1. New York Knicks2024-25 record: 51-31, second in the AtlanticHead coach: Mike Brown, first season with the KnicksComing and going: New York has more depth this season than a year ago thanks to the offseason acquisition of Jordan Clarkson, a former Si...

Former NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid has been cleared to play Friday night in the Philadelphia 76ers' final exhibition game, a home contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves.The 31-year-old center last played Feb. 22 and appeared in only 19 gam...

Even before the first bogus "back spasms" show up on an injury report, it's already the Year of Barely-Walking Wounded in the NBA.Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Lillard and Fred VanVleet are missing more than the season-opener next week. They're done for th...

1. Cleveland Cavaliers2024-25 record: 64-18, first in the CentralHead coach: Kenny Atkinson, second season with the Cavaliers (64-18 record)Coming and going: Lonzo Ball jumped from the division cellar to the penthouse, arriving in a trade from Chicago,...

Bo Horvat waited nearly six years to collect his second career hat trick on Thursday night, when he helped the New York Islanders avoid a far less noble bit of history.The Islanders will look to build on the momentum of their first win Saturday afterno...

The Buffalo Sabres are hoping they have hit their stride, while the Florida Panthers are looking to find theirs again.The Sabres will host the Panthers on Saturday afternoon in the first of four meetings between the Atlantic Division clubs.After droppi...