Durant Fined $15,000 For Criticism Of Referee
Kevin Durant was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his comments about referee James Williams.
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Kevin Durant was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his comments about referee James Williams.
Dallas Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. has now guaranteed fans that they'll see him show off his skills at NBA All-Star Weekend.
James Harden scored 25 points after getting named to his sixth straight Western Conference All-Star team and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks.
Last night the NBA announced the remaining 14 players participating in this year's All-Star Game, and there were a few notable names left off the list.
Members of the famed Harlem Globtrotters stopped by the Dallas Mavericks practice to trade tricks with coach Rick Carlisle and players.
Kobe Bryant won NBA championships, and now he might take home an Oscar after "Dear Basketball" was nominated for best animated short. It is based on a poem that he wrote in 2015.
He became the seventh player with 30,000 career points when he hit a jumper with one second left in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 114-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
Mavericks' fans have been watching Dennis Smith Jr. throw down basketballs all season, and now fans from all 30 teams will get to see it for themselves.
The Mavericks held the Wizards guards to 28 percent shooting in a 98-75 victory that completed a two-game season sweep of the Eastern Conference playoff contenders
The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
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LeBron James and Stephen Curry will go head-to-head as the captains who pick teams for the revamped NBA All-Star Game on February 18 in Los Angeles.
Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green will both be suspended for Houston's next two games, with the NBA coming down hard on both Wednesday for what the league said was their "hostile, verbal altercation" with several players in the Los Angeles Clippers' locker room
The San Antonio Spurs say Kawhi Leonard will be out indefinitely as he continues his recovery from a leg injury.
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds, Gary Harris hit two late free throws and the Nuggets held off the Dallas Mavericks 105-102 on Tuesday night after nearly blowing a 23-point lead.
The NBA is planning to speak with players from both the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers to determine the specifics of late-game and postgame events involving the teams.
The hot tempers that flared up during the Los Angeles Clippers' victory over the Houston Rockets have carried over after the game.
Julius Randle's rebound and late putback sealed a 107-101 overtime victory for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
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Barnes had 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Yogi Ferrell made seven 3-pointers and scored 22 points and the Mavericks fended off fatigue to beat a fresh Charlotte Hornets team 115-111 on Wednesday night.
Kevin Durant became the 44th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points Wednesday night.
Dennis Smith Jr. and Yogi Ferrell helped set the pace for the Dallas Mavericks in their 114-99 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
Mike Fisher asked the Dallas Mavericks coach if he finds himself in a difficult position after he was critical of ESPN's story about LaVar Ball.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr called LaVar Ball "the Kardashian of the NBA" on Monday night, and said he thinks the father of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has zero credibility.
Dallas never led in the game, but for the third game in a row, the Mavericks made a late rally from a double-digit deficit — and fell short just as they had against Golden State and Chicago.
