The San Antonio Spurs finished off a dominant run to their fifth NBA championship Sunday, ending the Miami Heat's two-year title reign with a 104-87 victory that wrapped up the series in five games.
Jeff Teague scored 25 points as the NBA-leading Atlanta Hawks rallied from an 18-point deficit to a 104-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
The NBA has suspended Houston star James Harden one game without pay for kicking LeBron James in the groin.
James Harden scored 33 points and LeBron James missed a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left in overtime, helping the Houston Rockets hold on for a 105-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.
In the increasingly cosmopolitan English Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's homegrown fan favorite Harry Kane represents something of a British throwback.
As a teenage basketball sensation, LeBron James went through the craziness of being recruited by universities. Now, he's living it as a dad.
The Chicago Bulls announced Tuesday that star Derrick Rose will have surgery on his right knee for the second straight season.
Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis was so impressive on a basketball court that she momentarily silenced trash-talking "Wedding Ringer" star Kevin Hart.
Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one short of the NBA All-Star Game record, as the Western Conference beat the East 163-158 on Sunday.
Pau Gasol had 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Dwyane Wade will not play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game as he recovers from a strained right hamstring that has kept him out of the Miami Heat's last six games, the team said on Tuesday.
Now in double digits, the Cavaliers' winning streak is both intact and impressive.
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