August 18, 2020 Charlotte Hornets suspend radio announcer after he uses N-word during Nuggets-Jazz game John Focke, the Charlotte Hornets’ first-year radio play-by-play announcer, has been suspended indefinitely by the team after he accidentally tweeted out the N-word during Game 1 of the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz series in the NBA playoffs.
August 18, 2020 Nikola Vucevic, Magic upset top-seeded Bucks in NBA playoff opener Nikola Vucevic scored a playoff career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic stunned the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 122-110 on Tuesday in the playoff opener of the NBA's pandemic-altered season.
August 18, 2020 Celtics: Gordon Hayward out 4 weeks with right ankle sprain The Celtics say forward Gordon Hayward will be sidelined for around four weeks after suffering a severe right ankle sprain in Boston's Game 1 win over Philadelphia in their first-round playoff series.
August 18, 2020 Luka Doncic's debut good enough for history, but not for a win Nobody had ever scored as much as Luka Doncic in an NBA playoff debut.
August 17, 2020 VanVleet leads red-hot Raptors to 134-110 triumph over Nets Fred VanVleet scored 30 points and led Toronto’s sizzling 3-point attack as the defending NBA champion Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-110 in the opening game of their first-round playoff series Monday.
August 17, 2020 Murray helps Nuggets hold off Jazz, Mitchell 135-125 in OT Jamal Murray showed up for his postgame Zoom call wearing a shirt featuring the image of boxing great Muhammad Ali.
August 17, 2020 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers Round 1 series preview The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers will have their work cut out for them when they square off against the sizzling hot Portland Trail Blazers in the opening round of the NBA Western Conference playoffs.
August 15, 2020 It's over: For first time in 23 seasons, Spurs miss playoffs Gregg Popovich didn't put much thought into San Antonio's playoff streak when it was rolling along.
August 14, 2020 Raptors' Kyle Lowry got his title, now set to chase another Kyle Lowry spent 13 years chasing an NBA championship before finally getting the ring. His career is closer to the end than the beginning.
August 14, 2020 NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets Round 1 series preview The Houston Rockets will try to bring their dominating offense into the playoffs and run through the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
