Get the best Heat vs. Celtics predictions ahead of Friday's matchup in Boston. Free NBA picks for December 19.

The NBA and Christmas have been interlinked since the first slate of holiday games debuted in 1947. Check out this year's schedule and fun facts now.

The NBA investigated Lewis in 2023 over his alleged X burner account that commented on Lewis and the games he officiated.

Follow along with the best of a five-game night in the NBA, headlined by Cade Cunningham and Jaylen Brown facing off in Pistons-Celtics.

League commissioner Adam Silver says the league might ponder moving its mid-season tourney finale to a college campus, rather than stay in Las Vegas.

NBA official Tre Maddox has suffered a leg injury during Friday night's game between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama joins Patrick Ewing and Dikembe Mutombo with 100 straight games with a block in the 126-98 blowout of Hawks.

After a wild week of NBA Cup and regular-season action, Friday night's slate brings just five games heading into a packed weekend of sports. Still, the matchups are exciting, with some of the league's top playoff contenders going at it. Every team playing currently holds a postseason bid.