Simply, a zone defense has a defender guarding an area instead of a specific player. The Cavs play a 2-3 zone that adapts to NBA specific rules. Kenny Atkinson has deployed it as a way to disrupt the ...

Atlanta guard Trae Young doesn’t view not getting picked for the All-Star Game as getting snubbed. He has a new word.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has wanted a more competitive All-Star event for some time, and this change comes after the teams combined to score a record 397 points — 211-186 was the final — in last ...

The Philadelphia 76ers get a heat check opportunity at home Friday night, when they welcome Nikola Jokic and the Denver ...

While Naz Reid is already rostered in 85% of Yahoo leagues, McDaniels will be easier to find on waiver wires. The offensive ...

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best ...

The reigning rookie of the year is an NBA All-Star for the first time, with the 21-year-old from France one of the 14 players ...

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, ...

The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the ...

The Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers are in very different moods entering a Friday night showdown in Philadelphia.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis was named a Western Conference reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

The Atlanta Hawks will be facing the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Trae Young is on the injury report with right hamstring ...