There's no question that the series between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs was the best in the first round of this year's NBA playoffs. The matchup featured two of the top three teams ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he would use his "bully pulpit" to try to force through reform to eliminate the intentional fouling of poor free throw shooters, also known as the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that there is little likelihood the league will move to reform some of the widely discussed issues such as intentional fouling and ...

During Shaquille O'Neal's prime years with the Los Angeles Lakers, there was a stretch when no defensive scheme, no matter how creative or physical, could stop him. The only realistic way to somewhat ...

The tactic has become controversial for the way it seems to subvert the point of the game. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called the tactic Hack-a-Somebody — a nod to its original name, Hack-a-Shaq.