Author: Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

Tempers boiled over on the Lakers bench when Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard got into a brief physical altercation during a timeout.

Andrew Wiggins has been vaccinated, coach Steve Kerr said Sunday, and will be available for all Warriors games in the upcoming season.

Andrew Wiggins won’t be able to play in Warriors home games in San Francisco after the NBA denied his request for a religious exemption.

DeAndre Jordan plans to sign with the Lakers after completing a buyout with the Pistons, who acquired him in a trade with the Nets.

Denver overcame a 14-point deficit and limited Damian Lillard late to close out the Blazers in Game 6 and advance to the second round.

Damian Lillard scored a playoff career-high 55 points, but that could not keep the Blazers from the brink of elimination against the Nuggets.

In Game 3, Trae Young played with the same swagger he used to silence Madison Square Garden in the opener and gave the Hawks a 2-1 series lead.

NBA fans got a glimpse of the league’s future Sunday as a handful of young stars came up big in their playoff debuts to lead their teams to wins.

The NBA playoffs are in the home stretch as the Bucks and Suns battle for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Check out the full schedule for the NBA Finals.