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'We can't wait': A timeline of the bad blood between Nuggets and Lakers
The back-and-forth between the two teams dates back to last season's Western Conference finals.[read more]

Lakers' Ham: 'Not changing my starting lineup'
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he will keep the same starting five as Los Angeles looks to prevent a series sweep against Denver in Game 4 on Saturday.[read more]

Ailing Bucks see Lillard aggravate Achilles injury
Injuries continue to pile up for the Bucks, who now trail 2-1 in their series with the Pacers, after Damian Lillard aggravated an Achilles injury that surfaced in the regular-season finale.[read more]

Haliburton's GW floater ices Bucks in dramatic OT
In a wild finish, Tyrese Haliburton completed a three-point play with 1.6 seconds left to cap his first postseason triple-double, and the Pacers took a 2-1 series lead with a 121-118 overtime victory over the Bucks on Friday night.[read more]

Kawhi: Knee 'didn't respond' as hoped, iffy for G4
Kawhi Leonard gutted out 25 minutes in the Clippers' 101-90 loss to the Mavericks and revealed that his knee "didn't respond the way we wanted" after his return.[read more]

KD on fans' boos: Hope it 'ignites' us down 3-0
Facing a 3-0 series deficit, Kevin Durant said he hopes the Suns can use their fans' boos as "fuel" as they attempt to avoid a sweep by the Timberwolves.[read more]

Westbrook, Washington ejected in chippy Game 3
A couple of heated confrontations during the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' Game 3 win over the Clippers resulted in a pair of ejections.[read more]

Darlan's Bangui on cusp of BAL playoffs
Thierry Darlan's Bangui beat Khaman Maluach's City Oilers in the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference on Friday, while Egypt's Al Ahly defeated Libya's Al Ahly Benghazi.[read more]

'You can't fake that fire': What fueled Kevin Durant's incredible return to the game
The 14-time All-Star played in 75 games this season, the most since his time with the Warriors. The journey to be able to do so reveals an unrelenting burn within: to return to the player he once was -- and more.[read more]

Luka Doncic's pink-and-purple wrapped Camaro catches eyes ahead of Clippers-Mavs
Luka Doncic pulled up to Game 3 against the LA Clippers in a tricked-out Camero to tease his new Luka 3 sneaker.[read more]