LaMelo Ball missed 21 games with a wrist injury forcing him to miss 21 games but still claimed the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award.
Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY
With Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out, injuries continue to play a huge role in postseason
As they have all season and now into the playoffs, injuries continue to play a significant role in who wins, who advances and who doesn’t.
‘Beautiful to watch’: Kevin Durant saves Nets’ season with game for the ages against Bucks
Kevin Durant deflated the Bucks with a huge 49-point triple-double as the Nets rallied to win a pivotal Game 5 and take a 3-2 series lead.
Nets rally past Bucks in Game 5 on Kevin Durant’s historic performance to take 3-2 series lead
Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists as the Nets rallied past the Bucks 114-108 for a pivotal Game 5 win and 3-2 series lead.
Hiring Becky Hammon to head coaching job will shake up NBA. Is now the time it will happen?
Becky Hammon appears to be the logical choice to become the first female coach to lead an NBA team, and with four openings this could be the year.
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee Bucks to series-tying win against Brooklyn Nets
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo played his best game of the series with 34 points, and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving sprained his ankle.
NBA reprimands Nets security guard who shoved Bucks’ P.J. Tucker during altercation with Kevin Durant
The security guard won’t work any remaining games in Milwaukee after intervening in the scuffle and knocking P.J. Tucker out of the way.
Sixers roll past Hawks in Game 3 to regain control of series with 2-1 lead
The Sixers were focused and methodical in a 127-111 win over the Hawks in Game 3, a performance emblematic of a team ready to make a deep playoff run.
Opinion: Bucks do enough to win Game 3 vs. Nets, but will still need much more in Game 4
The Bucks cut their series deficit to 2-1, but they’ll have to be much sharper to come all the way back against the Nets.
Bucks survive Nets in tense Game 3 to cut series deficit to 2-1
The Bucks coughed up a 21-point lead, but they came through in the end to avoid a disastrous 3-0 hole with an 86-83 win over the Nets.