The NBA has a foul problem. Players foul-bait to get to the free-throw line or get opponents in foul trouble. Players also intentionally foul for multiple reasons. They send the opposing team’s worst free-throw shooter to the line intentionally if his free-throw percentage is bad enough.

Rick Barry joins to help examine how referees could inadvertently balance team skills in playoffs, affecting game physicality and the enforcement of rules.

They clearly had an agenda. … They were like, ‘I’ve got you. In the playoffs, watch this.’ That’s exactly what they did.”

If there is one player fans love to talk about when the whistle comes up, it is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That is easy to understand. He averaged 31.1 points per game for the Thunder this season, got to 9.0 free-throw attempts per game, and once again ...

MIAMI — In Miami, the NBA's decision that LaMelo Ball grabbing Bam Adebayo was an ejection-worthy flagrant foul didn't register much of a reaction. In Charlotte, the fact that the ruling didn't include a suspension brought relief. And Adebayo wants the ...

The NBA is doing its due diligence after a head-scratching play late in the Kings' 110-105 loss to the Warriors on Tuesday night at Chase Center caught many people's attention. With 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, and Sacramento leading by one point ...

There is a long, storied tradition of NBA superstars venting after a heartbreaking playoff elimination. Usually, it happens at the podium. A guy sits there in a stylish post-game fit, stares blankly at a box score,

The New York Knicks have blown away the Philadelphia 76ers by 39 points in Game 1 of their seven-game, Eastern Conference semifinal series. New York led by 23 points at the half, punctuated by Jalen Brunson’s 3 at the buzzer.