MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Sacramento Kings continue to find new depths to their miserable season.

Their losing streak extended to eight against a Memphis Grizzlies team that came in 4-11 and was missing its two best players in Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

The Kings lost by a laughable score of 137-96 at FexExForum and fell to 3-13. They haven�...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Prior to Thursday’s game between the Magic and Clippers, Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley stressed the importance of his team continuing to turn defense into offense and score in transition.

Orlando did that and more inside Kia Center as it racked up a season-high 39 fast-break points en route to a 129-101 victory during the ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Balkans theme for Illinois’ basketball team this season is fun and easy to enjoy, even if some students are so geographically challenged they couldn’t find the Balkan region on a map of Europe if you spotted them Greece.

The Illini have five players who hail from the Balkans, including returning center Tomislav Ivišić, the...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings received more devastating news Thursday when All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis was diagnosed with a serious knee injury that could sideline him for a month or more.

A league source told The Sacramento Bee Sabonis has a partially torn meniscus in his left knee, confirming a report from ESPN’s Shams ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers confirmed that Joey and Jesse Buss, who both had been executives with the team, are no longer with the franchise.

The announcement was made Thursday in a move many figured would come later with changes to the Lakers’ basketball operations department after Mark Walter became the majority owner. The sale was at a $10 ...Read more

Apparently, the Charlotte Hornets’ alarm clocks didn’t quite make it through U.S. Customs.

Whatever the reason for their slumber in the Midwest on Wednesday night, one thing is certain: The season is rapidly spiraling in the wrong direction and is about to get away from the Hornets really quickly if they can’t reverse the disturbing trend...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey continued to shine against the Toronto Raptors. However, he must take more than 14 shot attempts for the 76ers to win.

The team must do a better job of handling the ball.

And it is becoming evident that the Sixers may never get over their third-quarter blues.

Those three things stood out in the Sixers’ 121-112 ...Read more

MIAMI — A week ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to Kaseya Center risking that they could win while giving Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley the night off.

They did, the Miami Heat losing by 14.

Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors took the notion of opposing rest to a higher level, going without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, ...Read more

The Timberwolves have taken care of every bad team they have faced this season, typically in easy fashion.

Wednesday was a different experience, as the Wolves gave up almost all of a 25-point lead before ultimately getting the win over the Wizards, 120-109, at Target Center.

Some lackadaisical basketball in the third and early fourth quarters ...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — Life was detected in the most cavernous building in the NBA for a few minutes on Wednesday, as the New Orleans Pelicans flew to an early 13-point lead over their lethargic visitors.

Life was briefly detected again toward the end of the proceedings, when the Pelicans sliced a 19-point deficit to six after Nikola Jokic fouled out....Read more

Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie got the effort he wanted in Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but not the outcome.

The Kings suffered their seventh consecutive loss, falling, 113-99, to the defending NBA champions at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

“There are always points in it you’re not happy with, but I thought...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams earned a win Wednesday, and it didn’t have anything to do with the team’s game against Mount St. Mary’s.

After spending the offseason retooling a roster pillaged in the transfer portal, the Terps’ first-year coach continued his impressive recruiting efforts Wednesday when he ...Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No tense finish was needed this time.

After surviving a couple close calls last week, No. 7 Michigan used a strong second half to pull away and cruise to a comfortable 86-61 win over Middle Tennessee State at Crisler Center.

Yaxel Lendeborg had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way for the Wolverines (4-0), who shot 52...Read more

STORRS, Conn. – What already figured to be one of the toughest challenges of the season for the UConn men’s basketball team became even tougher before Wednesday’s opening tip.

It was announced that the Huskies would be down not one, but two starters, after center Tarris Reed Jr. tweaked his ankle and rejoined five-star freshman Braylon ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — While the game didn't provide any definitive answers about what LeBron James will do in his record-breaking 23rd season, it offered promising signs about what he won't do.

He won't disrupt what the Los Angeles Lakers are doing.

James indirectly said that leading up to his season debut on Tuesday and he indirectly said that ...Read more

LeBron James stepped onto the Crypto.com Arena court about an hour before the Lakers were getting ready to play the Utah Jazz to start his pre-game routine, the buzz building from his every movement, everyone anticipating him playing in his first game of the season.

And so it began for James, the start of his NBA-record 23rd season, the right ...Read more

NEW YORK — There were Duke players who had literally never seen anything like this. The big, strong, tough, swarming defense Kansas plays, annually, regardless of changing names and faces, was not only a significant step up in competition five games into some very young careers, it was an awakening.

For Cameron and Cayden Boozer, for Dame ...Read more