Are the Cleveland Cavaliers one of the three teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference that can beat the Boston Celtics at full strength? Which top teams, if any, can lay claim to such a bold take, given the Celtics are the current defending champions and have played pretty much all of the East ball clubs well so far this season?

The Philadelphia 76ers have ruled star center Joel Embiid out for the remainder of the season. NBA insider Shams Charania reported the news on social media. Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but ... Read more

Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers announced on Friday. The 2023 league MVP has been struggling with knee issues all season.

Stephen Curry ignited his own third-quarter explosion with a 50-footer at the halftime horn, then capped a 56-point performance with his 11th and 12th 3-pointers to protect a late lead that resulted in the Golden State Warriors' 121-115 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

Stephen Curry scored at least 45 points on Feb. 27 for the third time, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only NBA players with three 45-point games on the same date.

Steph Curry scored 56 points against the Orlando Magic. This stunned social media, which united in its admiration for the NBA player.