DENVER — The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was seen punching a fan after the team’s buzzer-beating 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs. In videos shared by TMZ and other outlets, the man is seen climbing over seats to confront another person at Ball Arena, who he then punches in the face. TMZ said the altercation happened on Monday night just after the Nuggets completed their comeback from a 20-point deficit to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. An NBA s ..read more

TORONTO — It’s a great problem to have. One on hand, the Canadian men’s national team has hit it out of the park with its last two head coaching hires. On the other, it has put Canada Basketball in a tricky situation in the build-up to crucial competitions windows in consecutive years, as Canada’s high-profile coaches end up being in-demand commodities in the NBA. But it appears that the worst-case scenario — current head coach Jordi Fernandez being forced to bail out from his commitment to coach Canada at the 2024 Olympics in Paris — has been avoided. The Brooklyn Nets made official Monday wh ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Denver Nuggets on Monday, and superstar LeBron James thinks the replay centre didn’t do his team any favours. Post-game, after Jamal Murray’s incredible buzzer-beater sent the Lakers to a 2-0 series deficit, James had some pointed comments about the officiating. The 39-year-old NBA legend specifically had an issue with an overturned foul call that saw a Nuggets foul on D’Angelo Russell disappear. Denver forward Michael Porter Jr. appeared to hit Russell across the face, but after going to the replay centre, the referees determined the ..read more

DENVER — Jamal Murray sank a 15-foot step-back jumper at the buzzer and the Denver Nuggets wiped out a 20-point second-half deficit to stun the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 Monday night and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Murray’s fadeaway, falling-down game-winner provided the Nuggets with their first lead since 5-3 in the opening minutes and gave the reigning NBA champions their 10th consecutive win over the Lakers. The series shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 Thursday night. Murray’s winning shot came after LeBron James misfired from long range with 16 seconds left a ..read more

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining after a desperate scramble, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. The Knicks trailed by five points within the final 30 seconds, on the verge of losing home-court advantage before a stunning rally, starting when Jalen Brunson finally got a shot to fall during an otherwise miserable night. Brunson’s 3-pointer from the corner bounced on the rim and fell in, cutting it to 101-99 with 27 seconds remaining. Josh Hart stole ..read more

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