Julius Randle, the New York Knicks and the burden of expectations

Memphis Grizzlies All-Star Ja Morant sent out two tweets about Luka Doncic on Sunday night. Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are playing the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series.

PHOENIX -- For the second straight year, Suns point guard Chris Paul's season came to an end with his team failing to protect a 2-0 series lead en route to a disappointing NBA playoffs exit. And for the second straight year, Paul felt compelled to announce he has no plans...

PHOENIX --  Coach Jason Kidd made it clear during an interview before Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals that no matter what happened on Sunday night, the Dallas Mavericks should consider this a successful season. A few hours later, it became even more special. Luka Doncic scored 35...

There is no shame in how the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks' season ended. A tough seven-game series against Boston, with the Bucks missing All-Star Khris Middleton, only confirms that Milwaukee should be one of the favorites to win the championship next season. The priority for Milwaukee this offseason should be...

LAS VEGAS --  First-year Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon told Kelsey Plum before the season began that she would be the hardest guard in the league to defend. Plums offensive prowess is no secret. But her versatility in being able to thread passing seams in the Aces new system led Hammon to believe Plum's ability to run Las Vegas' high-powered offense could make her the WNBA's most dangerous guard.

WASHINGTON --  When a player of Elena Delle Donne's stature returns after a long absence, the entire sport can feel the impact. Her coach, her Washington Mystics teammates, and even her opponents like what they see so far. Shes not 100% healthy, but to be able to do what...

It's one of the oddest streaks in the NBA, the type of factoid that doesn't seem believable at first and might even prompt some to try to disprove it. But after 33 years, it's about to come to an end. On Tuesday at the NBA draft lottery, the Indiana Pacers...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies are willing to spend whatever is necessary to keep their core together, including signing All-Star guard Ja Morant to a contract extension this offseason. Zach Kleiman, the Grizzlies' general manager and vice president of basketball operations, made that very clear Sunday. Memphis finished with...

So this Luka Doncic guy, huh? The 2022 NBA playoffs took an interesting turn on Sunday when the Dallas Mavericks dismantled the Phoenix Suns 123-90. The lopsided Dallas win ensured that for the first time since 2011, neither of the top two seeds will be playing in the Western Conference finals. It also meant the two teams that competed in last year's NBA Finals were eliminated from playoff contention on the same day -- the Boston Celtics blew out the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in an earlier Game 7.

MIAMI -- — He grew up in Portland, basketball in his blood. Wasn’t exactly a big-time recruit before eventually playing some college ball in the West Coast Conference. Took a circuitous route into coaching, guided along the way by one of the game’s legendary sideline bosses. And last summer, he was part of the brain trust that helped USA Basketball win Olympic gold.