Pau Gasol expressed uncertainty about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers after his postseason exit interview with General Manager Mitch Kupchak at the team's training facility on Wednesday.

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem has been banned for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals after a review of his flagrant foul against the Indiana Pacers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Wednesday.

NBA 2012 Most Valuable Player LeBron James, the Miami Heat playmaker still seeking his first NBA title, was the top vote-getter among those named on Wednesday to the NBA 2012 All-Defensive Team.

A tough and determined Philadelphia 76ers team beat the Boston Celtics 82-75 on Wednesday, squaring their NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal series at 3-3, setting up a deciding Game 7 in Boston.

Tampa Bay's Rich Thompson was hit by a pitch starting the 11th inning and then scored on B.J's Upton's double to give the Rays a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday

The New Jersey Devils blew a three-goal lead before recovering to beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Wednesday, taking a 3-2 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference finals series.

Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Baku and Doha had been dropped from the running.

Minnesota guard Ricky Rubio, a 21-year-old Spanish playmaker, and NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland were among those named by the league on Tuesday to the 2011-2012 All-Rookie Team.

Eighteen wins in a row, and eight more victories to go. That says it all about how the San Antonio Spurs are steamrolling through these playoffs at a pace that is flirting with NBA history, even if they are saying as little about it as possible.

The NBA's Golden State Warriors revealed on Tuesday that they plan to leave Oakland and build a new waterfront arena in San Francisco in time to start playing there in the 2017-18 NBA season.