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The Boston Celtics heard loud and clear what everyone what was saying about them before this season.

Trae Young rose from the bench, shook the hands of his teammates and bid farewell to the 15,993 fans in State Farm Arena midway through the fourth quarter of the Hawks' Jan. 7 win over the Pelicans.

Trae Young rose from the bench, shook the hands of his teammates and bid farewell to the 15,993 fans in State Farm Arena midway through the fourth quarter of the Hawks' Jan. 7 win over the Pelicans.

The Joel Embiid medical malady update itself is no longer surprising. There will be one -- there always is one, especially around the playoffs -- and it's just a matter of guessing the body part involved.

Tyronn Lue managed a small smile as he considered the kind of season it's been for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star.

As the WNBA is racing through free agency, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is already looking overseas.

Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer.

The Washington Wizards' season has mercifully ended. Despite a league-worst 17-65 record, Washington's coaches and staff insisted that the campaign was a success on Monday and even cited plans for a postseason push next year before they parted ways ...

NBA referee Natalie Sago thought a bad call was about to take place. A bad phone call, that is.