Basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is listed as questionable for Cleveland's pivotal Game 5 of its second-round series against the Indiana Pacers after reaggravating a sprained left ankle on Sunday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners of the best regular-season records in the NBA, find themselves in dire need of wins as they host Game 5s in the conference semifinals on

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings have hired longtime NBA and college head coach Mike Woodson as an associate head coach on Doug Christie's new staff .

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jordan is joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its NBA coverage when the 2025-26 season begins.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is mostly an expressionless, emotionless model of consistency.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is mostly an expressionless, emotionless model of consistency.

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -6.5; over/under is 229.

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -10.5; over/under is 220.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was ejected in the first quarter of Game 4 on Sunday for hitting Cleveland Cavaliers backup De'Andre Hunter in the chest with a closed fist.