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Russell Westbrook scored 36 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks, 118-104, in Game 5 of the teams’ first-round NBA Playoff series in Oklahoma City on Monday night. The win allowed the Thunder to capture the best-of-seven series, 4-1, and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Kyrie Irving netted 31 points, including 20 in the second half, and the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Detroit Pistons, 100-98, in Game 4 of the first round of the teams' 2016 NBA Playoffs in Auburn Hills, Mich. on Sunday night.

The 2016 NBA Playoffs started on Saturday. Most pundits have the Warriors and Spurs meeting in the Western Conference Finals. Find out which team could keep that from happening.

Iggy Azalea used Twitter to thank D'Angelo Russell for the video of her cheating fiance.

The 2016 NCAA men’s basketball tournament field of 68 was announced Sunday evening. While college students around the country rejoiced and planned epic road trips to see their teams in action, you may have been gripped by anxiety: your 2016 NCAA Tournament bracket for your office pool is due soon.

LL Cool J got into a bit of controversy when he tweeted that he's "one of the best to ever touch the mic."

Steph Curry is winning fans quicker than he can drain multiple three-pointers.

Kobe Bryant -- five-time NBA champion, one-time MVP, future Hall of Famer and, apparently, amateur sex therapist.

Drake is already starting to rev up the marketing campaign for his new album.

As it turns out, LeBron James is not the perfect basketball player.

Kobe Bryant -- 17-time NBA All-Star, five-time NBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, 11-time all-NBA first teamer and a surefire Hall-of-Famer -- announced this season will be his last in a poem on The Players' Tribune.

On Sunday Kobe Bryant announced that the 2015-16 season would be his last. We figured, what better way to look back on his no-doubt first-ballot Hall of Fame career than by watching his 10 greatest plays (as compiled by the NBA).