Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

With just four days left in the regular season, the intrigue surrounding the play-in format has drawn more attention than the race for the No. 1 seed.

Doc Rivers couldn’t believe Kevin Garnett’s much-ballyhooed intensity was real — until he got a chance to coach him.

The addition of this season’s play-in format has created an added level of intrigue with 24 of the 30 NBA teams in the mix for a playoff spot.

COVID-19 healthy and safety protocols uprooted the franchise from its home base in Toronto and displaced it to Tampa for the 2020-21 season.

Houston Rockets guard-forward Sterling Brown sustained facial lacerations when he was assaulted with a bottle outside of a Miami club late Sunday.

Dwyane Wade has become close with new Jazz owner Ryan Smith, who owns the team with a small group of investors.

Alex Rodriguez and businessman Marc Lore have signed a letter of intent to negotiate with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor to purchase the NBA team.

Thunder GM Sam Presti is a skilled evaluator with a great history. He drafted Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, three former NBA MVPs.

A day after he wasn’t traded at the deadline, LaMarcus Aldridge has reached a deal to join the Nets and play alongside Brooklyn’s Big 3