Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
Jabari Parker was visibly shaken, tearful and trying to look ahead to what his future might be without Duke basketball Friday in the locker room 20 minutes after the third-seeded Blue Devils lost to 14th-seeded Mercer in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He said, in a word, his freshman season was an “incompletion.” […]
CHICAGO — Starting for the first time in nearly two months, forward Nene poured in 24 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a 102-93 road playoff win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night at the United Center. Washington, making its first playoff appearance since 2008, took a 1-0 lead in this first-round Eastern […]
The Houston Rockets have been targeting Carmelo Anthony, but Chris Bosh is the better fit for their system.
HOUSTON – The Houston Rockets used a late rally to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit for a 104-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs Monday night at Toyota Center that clinched a season series sweep. The Rockets (54-27) secured home-court advantage for their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Portland Trail Blazers by completing their first […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 33 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 120-109 Game 7 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The victory advances the Thunder into the Western Conference semifinals where they will play the winner of Saturday night’s Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors […]
What rookie Coby White learns from Tomas Satoransky is as important as any development in Chicago this season, writes Drew Mays.
Boston Celtics emerge as suitor for Kevin Love … Cleveland Cavaliers trading Tristan Thompson? … Chicago Bulls will try to sign Nikola Mirotic
Basketball Insiders combed through the waiver wire and compiled a list of players that fantasy owners should consider.
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George had no setbacks during Saturday morning’s shootaround and declared himself ready to play Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at the Miami Heat. George sustained a concussion in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the series on Tuesday night when Heat guard Dwyane Wade’s knee struck the back […]
Jake Rauchbach takes a deep dive into the role that ‘energy’ plays on the court.