MVP finalist has broken orbital bone as East semi-finals loom Embiid was injured late in Thursday’s clincher against Raptors Joel Embiid has a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion Read more

Sixers clinch nervy first-round series behind Embiid’s 33 Perfect Paul, top-seeded Suns finish off Pelicans in Game 6 Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 22 Read more

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores game-high 33 in Game 5 win Bucks advance to face Celtics in Eastern Conference semi-finals Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and nine rebounds and the defending NBA Read more

Heat hold off Hawks 97-94 to reach Eastern semi-finals Oladipo’s 23 points lead top-seeded Miami in Game 5 Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 11 Read more

Brooklyn began the season with a core of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. They ended it with zero playoff wins and a crushing loss to the Celtics The Read more

No 1 pick in the 2016 draft to miss Game 4 against Boston Australian facing prospect of not playing at all this season Ben Simmons has come in for heavy Read more

Former LA Lakers player and general manager claims HBO has ‘demeaned him for shock value’ in popular drama about basketball team The former Los Angeles Lakers player, coach and general Read more

The NBA named its All-Time European Teams last week. And three current players could easily surpass the German in the next decade Basketball has distinctly North American origins: it was Read more

All-Star guard has tense history with his former team Celtics, Bucks and Heat win their playoff series openers Kyrie Irving said he was returning “the same energy” to Boston Celtics Read more

Young’s 38 points lift Atlanta past Cavs for No 8 playoff seed Hawks will face top-seeded Heat in first round of NBA playoffs Trae Young scored 32 of his 38 Read more