Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves through another uneven performance, this time capitalizing on Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s absence in a 117-93 victory that tied the second-round series at one game apiece.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have seen Anthony Edwards writhing in pain on the floor several times throughout his career before eventually welcoming their star guard back to the game.

Stephen Curry sat down after the Golden State Warriors went through their gameday shootaround practice in Minneapolis and quickly announced that he’s feeling great.

Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee.

The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota.

Road, sweet road.

Golden State star Stephen Curry was sidelined by a strained left hamstring early in the second quarter at Minnesota and the Warriors were bracing for an extended absence of their sharpshooting leader after opening the series by beating the Timberwolves 99-88.

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season.

Kenny Atkinson went through a winless preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers and wondered if his team would be any good.

Defending champion Boston vs.

With a chance to close out their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets instead delivered a playoff flop to end their season.

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield made nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-89 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 7.

Fred VanVleet combined for 55 points in the last two games to lead the Houston Rockets back from a 3-1 deficit and force a deciding Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors in their first-round playoff series.

Fred VanVleet had 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Alperen Sengun contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept their season alive by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-107 and forcing a deciding Game 7 in their first-round series.

Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics has won the NBA’s sportsmanship award for the second time, making him the fifth player in league history to win that trophy in multiple years.

The Golden State Warriors missed a chance to clinch the best-of-seven series on the road and they gave some momentum right back to the Rockets as red-hot Houston ran away for a 131-116 victory to stave off elimination.

Fred VanVleet scored 26 points, Amen Thompson added 25 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 131-116 rout of the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series.

Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels has been voted the NBA’s most improved player.

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick saw the urgency he was anticipating while his team practiced before what could be its final game of a tumultuous season.

The San Antonio Spurs have back-to-back rookie of the year award winners.

Jimmy Butler converted three free throws with 58.7 seconds left, grabbed the game-clinching rebound with 4 seconds to go and then made two more free throws on the way to 27 points in his return from a pelvic injury, sending the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 109-106 in a heated Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Players on the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets got into a shoving altercation midway through the second quarter in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, leading to three technical fouls before tempers flared again shortly before halftime.

Warriors forward Jimmy Butler returned from a one-game absence and rejoined the starting lineup for a 109-106 Game 4 Warriors victory in their first-round series against the Houston Rockets, limping at times as he led his team one win away from advancing to the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at Sacramento State under new coach Mike Bibby.

Stephen Curry has picked up another NBA award.

Stephen Curry eventually found his shooting groove and got hot while Houston tried everything to stop him, finishing with 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Rockets 104-93 for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Warriors star Jimmy Butler sat out for Game 3 as Golden State took a 2-1 lead in its first-round playoff series against Houston and became a cheerleader for Stephen Curry while offering expertise to others while on the bench.

Jimmy Butler has repeatedly referred to Stephen Curry as Batman to his Robin.

Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Game 3 of Golden State’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets after he sustained a pelvic contusion in a frightening fall during Game 2.

Jalen Green made eight 3-pointers and scored 38 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 109-94 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in a testy matchup to even the first-round Western Conference series at one game apiece.

Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Boston’s Jayson Tatum have been the driving forces for their teams throughout the season.

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and the Golden State Warriors built a huge lead and held on to beat the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.

It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award.

Golden State star Stephen Curry could only watch as the Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of his absence and beat the Warriors to even up their NBA playoff series.

It was the year of the long winning streak in the NBA.

Jimmy Butler had 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists creating opportunities on both ends at every chance, Stephen Curry scored 37, and the Golden State Warriors earned the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 in the Play-In Tournament.

They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP favorite who plays for Oklahoma City surely helps lure in fans who are north of the border.

The fifth full season of the NBA’s play-in tournament starts Tuesday.

Game 82 for every team in the NBA has arrived.

Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis is about to join a pretty special group of rebounders.

Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff preview.

There are 15 games left in the regular season.

Los Angeles FC kept Lionel Messi off the scoresheet in a 1-0 victory over Inter Miami in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal matchup.

The last time Stephen Curry and Golden State played in Memphis, he was held without a field goal and the Warriors lost by 51 points.

Stephen Curry had 52 points, including 12 3-pointers, as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 134-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

Stephen Curry is back with the Golden State Warriors after missing the first game of the team’s road trip with a pelvic contusion, and could play when his team takes on the Miami Heat in Jimmy Butler’s return game Tuesday night.

Golden State star Stephen Curry will miss at least the first game of the Warriors’ upcoming road trip because of a pelvic injury.

Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, is eyeing a sustained future in women’s sports after concluding its inaugural season in Miami.

Stephen Curry will not play in the Golden State Warriors’ game against Milwaukee on Tuesday night, sitting out for what coach Steve Kerr called an emotional and mental rest.

Stephen Curry needs a break, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr is going to make it a priority to find some rest for his superstar.

Brittney Sykes knocked down the game-winning free-throw and Rose beat Vinyl in the Unrivaled championship game, capping the inaugural season of the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league.

Stephen Curry is the first player in NBA history with 4,000 3-pointers.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will serve as an assistant general manager for Davidson College's basketball teams.

Stephen Curry became the 26th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points, reaching the milestone during the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 115-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

Perhaps only Stephen Curry could describe his basket as the first half was ending as a “rhythm shot.”.

The game hasn’t gotten easy for the Los Angeles Lakers since the trade deadline.

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry says he’s retiring from the slam dunk after throwing down his first jam in six years.

Stephen Curry scored 56 points and made 12 3-pointers in Golden State's 121-115 victory over Orlando.

Stephen Curry scored a season-high 56 points, making 12 3-pointers and outscoring Orlando by himself in the third quarter of another astounding performance, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 121-115 victory over the Magic on Thursday night.

The NBA is on the cusp of accomplishing something that it hasn’t seen before.

The trade deadline is gone.

Victor Wembanyama has already gone up against the U.S. in international events, most notably last year’s Paris Olympics when he led France’s march to the gold medal game against the Americans.

The verdicts were mixed, as would be expected.

Stephen Curry has captured MVP honors at the All-Star Game in front of his home fans, in his arena.

The winning total last year: 211 points.

For Oakland native Damian Lillard and Warriors star Stephen Curry, shining a light on Oakland's deep sports history and the legacies of so many Black athletes through the NBA HBCU Classic meant so much during All-Star Weekend.

This will be an actual All-Star matchup.

Draymond Green had just spoken for a few minutes Saturday morning about the state of the game, about how he believes it’s officiated differently than it once was, how stars don’t get the benefit of being stars like they did in the past.

Each time Kevin Durant comes back through Chase Center to face his former Warriors, he takes time to stop and enjoy seeing all of the old familiar faces.

There was a conversation that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had with Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic during last year’s All-Star Game that went viral, since microphones picked up the exchange.

There will be no Stephen Curry vs.

The Golden State Warriors are known for their electrifying plays and superstar Stephen Curry, but now the team is pioneering a fresh gameplan: blending sports and entertainment in a way no NBA franchise has before.

Things rarely happen in the NBA at 8:57 a.m. on a Sunday.

Jimmy Butler is off to a good start with Golden State.

Stephen Curry scored 34 points and tied a season high with eight 3-pointers, Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut and the Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 132-111.

LeBron James is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Indiana on Saturday to rest his sore left ankle.

Age is more than just a number to LeBron James.

Steve Kerr and JJ Redick jointly hosted some special guests when Warriors took on the Lakers in downtown Los Angeles.

Moments before Jimmy Butler was handed a Golden State Warriors jersey for the first time, he made clear what his motivation is going forward.

LeBron James got drafted No. 1 again.

The final numbers from trade-deadline time: no fewer than eight current and past All-Stars, some of them recent All-NBA selections, some among the league’s highest scorers and even three Olympic gold medalists, all of them headed to new homes.

The list of NBA players who might get traded before the 3 p.m. Eastern deadline on Thursday is a long one, according to Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Jimmy Butler remains part of the Miami Heat, for now.

The NBA All-Stars have been selected.

Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.

Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend to enter her first 3-point contest.

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday.

Stephen Curry injured his left ankle in the final minutes of the Golden State Warriors victory over Washington and is considered day to day.

Stephen Curry scored 26 points before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the final minute as the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Wizards 122-114.

The Golden State Warriors are soul searching after another embarrassing defeat at home, this time to the Miami Heat two days after a 30-point pounding from the Sacramento Kings.

Victor Wembanyama’s days as a 20-year-old in the NBA are over.

Golf is moving indoors like never before.

When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion.

LeBron James is going to have to make room for the NFL.

Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists playing in his NBA-record 19th Christmas Day game, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 115-113.

Lakers big man Anthony Davis didn’t return for Los Angeles against Golden State after spraining his left ankle midway through the first quarter.

LeBron James made his Christmas debut in 2003.

Thursday had a little of everything in the NBA.