Brooklyn lead best-of-seven series 3-2 after Tuesday’s victory Nets have been dealing with injuries to key players The Brooklyn Nets needed much more than points Tuesday night, so Kevin Durant Read more

All-Star dunks over Derrick Favors during LA victory Joel Embiid hurt as Hawks level series with 76ers Trae Young overcame a cold start to score 25 points, including a floater Read more

Nuggets star says blow to Cameron Payne was unintentional Milwaukee Bucks level series with ailing Brooklyn Nets Chris Paul scored 37 points, Devin Booker added 34 and Phoenix beat Denver Read more

Serbian claims 91 of 101 first-place ballots by voters Joel Embiid finishes second in voting followed by Steph Curry Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he Read more

In a new book about the Golden State Warriors coach, Scott Howard-Cooper explores how the NBA, China and the US president combined for an explosive mix Three years after joining Read more

Kawhi Leonard leads Los Angeles with 28 points Hawks shock 76ers in Sunday’s other NBA playoff game Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Marcus Morris added 23 and the Los Angeles Read more

LA Lakers, the defending NBA champions, are out of this year’s play-offs after losing to the Phoenix Suns in six games. It is the first time Lebron James has lost Read more

Devin Booker scores 47 points for Phoenix in 113-100 win LeBron James suffers first-round exit for first time in career Devin Booker scored 22 of his 47 points in a Read more

With sport mothballed for the best part of the last 12 months, the awards criteria was extended to allow entries from across the past 25 years for any of the Read more

A sporting career at the highest level can bring wealth, fame and adoration. It does not cushion you against the pain of being human When I saw the news of Read more