NBA Basketball

Pelicans snap up Mosley as new head coach

The Pelicans have hired Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach. He spent the past five seasons in Orlando, going 189-221 and earning three playoff berths.

Mitchell, Cavs exhale after clearing playoff hump

The Cavaliers throttled the top-seeded Pistons in Game 7 to advance to the franchise's first Eastern Conference finals since LeBron James' final year in Cleveland.

OKC's Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP

Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs.

Pistons bounced, but year 'not a disappointment'

Though he watched his Pistons suffer a 125-94 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff told reporters afterward that the season, overall, was "not a disappointment."

Knicks' Anunoby: Hamstring not as bad as in past

OG Anunoby practiced again Saturday with the Knicks, saying afterward that his right hamstring injury is not as bad as the one he suffered in the 2024 playoffs.

Spurs ride backcourt's monster night into WCF

Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper accounted for nearly half of the Spurs' scoring in a series-clinching 139-109 win over the Timberwolves to set up a Western Conference finals clash with the Thunder.

🏀 Thompson: Why Kerr stayed with the Warriors

Steve Kerr had nothing left to prove. But at a crossroads in his career, facing down the pains of his past convinced him he had everything left to play for.