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Spurs center Zach Collins needs surgery for torn labrum but should be back for start of next season

Spurs center Zach Collins needs surgery for torn labrum but should be back for start of next season

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins has a torn labrum that will require surgery but is expected to be ready for the start of next season.
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Rookie Gradey Dick's improved stamina gives him strong finish to Raptors season

Rookie Gradey Dick's improved stamina gives him strong finish to Raptors season

TORONTO — Gradey Dick's rookie season got off to a rough start as he struggled to put up numbers in his limited time with the Toronto Raptors. But advice that his parents gave kept him focused and motivated.
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Moyer-Gleich picked for NBA playoff officiating roster, 1st woman in that role since 2012

Moyer-Gleich picked for NBA playoff officiating roster, 1st woman in that role since 2012

Ashley Moyer-Gleich checked her email just before heading to the airport on Saturday for a trip to what she thought would be her final game of the season. That's when the news came in: She has more games to do.
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Trail Blazers guard Taze Moore signs with CEBL's Vancouver Bandits

Trail Blazers guard Taze Moore signs with CEBL's Vancouver Bandits

VANCOUVER — Taze Moore doesn't take basketball for granted, so when a unique opportunity to play summer ball came up, he grabbed it.
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Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler will have MRI Thursday, may miss play-in game Friday

Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler will have MRI Thursday, may miss play-in game Friday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Miami guard Jimmy Butler will have an MRI on his right knee Thursday, with the Heat bracing for the strong possibility that he may miss Friday's elimination play-in game against the Chicago Bulls, a person with knowledge of the si
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Pelicans host the Kings for play-in game

Sacramento Kings (46-36, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (49-33, eighth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Kings -1.5; over/under is 213.
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Coby White scores career-high 42 points as Bulls roll past Hawks 131-116 in play-in game

Coby White scores career-high 42 points as Bulls roll past Hawks 131-116 in play-in game

CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White drew roars from the crowd early on with vicious crossovers and spins toward the basket. He was so effective he had fans chanting his name as the final minutes ticked away. It was that kind of night.
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76ers beat Heat 105-104 in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

76ers beat Heat 105-104 in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid showed why Philadelphia always has a shot at a long postseason run as long as he’s in the lineup. Embiid had 23 points, 15 rebounds and one huge assist to Kelly Oubre Jr.
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Joel Embiid scores 23 points, has the big assist as 76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

Joel Embiid scores 23 points, has the big assist as 76ers beat Heat in play-in to earn No. 7 seed

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers needed all the improbable tricks they could summon to even have a chance at winning their first play-in game in team history. Nicolas Batum hit game-shifting 3-pointers. Buddy Hield was in the mix.
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Hey, Buddy! The postseason finally beckons for 76ers' Buddy Hield after 632 NBA games

Hey, Buddy! The postseason finally beckons for 76ers' Buddy Hield after 632 NBA games

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey sat on his locker room chair and yelled loud enough after Philadelphia beat Miami in a play-in tournament game to welcome one of the newest 76ers to the postseason club.
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