Chris Paul just learned a valuable lesson about giving one of the best players in the league a reason to play with a chip on his shoulder.

'You lose your best player, it's deflating.'

Houston Rockets star James Harden got hit in both eyes early, while the Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry dislocated his left middle finger.

The NBA, suffering from a public perception problem involving the integrity of the officiating, just poured gasoline on that fire ahead of a playoff game.

'It sucks that that is the narrative coming out of it, because we literally could exhaust our energy on that as well.'

Warriors coach Steve Kerr is a master at cranking the hype machine for his squad, and now he's comparing Kevin Durant to Kerr's most famous Bulls teammate.

Houston Rockets star James Harden was left frustrated with the officiating after a tough 104-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

'You're missing shots and can't get stops, you feel like you're in a bottomless pit.'

Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton has been accused in a lawsuit of sexual assaulting a woman at a hotel in 2016.

Durant scored 38 points, Stephen Curry added 21 playing with five fouls, and the Golden State Warriors dominated from the opening tip to win 132-105 Thursday night and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.