PHILADELPHIA — As the 76ers wore their iconic black throwback jerseys for the first time for Saturday’s win over the Toronto Raptors, Eric Snow sat courtside with his son.

Snow is one of several former players who will roll through Xfinity Mobile Arena as the Sixers celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 2000-01 team that advanced to the NBA...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski left West Point for good 45 years ago. He spent five years there as a coach and four as a cadet, two different experiences that set the tone for his entire life to date. West Point never left him. Nor has it left Duke, even after Krzyzewski’s retirement.

So much of what Krzyzewski learned in the Army — as ...Read more

Domantas Sabonis sat in front of his locker after going through pregame warmups prior to Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Sabonis said he planned to play after missing the past two games due to a left ribcage contusion, but he was still experiencing considerable pain, discomfort, labored breathing and a “sharp stab” ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – With back-to-back away losses behind them and a brutal six-game road trip lying ahead, the Golden State Warriors took advantage of the team’s only home game in a 16-day stretch on Sunday evening.

Golden State won 114-83 over the Indiana Pacers in what was, mostly, a rock-fight of a basketball game until late in the third ...Read more

SEATTLE — Brooklyn is what was on his birth certificate. Seattle is what was in his blood.

If you’re looking for a sports figure who exemplified the Emerald City, you’re not going to do better than Lenny Wilkens.

He spent 12 years playing and/or coaching here, and most of adult life as a fixture of the community. The Sonic legend whose ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to six with a 111-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Pistons improved to 8-2, their best start through 10 games since the 2005-06 campaign, when they began 9-1.

Cade Cunningham recorded his sixth double-double of the season with ...Read more

NEW YORK — Good luck billing this as a rivalry. For the 11th straight time, the New York Knicks dragged their little-brother neighbors to the woodshed.

They walked into Sunday’s borough-to-borough matchup with a top-five NBA offense and a three-game home winning streak — and walked out with yet another rout over a Brooklyn Nets team.

The...Read more

After handing the Celtics a 13-point loss Friday night at Kia Center, the Orlando Magic hoped to carry their momentum into Sunday’s rematch against Boston.

Orlando, however, couldn’t put away the franchise that eliminated the Magic in last year’s postseason, and the Celtics escaped Central Florida with a 111-106 win, thanks to a team-high...Read more

MIAMI — There was a time when Culture wasn’t a jersey, wasn’t a court design, wasn’t more marketing than meaning.

There was a time when Culture held such touchstone value that it practically stood as corporate secret at 601 Biscayne Boulevard.

It was about the aura, about sacred regard. It made Culture special. It made the Miami Heat ...Read more

DENVER — No matter who plays, the Denver Nuggets look clinical.

Even in their first back-to-back of the season, even without their second- and third-best players, the Nuggets cruised to a 117-100 win over the depleted Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon were both out, but Denver (7-2) completed a perfect four-game home ...Read more

ATLANTA — Down by 20 during the third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks, the only sound coming from the Lakers bench was Nick Smith Jr.’s hollow claps of encouragement. The rest of the Lakers players sat silently or loitered in a semicircle waiting for their coaches to join.

There wasn’t much that could be said.

The Lakers’ five-game ...Read more

MIAMI — The NBA’s two fastest teams as measured by pace were off to the races on Saturday night at Kaseya Center in a race that went to the wire.

In many ways, it was as much a series of sprints, in the form of surges by each team, as a race of constant pace, with the Miami Heat entering No. 1 in that category and the Portland Trail Blazers...Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — From the opening festivities, Michigan State’s Saturday night bout with Arkansas had the feel of a heavyweight fight. Two ranked foes, the type of matchup seen more often in March than a cold Saturday in November.

It sure felt like March at Breslin Center, where Michigan State won a thriller against Arkansas, 69-66, in...Read more

ATLANTA — JJ Redick was already preaching one type of Japanese philosophy, harping to his team about the concept of "kaizen" to improve each day. Off the court, the head coach found inspiration in another Japanese phrase.

Lakers players and coaches have used PechaKucha presentations to facilitate team bonding this season. The slideshows, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino knew No. 15 Alabama would present a unique early-season litmus test for No. 5 St. John’s.

Behind an unmatched pace of play, Alabama led the country in scoring both of the last two seasons, and it certainly hasn’t slowed down this year.

“They shoot the ball, on average, within 15 seconds,” Pitino said ahead of ...Read more

NEW YORK — Naz Reid wore a pair of purple Kobe Bryant Nike shoes at a Timberwolves practice last month, and was asked if they were in honor of his alma mater, Louisiana State.

They weren’t.

“My sister’s favorite color is purple,” the Timberwolves center said of the late Toraya Reid.

Reid said Monday he knew Toraya would have loved ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin wasn't kidding about taking punitive measures to get his team playing better.

Just 26 seconds into UCLA's game against Pepperdine on Friday night, Bruins forward Tyler Bilodeau committed a needless foul. It was enough to make Bilodeau's coach go to his bench, Cronin subbing in Brandon Williams for Bilodeau, who ...Read more

DENVER – With their franchise player sick and stuck at home in the Bay Area, the Golden State Warriors needed to play a nearly-perfect game just to compete with the Nuggets in Denver on Friday night.

They needed timely shotmaking by Buddy Hield and Brandin Podziemski. Energetic defense from Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green. Crisp passes by...Read more

NEW YORK — After overcoming another subpar first quarter, the Detroit Pistons opened the Emirates NBA Cup with a 125-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Barclays Center. The win gave the Pistons their first victory of East Group B play to open the in-season tournament. They are also now 7-2 overall, extending their winning ...Read more