Irving tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a home game against the Sacramento Kings on March 3 and missed the rest of last season. The Mavs went into Thursday’s home game against the Golden State Warriors 12 th in the Western Conference with an 18-26 record and winners in four of their previous five games.

NBA reintroduces referee headsets during live play after rising officiating controversies, including recent comments from JJ Redick.

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Prime Video has the streaming exclusive for national audiences. The Berlin game put established broadcaster Michael Grady on play-by-play and WNBA legend Candace Parker in analysis, with JayDee Dyer as the sideline reporter. Hall of Famers Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were on site for Thursday’s Prime studio programming.

The NBA hopes Memphis guard Ja Morant will be able to play Sunday, after the star missed Thursday's start of a two-game NBA Europe series against the Orlando Magic with a right calf issue. Morant was in Berlin with his team for Thursday's game,

The teams with the two lowest winning percentages in the Eastern Conference meet on Sunday afternoon, where the expectation is that Rick Carlisle will become the 11th NBA head coach to record 1,000 regular-season wins. In his second stint with Indiana ...

Our Bulls vs. Timberwolves predictions expect Jaden McDaniels to pick up the slack if Julius Randle if sidelined.