NBA Basketball

Celtics' Tatum denies 'beef' with 76ers' Brown after trade: This isn't Shaq and Kobe

Jayson Tatum spent most of his postgame news conference Friday night addressing speculation about his relationship with former Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown in the wake of Brown's shocking trade to Philadelphia over the summer.

Mavs' Flagg (shoulder) exits after hard foul by Pacers' Nesmith; scuffle ensues

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg did not play in the second half Friday night at Indiana after landing hard on his left shoulder after Aaron Nesmith tried to block his shot from behind to prevent a breakaway dunk.

Giannis continues blistering start with 36, confident winless Heat will click

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points Friday, giving him 71 through the first two games, and stayed hopeful the Heat would rebound from their winless start.

Warriors implode late as Grizzlies' 17-0 run caps stunning comeback

The Warriors appeared to be in control before "pretty much everything went wrong" in the final four minutes, when the Grizzlies rallied from 12 down to win 111-108.

Phishing email to Knicks employees an 'unfortunate mistake,' MSG says

A Madison Square Garden spokesman admitted fault that employees in Knicks business operations and at the arena received a phishing email posing as an opportunity to claim an NBA championship ring, calling the incident "an unfortunate mistake."

Pelicans center Missi helped off court with knee injury

Pelicans starting center Yves Missi injured his left knee in the second quarter of Friday night's game at Utah and had to be helped to the locker room.

✋ NY couple names son Knickson Fyve after Knicks title chant

Vance and Yvonne Bradford's newborn son is named for the popular chant that filled the streets of New York after the Knicks' first title in over 50 years.