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Cleveland’s LeBron James and Houston’s James Harden were unanimously voted All-NBA first team, it was announced Thursday, with James earning the nod for a record 12th time in his 15-year career. James played in all 82 games for the first time and averaged 27.5 points to go with career highs …

Six-time All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire said Wednesday that he’s considering a return to the NBA. Stoudemire, 35, retired from the NBA in the 2016 offseason and last played professionally in Israel in 2017. In an interview on The Michael Kay Show on ESPN 98.7 FM, Stoudemire said that he’s in great …

LeBron James is tired. The young Boston Celtics seem to be getting stronger. Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points—his ninth 20-point game of the postseason—and Boston beat Cleveland 96-83 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics held James to two fourth-quarter …

Houston Rockets Guard Chris Paul must be feeling on top of the world right now after leading his side to deliver a big blow to Golden State Warriors title ambitions. Thanks to a big Game 4 performance, Rockets are tied in the series with the NBA’s defending champions heading to …

NEW YORK – Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year finalists Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz and Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans lead the 2017-18 NBA All-Defensive First Team. Gobert was voted to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the second year in a row, as selected …

For all the great shooting Philadelphia Sixers veteran trio of JJ Redick, Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova brings to the table, none of the three players can be considered a top wing defender. Redick shoots at Stephen Curry level and showed he is a positive addition to the young team …

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Ben Simmons were unanimously selected to the 2017-18 NBA All-Rookie First Team after receiving first-place votes on all 100 ballots from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (99 First Team votes) fell one vote shy …

Chris Paul pounded the ball down demonstratively on Stephen Curry’s home court in sheer delight. And maybe he sent a little message: these Rockets are for real and very much remain in the championship chase. Houston handled the defending champions in their hostile, imposing home arena and sustained the latest …

The Golden State Warriors are two wins away from their fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals, but they will not have forward Andre Iguodala in their lineup Tuesday for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets: Warriors PR Injury update: Andre Iguodala (left lateral leg …

LeBron James scored 44 points, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atop a postseason list and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2 on Monday night with a 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics, who are looking forward to getting home. Pushed by a raucous crowd that wasn’t so …