Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo told reporters ahead of the NBA season that the Bucks are 'going to be dangerous' this year. So far, Antetoko

The opening stretch of an NBA season is like a Talking Heads album or a tuxedoed beagle — it’s tremendously exciting, and we don’t really know what’s going on yet. Theres

The Kings gave up 127 points to the depleted Lakers on Sunday, putting a brighter spotlight on their turnstile defense, and the Thunder are poised to feast in transition and in the halfcourt. Sacramento should contribute just enough offensively to nail this Over.

Tuesday's NBA slate offers five games as we continue the second week of the regular season, and the one I'm most excited about is the Charlotte Hornets - Miami Heat matchup. It's shaping up to be a fast-paced, physical battle between two teams that thrive in transition.

Monday night, it was Lauri Markkanen's turn — he dropped 51 points on the Suns, leading the Jazz to an overtime win at home. Maybe the hottest trend in the NBA this young season — right up there with every team trying to steal a page from the Pacers' book and pressuring the ball full court — is high-scoring individual games.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, T-Mobile Arena will host two win-or-go-home Semifinal games between teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively. The winners from each Semifinal game will face off in the Championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena, in pursuit of a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy.

The rookie from Maine barely got through the opening seconds of the second game Monday night before hurting his left shoulder.

In response to the news, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams on Monday saying it was reviewing its injury reporting policies, and there's sure to be more fallout in the days and weeks to come.  ESPN's insiders have been on the ground reporting on the latest arrests,