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Sportspeople's reluctance to open up is understandable given the unforgiving environment but doing so could be of benefit ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals ...

The long-suffering Knickerbockers were the butt of jokes around the league for at least two decades, but now they're just four games from the NBA finals ...

It didn't take long for the New York Knicks to turn their biggest game in a quarter-century into a complete laugher on Friday night ...

Playing meaningful extended minutes for first time in the series, Denver's Julian Strawther offered a spark off the bench in the Nuggets' Game 6 win ...

An injury to the guard marked the beginning of the end of Golden State's season, exposing just how dependent they are on a star approaching his 40s ...

The Timberwolves advances to the the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Warriors on Wednesday ...

The Celtics extended their season by beating the visiting Knicks 127-102 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals ...

The league says Green's comments questioned the integrity of the referees and referenced sportsbooks' spread for the matchup ...

The Pacers advanced to the East finals for the second straight year with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday, eliminating the top-seeded Cavs in five games ...