LeBron James retiring? Future for NBA star unclear after Lakers loss

What's next for LeBron James? After the Lakers got swept in the Western Conference Finals by the Nuggets, “King James" ended his postgame presser on a very cryptic note.

Carmelo Anthony retires from NBA after 19-year career

The star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.

Nick Gilbert, son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner, dies at 26

Nicolas “Nick" Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team's good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26.

Bronny James commits to USC via Instagram post

Bronny James will stay in SoCal after committing to play college basketball for the USC Trojans.

Curry scores playoff career-high 50 as Warriors down Kings

Stephen Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points and answered time and again to will the defending champions on in their quest for a repeat, Kevon Looney grabbed 21 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Sacramento Kings 120-100 in Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7.

Celtics pull away, beat Hawks 128-120 for 4-2 series win

After carrying the Hawks to an improbable victory in Game 5 at Boston, Atlanta's Trae Young ran out of steam in the second half.

Trae Young's viral moment after Hawk's Game 5 against Celtics

The season was almost over Tuesday night for the Atlanta Hawks until Trae Young made a last-second shot in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics.

Hawks' victory leads to concert chaos for Jackson and Swift fans

The last-minute win by the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday has caused a small scheduling change for the busy weekend in Downtown Atlanta.

Young's long 3 lifts Hawks to 119-117 win over Celtics

Trae Young had 38 points and drained a long go-ahead 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key with 2.8 seconds left to help the Atlanta Hawks cap a late comeback and beat the Boston Celtics 119-117 Tuesday night. 

Boston beats Hawks for 3-1 lead

The first week of the playoffs has been marred by flagrant fouls, ejections and suspensions.

Big day for Atlanta's professional sports teams

If there's a good day to be an Atlanta sports fan, today is the day. The Braves, Hawks and Five Stripes are all playing games at home today.

Hawks hope Trae Young gets going in Game 3 vs. Celtics
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Beyond the arc, the Hawks shot just 17 percent in Game 1 and 33 percent in Game 2. In both those games combined, Trae Young has shot 3/13 from 3 (23%) and just 35 percent from the field, along with 10 turnovers. But the Hawks say they think they can turn their shooting woes around in Game 3, back at home.

Hawks prepare for Game 3 vs. Celtics, back at home
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The Hawks are down two games in the best-of-seven, first-round playoff series against the Celtics, but they're hoping to pick up a win with a boost from their home crowd at State Farm Arena.

Kings, E-40 release statement on ejection, call it a 'miscommunication'

Rapper E-40 and the Sacramento Kings released a joint statement Wednesday calling the musician's ejection from Saturday's Warriors v. Kings game a ‘miscommunication.’

Clippers' Russell Westbrook, Suns fan have intense exchange at halftime: 'Watch your mouth motherf---er'

After the game, a video surfaced on social media of Russell Westbrook getting into a very heated interaction with a fan during halftime. The fan was telling Westbrook to "take it like a man."

Brown scores 29, Celtics hold off late rally by Hawks 112-99

The Celtics beat the Hawks 112-99 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. They'll face each other again in Boston on April 18.