PHILADELPHIA — The bad news for the 76ers: Joel Embiid will miss his fourth consecutive game on Saturday at the Detroit Pistons, due to left knee injury management and personal reasons.

The better news for the Sixers: Paul George (left knee bone bruise) was a full participant in Friday’s practice, the team said, while Caleb Martin (upper ...Read more

The captain came to save the day — and, boy, did the day need some saving, because these are the kinds of games the Knicks are supposed to win decisively, and a decisive victory was far from the result in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday.

In a noon tipoff the day after Thanksgiving, and in the final stop of the five-game, 10-day roast trip, this ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — From future Hall of Famers to dazzling young talents with untapped potential, the Bay Area’s new WNBA team is expected to have a diverse pool of players at its disposal when it begins to construct its roster next week.

The Valkyries can pick up to 12 players but no more than one per team during the WNBA’s expansion draft ...Read more

Scrappy defensive play that led to 10 steals and an overall aggressive nature helped carry No. 18 Florida to a 75-58 victory over Wake Forest on Thanksgiving Day at the ESPN Events Invitational at State Farm Field House.

The Gators (7-0) remained unbeaten by pressuring the ball on defense and pushing the tempo in a game that didn’t start out ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has returned to the team’s injury report for the second time in three weeks, this time due to the back pain that kept him out of the closing stages of Wednesday night’s 98-94 road victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Butler is listed as probable for Friday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors ...Read more

SEATTLE — Nearly two weeks have passed since news broke about the Storm being under investigation for alleged player mistreatment, and there still has been no public acknowledgment of the allegations by the team or the WNBA.

The Storm and the league have repeatedly declined to comment, while the Women's National Basketball Players Association...Read more

LAHAINA, Hawaii – Dan Hurley didn’t have much to say after the UConn men’s basketball team lost its third consecutive game in the Maui Invitational, all to unranked opponents, including Dayton in Wednesday night’s battle for seventh place.

And while there was another significant free throw disparity in the 85-67 loss, Hurley couldn’t ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO —The Warriors didn’t have their best player, but they did re-establish the intensity they’d been missing over the past few games.

After falling behind by 19 early, Golden State got a surprising sparkplug performance and won the middle quarters 60-45, turning what looked destined for a blowout into a Thanksgiving eve showdown...Read more

The Detroit Pistons have struggled against the Memphis Grizzlies in recent years. They came into the FedEx Forum riding a seven-game losing streak and having dropped 10 of their last 11 games in the series.

After coming off an emotional win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, and with the progress made under coach J.B. Bickerstaff, the ...Read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Wolverines are bringing home some hardware for the holiday.

Thanks to a pair of big performances from big men Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin, Michigan knocked off No. 22 Xavier, 78-53, in the Fort Myers Tip-Off championship game Wednesday at Suncoast Arena.

Wolf had 20 points – 16 coming in the first half – and 10 ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO — It was almost 4 a.m. Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers arrived at their San Antonio-area hotel, their last two losses exposing some of the worst internal fears of the team.

The way they had played in the second half of losses to Denver and Phoenix had players wondering if all the work the team had put in over the last two ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Just when it seemed like a night might go right for the Timberwolves, they blew a double-digit fourth-quarter lead Wednesday in a 115-104 loss to the Kings. Sacramento erased a 12-point Wolves lead in a flash during the fourth quarter against a porous Wolves defense.

Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox handled the scoring down the ...Read more

This is who the Miami Heat have become. Living on the edge. Seemingly every night.

A night after coming up short following a rally from 22 down at home against the Milwaukee Bucks, Erik Spoelstra’s team this time coughed up a 20-point third-quarter lead, to again find itself in yet another game decided at the wire.

This time, survival.

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PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers are focused on “staying together” because they know the alternative will lead to a downward spiral.

That mindset led to a great effort. But one has to wonder how long will they be able to “stay together” while compiling loss after loss.

The latest loss was Wednesday night’s 122-115 overtime setback to the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — It seemingly hasn’t mattered who’s been on the floor for the Magic in the near month since Paolo Banchero was sidelined with a torn right abdominal muscle Oct. 30 at Chicago‘s United Center.

But Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley more than welcomed getting Wendell Carter Jr. back (who missed last 12 games with left foot ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The matchup between the first- and second-place teams in the Western Conference lost some luster when the Warriors’ official injury report was updated Wednesday afternoon.

Steph Curry is out for Wednesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chase Center with bilateral patellofemoral pain in both knees. ...Read more