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NBA fines Smart and Kennard for ripping refs after loss

NBA fines Smart and Kennard for ripping refs after loss

Los Angeles Lakers guards Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard were fined by the NBA on Monday for criticism of officiating following a playoff loss at Houston, the league announced. Smart was fined $35,000 for questioning the integrity of game officials. Smart complained to referee James Williams about unnecessary ejections.

Dallas teen forward Flagg voted NBA Rookie of the Year

Dallas teen forward Flagg voted NBA Rookie of the Year

Cooper Flagg, a 19-year-old American forward for the Dallas Mavericks, was voted the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced on Monday. Flagg, selected by Dallas with the first overall pick in last year's NBA Draft, averaged an NBA rookie-best 21.0 points,

Rockets thrash Lakers, Wembanyama triumphant on Spurs return

Rockets thrash Lakers, Wembanyama triumphant on Spurs return

The Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs as San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant return to put the Spurs on the brink of advancing. Amen Thompson scored 23 points to fuel the Rockets, who bounced

Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of NBA playoff elimination

Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of NBA playoff elimination

The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 29 points from LeBron James, beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in an overtime thriller on Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their NBA playoff series. James, the 41-year-old superstar playing in his 19th post-season, came up with a

Lakers' Reaves could return for game three against Rockets

Lakers' Reaves could return for game three against Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers, up 2-0 on the Houston Rockets in their first-round NBA playoff series, could have Austin Reaves back from injury in game three. Reaves has been sidelined by an oblique muscle injury since April 4, a devastating late-season blow to a Lakers team that

Blazers stun Spurs after Wemby injury, Lakers down Rockets

Blazers stun Spurs after Wemby injury, Lakers down Rockets

The Portland Trail Blazers exploited an injury to Victor Wembanyama to score an upset 106-103 victory over the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in their NBA Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday. San Antonio superstar Wembanyama -- who had scored 35 points in the Spurs' game one win on

'We weren't soft, we were skilled': Nowitzki on NBA's European revolution

'We weren't soft, we were skilled': Nowitzki on NBA's European revolution

As he is inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, Dallas Mavericks and German basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki is typically humble in downplaying his role in changing the game. Arriving in the NBA when European players were often derided as soft, the 2.13-metre (7ft) Nowitzki and the Gasol