NBA Basketball

Ball's clutch drive saves Hornets in frantic finish

LaMelo Ball made the go-ahead bucket with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, and Miles Bridges sealed the win with a block at the buzzer to propel the Hornets and oust the Heat in Tuesday night's play-in game.

Spo: Ball should've been tossed for Adebayo trip

Heat center Bam Adebayo suffered a lower back injury after a fall in the second quarter and was ruled out in the second half.

Blazers ride Avdija's 41 over Suns, grab 7th seed

Deni Avdija scored 41 points to help the Blazers erase an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 114-110 win over the Suns that secured the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

Amazon feed cuts out late in Heat-Hornets thriller

Amazon Prime Video's stream of the Miami-Charlotte play-in game went offline for nearly two minutes during the overtime period, causing fans to miss a Hornets possession.

J. Cole ends stint with Chinese pro hoops team

Rap megastar J. Cole said Tuesday that his time playing professional basketball in China has come to an end after one game.

Curry on minutes restriction in must-win play-in

Stephen Curry is one of three Golden State Warriors who will be on a minutes restriction in the team's play-in game against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Bronny's Nike 'B9' logo trademark filing denied

Nike's trademark filing for Lakers guard Bronny James' "B9" logo has been refused because of a "likelihood of confusion" with an already-registered mark.

No update on Doncic as Lakers prep for Rockets

After putting his team through its first practice in preparation for the playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said Tuesday he doesn't have any more information about when Luka Doncic could return, only saying that the star is "out indefinitely."

🏀 NBA playoffs: Predicting the entire bracket

ESPN's Zach Kram decides each NBA series in the playoffs through the Finals. Who will square off in June?