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Kevin Durant says a wide-open NBA playoff race is fun. It's hard to argue with that

MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Durant has been in the NBA for 18 seasons, 19 counting the one he missed while recovering from an Achilles tear. And in many of those seasons, there were clear favorites i...

Nuggets mourn Doug Moe, the motion-offense pioneer who helped change the NBA

DENVER (AP) — Before looking ahead to the remainder of the season, the Denver Nuggets spent some time Wednesday reflecting on what the late coach Doug Moe meant to the city, the franchise an...

Antetokounmpo remains with Bucks as NBA trade deadline passes

Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. Antetokounmpo had been the center of at...

Nuggets' Jamal Murray earns first All-Star berth in ninth NBA season

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will finally see a familiar face at the NBA All-Star Game. Jamal Murray earned his first career All-Star berth in his ninth season Sunday. He and Jokic, who was na...

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic returns to lineup against Clippers in 1st game since knee injury on Dec. 29

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets finally have some beneficial news on the injury front — big man Nikola Jokic is back on the court. Jokic returned to the starting lineup Friday night in a 12...

Nuggets star Nikola Jokic hyperextended his left knee and will be evaluated in 4 weeks

MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Jokic is only going to miss a few weeks, which is surely cause for the Denver Nuggets to take a giant sigh of relief. The Nuggets' superstar center has been diagnosed wit...

Nikola Jokic breaks Steph Curry's record with 18 points in OT and Nuggets set mark with 27 OT points

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic's magnitude is matched only by his modesty. “I mean, I had a good game,” Denver's superstar center said in his typical understated fashion after setting an NBA rec...

Christmas schedule: Cavs-Knicks, Spurs-Thunder, Mavs-Warriors, Rockets-Lakers, Wolves-Nuggets

Jalen Williams' plan for Thursday is mapped out like this: Presents in the morning, then a game in the afternoon. To him, that sounds like an exceptional Christmas. Williams and the defendin...

Jamal Murray delivers impressive, efficient 52-point night as Nuggets beat Pacers 135-120

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Denver guard Jamal Murray was listed as questionable just a few hours before the Nuggets' game Wednesday night against Indiana. By tip-off, he left nothing to chance. Jus...

Jokic's triple-double and Watson's career-high 32 points push the Nuggets past the Pelicans, 125-118

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night. Peyton Watson scored a career-...

Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison 9 months after widely panned Luka Doncic trade

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise. ...

The NBA hoped to begin its season on a strong note. Now it faces a gambling scandal

MIAMI (AP) — As a new NBA season opened this week, coach Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers received their annual league-mandated briefing on the do's and don'ts of gambling. Betting in ca...