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The NBA requires players to participate in 65 games for selection to the All-NBA teams, MVP, and other awards.

NBC offered up a reminder of sorts during the NFL playoffs on Sunday night: The NBA is on its way back to its platforms next season.

The Red Sox signed Cruz to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings used a fourth quarter rally to beat the Boston Celtics 114-97 on Friday night.

Celtics just passed Spurs for best WP% in NBA History… & now hold title for first time since they gave it up to Lakers in 1998. So Boston now has the most wins, most titles, & highest WP% in NBA History.

First Period_1, Boston, Frederic 7 (Poitras, Coyle), 4:24. 2, Boston, Wotherspoon 1 (Zacha, Pastrnak), 9:31. Second Period_3, Boston, Marchand 16 (Pastrnak), 1:13. 4 ...

On this day in Celtics history, champion point guard Gerald Henderson was born, and Boston traded Billy Knight for Rick Robey.

First Period_1, Boston, Frederic 7 (Poitras, Coyle), 4:24. 2, Boston, Wotherspoon 1 (Zacha, Pastrnak), 9:31. Penalties_McDonagh, TB (Delay of Game), 5:56; Hagel, TB ...

Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on

BOSTON (AP) — A former Northeastern University employee who lied to the FBI about a package blowing up in his arms at the Boston campus has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for the hoax.

Victor Wembanyama is widely regarded as one of the NBA's brightest young talents. Kevin Garnett shares that belief but has a strong, controversial opinion about the San Antonio Spurs star.