• The Canadian Press

    Antetokounmpo sits, Lillard returns as Bucks face Pacers in Game 6 of playoff series

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out Thursday's Game 6 of the first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers, but eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard returned to the court for the Bucks after missing the previous two games. Antetokounmpo and Lillard had been considered game-time decisions, and both went through pregame workouts before Milwaukee determined their playing status. Antetokounmpo has not played since straining his left calf on April

  • The Canadian Press

    Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves take a stronger dose of maturity into playoff rematch with Denver

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ball left Anthony Edwards' right hand and bounced off the back rim at the buzzer, sending him sprinting off the court in anger over his miss of a tying 3-point try for Minnesota that preserved a series-clinching Game 5 victory for eventual NBA champion Denver. Edwards and the Timberwolves have worked tirelessly since that moment to become more than a one-and-done team, and their measuring stick has arrived. They'll return to the same arena where their season ended a year a

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA Playoffs: Damian Lillard to return, Giannis Antetokounmpo out for Bucks' must-win Game 6

    Both Lillard and Antetokounmpo were listed as game-time decisions.

  • The Canadian Press

    Warriors executive Onsi Saleh joins Hawks front office at assistant GM

    ATLANTA (AP) — Onsi Saleh was officially hired Thursday by the Hawks as an assistant general manager, coming to Atlanta from Golden State. Saleh served last season as vice president of basketball strategy and team counsel for the Warriors. He adds to a front office that already includes assistant GM Kyle Korver, with both now working under general manager Landry Fields. Before joining Golden State in 2021, Saleh spent five years with the San Antonio Spurs, finishing as the team’s director of str