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76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs

76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs
Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves

Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves
NBA Playoffs: Warriors' Klay Thompson extends 3-point record

NBA Playoffs: Warriors' Klay Thompson extends 3-point record

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USA Basketball to play host to Puerto Rico in World Cup tuneup at Las Vegas

USA Basketball to play host to Puerto Rico in World Cup tuneup at Las Vegas

USA Basketball has finalized its schedule of exhibition games leading into this summer's FIBA World Cup, announcing Tuesday that it will open the five-game slate against Puerto Rico in Las Vegas on Aug. 7. It will be the only World Cup warmup game in the U.S. for the Americans, a

76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs

76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doc Rivers' penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers fired Rivers on Tuesday following a third straight exit in the second round of the playoffs, and the second time over that span he lost a series

Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves

Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves

Golden State has decisions to make now. Big decisions. Phoenix does, too. And Dallas. And Milwaukee. And Portland. And more. It's the best time of year in the NBA — with the playoff field getting down to its final four on Sunday. It'll be followed by the co-best time of

NBA Playoffs: Warriors' Klay Thompson extends 3-point record

NBA Playoffs: Warriors' Klay Thompson extends 3-point record

When Klay Thompson gets hot, forget it. Golden State evened up its Western Conference semifinal series with the Los Angeles Lakers at a game apiece on Thursday night, rolling to a 127-100 victory in Game 2. And Thompson extended an NBA record in the process. No other player has more

With Paul hurt, Suns' Payne tries to recreate playoff magic

With Paul hurt, Suns' Payne tries to recreate playoff magic

PHOENIX (AP) — Cameron Payne was a surprise hero for a few games during the Phoenix Suns' run to the NBA Finals two seasons ago. The team might need a similar effort from the backup point guard on Friday. The Suns could be without veteran point guard Chris Paul for

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76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons, AP source says

76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons, AP source says

Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves

Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves

With Paul hurt, Suns' Payne tries to recreate playoff magic

With Paul hurt, Suns' Payne tries to recreate playoff magic

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Nuggets try to make star-studded Suns look average again

Nuggets try to make star-studded Suns look average again

The Phoenix Suns' star quartet of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton looked mighty average in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Now it's gut check time when the Suns try to even the series in Game 2 on Monday in Denver. There's certainly reason

Murray scores 34, Nuggets beat Suns 125-107 in Game 1

Murray scores 34, Nuggets beat Suns 125-107 in Game 1

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray kept imploring the crowd to get louder and louder with each trip down the floor. As if the Nuggets point guard even needed to. His play was already rocking the arena. Murray scored 34 points, hitting six of Denver's 16 3-pointers, and the Nuggets sprinted

Durant signs lifetime deal with Nike, joining Jordan, LeBron

Durant signs lifetime deal with Nike, joining Jordan, LeBron

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant and Nike have agreed to a lifetime contract, making him just the third NBA player to receive such a deal, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James. The 13-time All-Star has a relationship with Nike that dates back to 2007, releasing 15 different sets of shoes.

Clippers: Leonard has meniscus tear, will be ready next year

Clippers: Leonard has meniscus tear, will be ready next year

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has a meniscus tear in his right knee, although his surgically repaired right ACL is intact. The team had said Leonard sustained a right knee sprain after playing in the first two games of the Clippers' first-round loss to Phoenix