Author: Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

LeBron James had arena officials in Indiana remove two fans who he said were “outside the line with obscene gestures and words.”

Andrew Wiggins won’t be able to play in Warriors home games in San Francisco after the NBA denied his request for a religious exemption.

DeAndre Jordan plans to sign with the Lakers after completing a buyout with the Pistons, who acquired him in a trade with the Nets.

Denver overcame a 14-point deficit and limited Damian Lillard late to close out the Blazers in Game 6 and advance to the second round.

Damian Lillard scored a playoff career-high 55 points, but that could not keep the Blazers from the brink of elimination against the Nuggets.

In Game 3, Trae Young played with the same swagger he used to silence Madison Square Garden in the opener and gave the Hawks a 2-1 series lead.

Luka Doncic and the Mavericks were red-hot from the field in racing to a 127-121 win over the Clippers on Tuesday that put them up 2-0 in the series.

NBA fans got a glimpse of the league’s future Sunday as a handful of young stars came up big in their playoff debuts to lead their teams to wins.