NBA All-Star x HBCU Student Showcase: Breeze Smith

Before training camp opened, the Milwaukee Bucks lost their best player for six months, a tough blow to a young team that was looking to take a step forward after a year of regression. But a new best player has emerged in Milwaukee. The development of Giannis Antetokounmpo has helped make up for the loss…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni got jokes. “What do you mean, size disadvantage? I’m as tall as Frank Vogel.” And this: “PJ’s gonna guard both. ‘P’ will be on Davis and the ‘J’ will be on LeBron.” OK, then. Any more questions about “small ball” and P.J. Tucker and the Rockets’ challenge…

Nikola Jokic scored 30 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the Nuggets past the Pelicans on Sunday. Let’s rewind back to Sunday night in Denver when the Nuggets hosted the Pelicans. At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets trailed by 10 points (94-84) and reigning league MVP…

NBA.com’s John Schuhmann gets you ready for the 2016-17 season with a key stat for each team in the league and shows you why it matters. Today, we look at the Miami Heat, who put themselves in the corner. THE STAT 39 percent of the Miami Heat’s 3-point attempts last season came from the corners,…

Brooklyn has three players capable of scoring 50. Is Milwaukee equipped to hound all of them? In this NBA, this much is already clear: There will be a new champion. A lot of first-time champions, too. The second round of the NBA playoffs start on Saturday night, and nowhere to be found are the franchises…

The return of Victor Oladipo from a year’s injury layoff was supposed to be an All-Star acquisition for the Indiana Pacers around the NBA trade deadline, all without giving up a single player or draft pick. Instead, the Pacers will be without their leader in Orlando as he continues to rehab from injury. Trade revoked….