• Yahoo Sports

    The Lakers firing Darvin Ham was a predictable move. So ... now what?

    Perhaps it was the right time to let go of Ham. But who looks at this Lakers roster and sees a championship team? Or a championship contender? Not in this NBA.

  • The Canadian Press

    Pat Beverley's fan, reporter interactions in Indianapolis were not 'the Bucks way,' Doc Rivers says

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Beverley indicated a video showing him throwing a ball at a spectator on Thursday was misleading but later added that “I have to be better.” Cameras showed Beverley sitting on the bench and tossing a ball into the stands and hitting a fan with about 2 1/2 minutes left in Milwaukee’s 120-98 Game 6 loss at Indiana that knocked the Bucks out of the playoffs. After a different fan threw the ball back to Beverley, who was holding his arm out for it, the B

  • The Canadian Press

    Nuggets, Wolves meet in a Round 2 matchup pitting team builder Tim Connelly's twin masterpieces

    DENVER (AP) — When Michael Porter Jr. watches the Minnesota Timberwolves, he sees a reflection of the Denver Nuggets from a year ago. Talent-laden. Unselfish. Agressive. “Just a team that believes they have all the pieces to do something special,” Porter said Friday. “They haven't done it yet. You definitely see just the way they're playing, just the hunger. So, we're really excited to play them.” Porter didn't hesitate to connect the dots to Tim Connelly, the master team-builder who assembled D

  • The Canadian Press

    Antetokounmpo wondering how he can stay healthy after injuries have impacted his last 2 postseasons

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo says he was only able to run at less than half speed as he tried to make it back for the Milwaukee Bucks’ final playoff games before their first-round exit. Antetokounmpo strained his left calf in an April 9 victory over the Boston Celtics and didn’t play again. “In our opinion, it was not safe for me to be out there because I couldn’t run full speed,” Antetokounmpo said Friday, one day after Milwaukee’s season ended with a 120-98 Game 6 loss to the Indiana