NBA Basketball

Sixers' Embiid undergoes surgery for appendicitis

Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and is undergoing surgery Thursday in Houston. It's unclear when he'll be able to return.

Warriors to rest Steph (knee) vs. LeBron, Lakers

The Warriors ruled out Stephen Curry for Thursday night's game against the Lakers, meaning there will be zero matchups between Curry and LeBron James this regular season.

OKC locks up No. 1 seed, joins elite company

The Thunder clinched the NBA's best regular-season record with a win over the Clippers to join some exclusive company.

NBA fines Magic $25K for injury report violation

The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 on Thursday for violating league injury reporting rules before Monday night's home game against the Detroit Pistons.

Cunningham has double-double in Pistons return

Cade Cunningham had 13 points and 10 assists in his return from a collapsed lung as the Pistons routed the Bucks on Wednesday night.

Stanford star freshman Okorie declares for draft

Stanford star guard Ebuka Okorie will enter the NBA draft after leading the ACC in scoring as a freshman.

Sources: Kings' late foul was error, not tanking

The NBA is looking into what team sources say was a strategy mistake by Kings coach Doug Christie -- and not tanking tactics -- during Tuesday's loss to the Warriors.

Mavs dispute claim they erred with Reaves' MRI

The Mavericks disputed Lakers coach JJ Redick's claim that their medical team examined the wrong part of Austin Reaves' body when the guard received an MRI by Dallas' staff.

🏀 Inside the NBA's tanking problem

With tanking strategies growing in both audaciousness and frequency of use, can the league get its arms around the often-effective practice?