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The NBA investigated Lewis in 2023 over his alleged X burner account that commented on Lewis and the games he officiated.

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama joins Patrick Ewing and Dikembe Mutombo with 100 straight games with a block in the 126-98 blowout of Hawks.

NBA official Tre Maddox suffered a leg injury during Friday night's game between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The NBA is tweaking its injury reporting rules and pushing online gaming companies to make changes to offered prop bets as part of its gambling investigation.

Los Angeles' investigates the 2025 NBA scandal that accuses Chauncey Billups and others of giving gamblers inside help.

League commissioner Adam Silver says the league might ponder moving its mid-season tourney finale to a college campus, rather than stay in Las Vegas.

After a wild week of NBA Cup and regular-season action, Friday night's slate brings just five games heading into a packed weekend of sports. Still, the matchups are exciting, with some of the league's top playoff contenders going at it. Every team playing currently holds a postseason bid.