CLEVELAND (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers...
NBA teams were told Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James , has been medically cleared to play in the league, a person with knowledge ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA draft lottery on Sunday, landing the No. 1 pick and a potential cornerstone player in a year where there’s no clear-cut choic...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The betting public is throwing money on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as the WNBA prepares to open one of the more-anticipated seasons in league h...
BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell banked in a 3-pointer from a few steps beyond the top of the arc and could only shrug as he backpedaled back on defense. He followed with two ba...
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again.
Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Playe...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks bea...
Brittney Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal routine following her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago.
Life isn't what it once was for the pere...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge.
The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissi...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — More than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever in an exhibition game against the Dallas Wings on Friday nig...
DENVER (AP) — The futures of LeBron James and Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers are murky after their first-round playoff exit.
One might choose to leave and the ot...
Just a few minutes into the Indiana Fever's media day, general manager Lin Dunn was asked to compare Caitlin Clark to a pair of Birds — Sue, who Dunn drafted No. 1 overal...
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and ...
NEW YORK — Attendance was up 1.4% in the NBA this season, with the league setting a slew of records for ticket sales and sellouts.
The total attendance in the regular sea...
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night.
The former Iowa star became a household name among baske...
LAS VEGAS — The G League Ignite will soon be no more.
The NBA development team, which plays at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, will shut down at the end of its fourt...
NEW YORK — The NBA fined Minnesota center Rudy Gobert $100,000 on Sunday, two days after he implied that referee Scott Foster was not calling games fairly and further sug...
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers have thrived with Donovan Mitchell in their lineup. They'll have to survive without him for a while.
Cleveland's All-Star guard will miss at lea...
When new sports leagues start up, they sometimes bring fresh ideas.
The NBA got the 3-point shooting line from the ABA.
The NFL game began opening up the passing game mor...
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers unveiled new uniforms and logo on Monday that the team will begin using next season when it moves into its new arena.
The look feat...
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials and questioning their integrity.
The NBA announced the ...
LAS VEGAS — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Las Vegas is “definitely” on the league’s expansion list Wednesday.
Silver, who appeared on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” sa...
Getting there is an incredible honor in itself. Attaining the ultimate prize for country?
Another entirely.
“There’s no greater feeling than to stand with your hand acros...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Basketball announced Thursday that Jennifer Rizzotti will coach the defending Olympic gold medalist women's 3x3 team at this year's Paris Ga...
MILWAUKEE — Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiation...
PHILADELPHIA — As Victor Wembanyama warmed up about 45 minutes before his first game inside the Wells Fargo Center, one spectator held up a sign that said “MVP vs. Potent...
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks fired Adrian Griffin as coach on Tuesday after just 43 games despite having one of the league’s top records midway through his first seaso...
INDIANAPOLIS — Passengers at Indianapolis International Airport are getting to experience a slice of next month's NBA All-Star Game — with no extra fee.
For the past week...
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to l...
