• The Canadian Press

    Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out, Khris Middleton to start for Bucks against Pacers in Game 3

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks will be without star Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3 of their playoff series against Indiana on Friday night, but will have All-Star Khris Middleton in the starting lineup. Middelton was activated after going through pregame workouts, showing coaches and team doctors he could move effectively. Middleton is averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5 assists through the first two games and finished Tuesday night's Game 2 loss after spraining his right ankle. Wh

  • Yahoo Sports

    Report: Amazon and NBA reach agreement on broadcast deal

    Amazon Prime Video and the NBA are reportedly nearing an agreement that would make the streaming and retail giant a major platform for game telecasts.

  • The Canadian Press

    Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out of third game in Bucks-Pacers playoff series

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that Antetokounmpo did more at practice than he had been during a nearly three-week absence with a strained left calf, though he still avoided live workouts. Instead, the Bucks waited till Friday to make the announcement on social media. The league’s two-time MVP has not played since getting hurt April 9. Rivers sai

  • The Canadian Press

    James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home wins

    Nikola Jokic moved LeBron James out of the way as they battled for a rebound, grabbed the ball, got fouled and scored off the putback. And all James could do was turn his palms skyward, as if to ask “what else can I do?” That sequence in the third quarter of Game 3 of the first-round NBA playoff series between Jokic's Denver Nuggets and James' Los Angeles Lakers basically sums up the series. James has done his part. The Nuggets have just been better. There's a quadrupleheader of playoff games in