Chuck Cooper was a rookie on the first Celtics team to end the season with a winning record. And a separate pick, Bob Cousy, would eventually become his close friend.

2 seed in the Eastern Conference, aims to become the franchise’s first team to repeat as NBA champions since the 1968 and 1969 squads led by Bill Russell ... behind 75 points from Jimmy Butler ...

Russell Westbrook is playing in his 124th NBA playoff game, which moves ahead of David Robinson, Charles Barkley and Dan Majerle. He is now tied with Jason Terry, Terry Porter and Bill Cartwright ...

The Dallas Mavericks were blown out by the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in the NBA Play-In Tournament, knocking them out ...

NBAE via Getty Images Bill Simmons had no qualms about telling listeners of his podcast as to who he voted for. The NBA analyst even sounded some strong reasoning for the selection. "I voted for ...

Because at the moment, there’s nothing he can do to save his reputation. Dylan Edenfield is an NBA journalist at The SportRush. He has written 500+ basketball articles for various websites since ...

Jamal Murray is good to go for the Nuggets. He missed some time towards the end of the season but was able to put up 15 and ...

Will Nikola Jokic join Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Michael Jordan as the only players to win four NBA MVPs, or will Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win his first? We ...

Some small U.S. shale producers are putting the brakes on oil drilling as crude prices sink to multi-year lows and steep ...