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Defending NBA champs make big statement to get back into series

Jamal Murray scored 24 points to lead the Nuggets to a 117-90 romp over the Timberwolves on Friday night in Game 3 in Minneapolis.

Shaq openly tells Nikola Jokic that someone else should have won NBA MVP

Shaquille O'Neal is never afraid to share his opinion, and he did just that when speaking with Nikola Jokic on “Inside the NBA” moments after “The Joker” was named the...

NBA MVP goes to familiar face, Jalen Brunson fifth in vote

Nikola Jokic, theNuggets star, was announced Wednesday as the NBA's Most Valuable Player — his third time winning the award in the past four seasons.

Timberwolves deliver Game 1 statement to defending NBA champs

Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, and the visiting Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1.

LeBron James drops 30 to keep Lakers from first-round sweep

LeBron James scored 30 points, and the Lakers avoided playoff elimination with a 119-108 win over the Nuggets in Game 4 of their first-round series.

Cops looking for fan punched by NBA MVP's brother at playoff game

Denver police are "actively trying to track down the man" who was punched by one of the MVP's older brothers on Monday night.

MVP's brothers seen on video punching fan in violent altercation at Nuggets-Lakers game

Not only did things heat up on the court in the Nuggets come-from-behind 101-99 win over the Lakers in Game 2 on Monday night, but the stands did as well...

LeBron and Lakers no match for defending champs in Game 1

Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets toppled LeBron James and the Lakers 114-103 on Saturday.

Latest odds for the 2024 NBA awards

NBA Awards betting season has come to a close, with several interesting races coming to a head during the season's final week.

Why Luka Doncic is a live long shot in NBA MVP voting

Is the NBA MVP Award decided in February or April?

Which NBA player would you pick to win a playoff series? To start a franchise? Jalen Brunson makes both lists

It’s a pastime in basketball — a sport with team success so reliant on its stars — to list and poll the best.

Ex-NBA MVP got so caught up watching NC State star he was late to meet media: 'So skilled'

NC State's DJ Burns Jr. has a fan in Nikola Jokic. 

Knicks have no answers for defending champions

The Knicks (41-28), who fell behind the streaking Magic and into fifth in the East, had no answer and were humbled at the end of an otherwise successful road trip.

Nine questions that will define an NBA season without clear answers

Is this year finally the Celtics' year? Or does more late-season heartbreak await, perhaps thanks to the Knicks?

How Joel Embiid's knee injury has changed NBA MVP odds

Joel Embiid’s NBA MVP campaign is on life-support after re-injuring his knee on Tuesday night. 

Sixers star ripped for missing another game vs. Nuggets' Nikola Jokic

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is not playing Saturday against forward center Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.

Knicks wallop defending champs in statement win

The Knicks are officially on a roll. Maybe a steamroll is more appropriate.

Red-hot Knicks stepping up in class in next two games

Tom Thibodeau’s surging squad will face a couple of stern tests against last year’s NBA finalists in its next two games at the Garden.

Carmelo Anthony: Nuggets gave Nikola Jokic No. 15 to 'erase' me

The relationship between Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets organization appears to still have some open wounds.

Nikola Jokic hits miraculous game-winner after Stephen Curry turnover crushes Warriors

Nikola Jokic hit one of the more improbable shots of the season to beat the Warriors.