you’re off the hook. Dealing Babe ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Curious.

Suggestive.

Dangerous.

Most of all, unfortunate.

Those are the only sorts of words you can use right now when evaluating the Sixers’ decision to trade Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday afternoon in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick and some ancillary draft capital.

To judge the move in more ...Read more

Cam Thomas won’t be on the floor Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.

He wasn’t on the team plane, either.

The Nets ruled Thomas out for personal reasons ahead of their road game against the Orlando Magic, a decision that comes with Thursday’s NBA trade deadline looming at 3 p.m. ET and, understandably, invites questions that go beyond the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain’s tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers is over.

A source confirmed Wednesday that the team is trading the second-year guard to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the Houston Rockets’ 2026 first-round pick and three second-round selections.

One of the second-rounders is the 2027 most favorable pick from ...Read more

CHICAGO — After seven years with the team, Coby White no longer will wear a Chicago Bulls jersey.

The Bulls traded White to the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday along with Mike Conley Jr., getting back Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three second-round draft picks.

The No. 7 pick in the 2019 draft, White was the last remaining player acquired ...Read more

What Giannis Antetokounmpo wants versus what actually happens could go down as two very different things.

Amid swirling trade rumors, Antetokounmpo reiterated in two new interviews that his ideal scenario is to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks and to compete for championships with the team that drafted him 13 years ago.

But the Bucks have not ...Read more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Offensive woes traveled with Pitt from Clemson, S.C., back home and with them on a road trip back south to Virginia. The previous time the Panthers visited John Paul Jones Arena, they upset a top 25-ranked Virginia team. A new group of Panthers tried to the do the same and pick up a signature victory but fell well short....Read more

MIAMI – Bodies were lacking and so was the inspiration.

Shorthanded yet again, not even a celebration of the team’s 2005-06 championship season could provide needed motivation as the Heat fell 127-115 Tuesday night to the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center.

So 27-25 it is, with the Heat now idle through Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade ...Read more

NEW YORK — It had been just about 5 1/2 weeks since Austin Reaves last played for the Lakers, a total of 19 games he was out because of a left calf strain, an injury he and the Lakers were being cautious about until he was ready to play against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

Reaves was on a minutes restriction, but at least he was ...Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — Groundhog Day might have been Monday but Tuesday night between the Magic and Thunder felt like a repeat of most other contests from the past two months for Orlando.

Coach Jamahl Mosley‘s squad failed to get off on the right foot, trailed by as many 41 points and fell, 128-92, during its lone trip of the season to Paycom ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — The ball went up Tuesday for Duke’s game against Boston College and the first minute was all about Cameron Boozer.

The freshman knocked down a 3-pointer. A few moments later, he had a steal and sped down court for a two-hand slam.

Just like that, the No. 4 Blue Devils were off and running. It wouldn’t get any easier for ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The third-ranked UConn men’s basketball team completed its season sweep of Richard Pitino and Xavier in a 92-60 rout at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford Tuesday night.

UConn improved to 22-1 and 12-0 in the Big East, and will carry its 18-game winning streak into the toughest game of the conference season so far when it meets...Read more