MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks had been shading Kawhi Leonard for days, taking away the largest, strongest and most decisive right hand in basketball. But with his Toronto Raptors trailing by a bucket inside of nine minutes remaining in Thursday's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals that were knotted at 2-2, Leonard got a long step on his defender,…

MIAMI -- Phoenix Suns big man Richaun Holmes was arrested for misdemeanor possession of cannabis after a Miami-area traffic stop.Twenty-five-year-old Holmes was arrested Tuesday night along with former Brooklyn Nets forward James Webb III after authorities say the found a recently used marijuana joint inside their vehicle.Both men posted bond soon after being booked into a Miami jail.Holmes became an…

Kevin Durant is unlikely to play at the start of the NBA Finals as he continues his recovery from a strained right calf, the Golden State Warriors announced Thursday.In a release, the Warriors said Durant still has not been cleared for on-court activities but added there is still hope he plays at some point in the series.DeMarcus Cousins also could…

The three finalists for the NBA Most Valuable Player award -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden and Paul George -- led the balloting for the All-NBA teams, which were announced by the league Thursday afternoon.Milwaukee's Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City's George were named to the two forward spots on the first team; Stephen Curry of Golden State joined Houston's Harden as the…