Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 “for conduct detrimental to the league in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7.”

Every year at this time, there is pressure on specific players to lead their team to playoff success. USA TODAY Sports highlights 10 of them.

Are the Nuggets the most overlooked No. 1 seed? Have the Lakers hit their stride? Will the Warriors repeat? NBA playoffs kick off Saturday.

The schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs is set. The Bucks earned the top seed in the East while the Nuggets are No. 1 seed in the West.

If the opening night of the play-in game tournament, especially in the West, revealed anything, it’s that this will be an unconventional playoff.

Cathy Engelbert has focused on the issue of flights and player experience since becoming WNBA commissioner in 2019.

The Minnesota Timberwolves benched Rudy Gobert in their regular-season finale after he threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout.

San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich has never been afraid of sharing an opinion. On Sunday, Popovich criticized lawmakers amid a call for gun control.

G League Ignite’s Scoot Henderson has long been considered the second pick, but Alabama’s Brandon Miller had the kind of season that puts him in mix.