Luka Doncic had 51 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, LeBron James had 18 points in his return after missing three games because of injuries, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a strong third quarter to defeat the Chicago Bulls 142-130 on Thursday night
March 13, 2026
San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanayama will miss Thursday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets due to right ankle soreness
March 13, 2026
Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least another 10 days as the Golden State Warriors star tries to work his way back from a troublesome right knee injury
March 12, 2026
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic says he has separated from his fiancee after his efforts to spend more time with their two young daughters were thwarted
March 11, 2026
It’s Wilt, then Bam
March 11, 2026
Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in league history to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night
March 11, 2026
There's a lot of scoreboard-watching around the Minnesota Timberwolves right now
March 10, 2026
The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s Magic City adult entertainment club
March 10, 2026
NBA scraps Atlanta Hawks’ ‘Magic City Monday’ event
March 10, 2026
The Miami Heat are receiving a second-round pick in this year’s draft from the Charlotte Hornets, which essentially becomes additional compensation related to the trade of Terry Rozier two years ago
March 09, 2026
Luka Doncic scored 44 points in the first three quarters of the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers without LeBron James
March 07, 2026
LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record for career field goals in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 120-113 loss to Denver on Thursday night, with the Nuggets getting 28 points each from All-Stars Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic
March 06, 2026
LeBron James has become the NBA’s leader in career field goals
March 06, 2026
Trae Young had 12 points and six assists in just over 19 minutes in his first game with the Washington Wizards
March 06, 2026
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is on the verge of making a return to NBA action nine months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon injury during last season’s playoffs
March 06, 2026
Breanna Stewart leads Mist to an Unrivaled championship, adding another title to a packed resume and the league she co-founded
March 05, 2026
Luka Doncic had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied past the New Orleans Pelicans 110-101 for their third straight victory
March 04, 2026
San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes missed his first game since 2021 because he woke up from a pregame nap with a sore left ankle
March 04, 2026
Trae Young was thrown out of a Washington game and he isn’t even set to play for the Wizards for a few more nights
March 03, 2026
Golden State center Kristaps Porzingis is still dealing with a medical issue that has sidelined him for a week and a half
March 03, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close
March 03, 2026
Victor Wembanyama was surprised
March 02, 2026
Zhuri James stood with her back to the basket at the free-throw line and heaved an over-the-head shot that banked in after several previous attempts
March 01, 2026
Luka Doncic had 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds, LeBron James added 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers ran away from the short-handed Golden State Warriors for a 129-101 win
March 01, 2026
Tempers flared in the fourth quarter between Oklahoma City and the Denver Nuggets and resulted in the ejection of the Thunder’s Lu Dort
February 28, 2026
NBC is bringing back its classic NBA broadcast crew for a throwback game, with Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Mike Fratello calling Spurs versus 76ers on Tuesday night
February 27, 2026
The Spanish soccer league wants to resurrect plans to stage a regular-season game in the United States
February 27, 2026
When Luka Doncic had the ball in his hands with a chance to win the game for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Slovenian scoring machine passed
February 25, 2026
Wendell Carter Jr. made a go-ahead putback with 6.7 seconds to play, Paolo Banchero scored 36 points and the Orlando Magic finished a strong West Coast trip with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
February 25, 2026
Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra are on opposite sides over one oddly persistent issue in the NBA: what coaches wear on the sideline
February 25, 2026
Nikola Jokic had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 29 1/2 minutes and the Denver Nuggets routed Portland 157-103 on Friday night for the most points on the road in franchise history and the most in an NBA game this season
February 21, 2026
Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 105-101 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, one day after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte
February 19, 2026
Golden State star Stephen Curry had a second MRI on his troublesome right knee that revealed no structural damage, although the two-time NBA MVP is expected to miss at least another five games before being re-evaluated
February 20, 2026
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis and guard Zach LaVine will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgeries Wednesday
February 19, 2026
According to a person familiar with the situation, Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball was not injured after being involved in a two-car crash in downtown Charlotte on Wednesday
February 18, 2026
Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the All-Star break and will miss the 76ers’ game against Atlanta on Thursday night
February 18, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was an athlete from a young age, and throughout his life he immersed himself in the world of sports
February 18, 2026
Mark Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking and is criticizing the league for punishing teams that lose on purpose to improve draft outlooks
February 17, 2026
The Detroit Pistons have surged from years of misery to the NBA’s best record as play resumes after the All-Star break
February 17, 2026
The global “6-7” craze is still going strong at pro and college basketball games
February 16, 2026
Some people seem to be born to excel at certain activities. But having opportunities to try new things and get better at them can lead to lifelong passions.
February 16, 2026
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called on the WNBA and its players’ association to increase their urgency to get a labor deal done in time for the new season to begin as scheduled in early May
February 15, 2026
The NBA is trying its fourth All-Star Game format in four years this weekend as it attempts again to answer one of the bigger existential questions in professional basketball
February 14, 2026
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February 14, 2026
Sports are a big part of prediction markets
February 13, 2026
The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for sitting healthy stars late in close games
February 12, 2026
Utah Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery after a post-trade physical revealed a growth in his left knee
February 12, 2026
Dallas Mavericks president Ethan Casson says franchise is entering "remarkable evolution" as new‑arena talks begin
February 12, 2026
De’Aaron Fox scored 27 points and Victor Wembanyama added 26 to send the San Antonio Spurs into the All-Star break on a six-game winning streak after beating the Golden State Warriors 126-113
February 12, 2026
Victor Wembanyama began his 40-point performance against the Lakers with a 25-point first quarter
February 11, 2026
Victor Wembanyama scored 37 of his season high-tying 40 points in the first half and the San Antonio Spurs beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 136-108 for their fifth straight victory
February 11, 2026
LeBron James will sit out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs due to left foot arthritis
February 10, 2026
Stephen Curry will sit out the All-Star Game in Los Angeles because of his troublesome right knee that sidelined the Golden State Warriors star for a fourth straight game against Memphis
February 10, 2026
Boston All-Star Jayson Tatum took a big step toward returning from his torn Achilles tendon when he was assigned to practice with the Maine Celtics, the organization’s G-League team
February 09, 2026
Damian Lillard is set to make a surprising return by participating in the 3-point contest on All-Star Saturday
February 08, 2026
James Harden scores 23 points in his Cavaliers debut, helping Cleveland secure a 132-126 victory over Sacramento
February 08, 2026
Nikola Jokic earned another game ball from his Denver Nuggets teammates after achieving another triple-double
February 08, 2026
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun publicly apologized for directing a gender-based insult at official Jenna Reneau during a loss Wednesday night to Boston Celtics
February 08, 2026
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 assists and 14 rebounds to pass Oscar Robertson for the second-most triple-doubles in NBA history and the Denver Nuggets ended a three-game skid with a 136-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls
February 08, 2026
Luka Doncic is day-to-day for the Los Angeles Lakers because of a mild hamstring strain, putting his availability for the All-Star Game next weekend in question, while Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is trending toward missing that contest and the games leading up to it because of a knee injury
February 08, 2026
The WNBA’s newest proposal to the players’ union that was delivered Friday made small increases to its revenue sharing offer and concessions on housing according to two people familiar with the negotiations
February 07, 2026
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has become a shareholder in Kalshi, a major prediction market with a wide array of sports trading opportunities
February 07, 2026
Nneka Ogwumike is confident there will be a WNBA season this year, but knows a lot has to happen for it to start on time
February 06, 2026
NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic left the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against Philadelphia with a leg injury
February 06, 2026
The Dallas Mavericks have officially declared Cooper Flagg as the future face of the franchise after trading Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards
February 06, 2026
Jalen Brunson had 42 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Denver Nuggets 134-127 in two overtimes for their eighth straight victory
February 05, 2026
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has received a one-game suspension for pushing the Washington Wizards’ mascot before a game last week
February 04, 2026
Charlotte Hornets coach Charles Lee jokingly called himself a "stupid coach" after accidentally colliding with LaMelo Ball during a game
February 02, 2026
The long, strange trip the San Antonio Spurs faced to get home from the East Coast led to another time change for their game against the Orlando Magic
February 01, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-111
February 02, 2026
Brandon Miller scored 26 points, Collin Sexton made all five 3-point attempts off the bench and finished with 21 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 to extend their winning streak to six games
January 31, 2026
Luka Doncic’s latest triple-double came before the first half even ended
January 31, 2026
Derrick Rose's Bulls jersey retirement banner made by Chicago woman
January 29, 2026
Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday night, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg’s 49-point game
January 30, 2026
man Nikola Jokic is back on the court
January 30, 2026
Caitlin Clark is joining NBC's pregame coverage for “Sunday Night Basketball.”
January 27, 2026
LeBron James doesn’t know if Wednesday night will end up being his last trip to Cleveland as a player
January 29, 2026
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points, Jaylon Tyson had 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-99 and spoil LeBron James’ return to Northeast Ohio
January 29, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s potential return date remains uncertain as the Milwaukee Bucks forward recovers from a calf strain that he had predicted might keep him out for four to six weeks
January 26, 2026
The NHL has postponed the Columbus Blue Jackets’ home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night because of a major winter storm that created dangerous travel conditions across much of the United States
January 25, 2026
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have returned to the court after their game was postponed following the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers
January 26, 2026
Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, and the Lakers erased a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes of a 116-110 victory over the Mavericks in the star guard’s second visit to Dallas since his shocking trade to Los Angeles almost a year ago
January 25, 2026
Brandon Miller scored 21 points as the Charlotte Hornets beat Washington 119-115 Saturday, sending the Wizards to their ninth straight loss
January 24, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo says chemistry issues may be contributing to the Milwaukee Bucks’ recent penchant for lopsided losses
January 22, 2026
The New York Knicks broke a four-game losing streak without breaking a sweat, crushing the Brooklyn Nets 120-66 on Wednesday night in the most lopsided victory in franchise history
January 22, 2026
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference
January 20, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak, holding off the Atlanta Hawks 112-110 after squandering a 23-point lead in the second half
January 19, 2026
Kevin Durant had 18 points and moved into sixth place on the NBA’s career points list, and Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 32 points as the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-110 Sunday night
January 19, 2026
Anthony Edwards doesn't want to be the face of the NBA, but the Minnesota Timberwolves star is becoming a focus of one the league’s marquee matchups when he goes up against San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama
January 18, 2026
Victor Wembanyama had 39 points and nine rebounds, corralling a critical offensive rebound in the final seconds, enabling the San Antonio Spurs to fend off Anthony Edwards’ season-high 55 points and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-123 on Saturday night
January 18, 2026
EuroLeague is the top men's basketball league outside the NBA
January 17, 2026
Kevin Durant scored 39 points and made a season-best six 3-pointers to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves
January 17, 2026
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has reaffirmed plans to launch a new league in Europe in partnership with FIBA
January 15, 2026
Dell Curry has learned that the Charlotte Hornets will retire his No. 30 jersey
January 14, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder beat San Antonio 119-98 on Tuesday night
January 14, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a shot by LeBron James and stole the ball from him on consecutive possessions in the final minute, and the Milwaukee Bucks blew a fourth-quarter lead before rallying for a 105-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
January 10, 2026
Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain for seventh on the NBA's career scoring list when he made a 3-pointer for the Houston Rockets in the third quarter of their 111-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
January 10, 2026
The game between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Thursday was postponed after a nearly two-hour delay due to condensation on the court
January 09, 2026
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has finally won his 1,000th career game
January 09, 2026
Steve Kerr upset his mother
January 08, 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night
January 08, 2026
Lakers coach JJ Redick compares LeBron James at 41 years old to Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux at the end of his career
January 07, 2026
LeBron James scored 30 points, Luca Doncic capped his 30-point, 10-assist performance with a pair of off-balance, bail-out 3s as the shot clock wound down, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the reeling New Orleans Pelicans 111-103
January 07, 2026
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was ejected in the fourth quarter of a 103-102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers
January 06, 2026
Victor Wembanyama is taking a few more days off to deal with a sore left knee
January 03, 2026
Luka Doncic and LeBron James topped 30 points each in the same game for the first time this season as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 128-121 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies
January 03, 2026
For the second time in one week, Anthony Edwards didn’t stick around for the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game
December 31, 2025
LeBron James scored 17 points on his 41st birthday, but Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 11 assists while leading the Detroit Pistons to a 128-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
December 31, 2025
By rookie VJ Edgecombe’s calculation, he mistimed his game-winner in overtime
December 31, 2025
Denver star Nikola Jokic limped off the court at halftime during the Nuggets' game in Miami on Monday night
December 30, 2025
With a franchise scoring record there for the taking, Kawhi Leonard elected to take a pass in order to be fresh for another day
December 29, 2025
Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 55 points, James Harden added 28 and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 112-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons
December 29, 2025
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned Saturday night from the right calf strain that has kept the two-time MVP from playing in the Milwaukee Bucks’ previous eight games
December 27, 2025
Austin Reaves could miss at least a month with a strained left calf, a damaging blow for the struggling Los Angeles Lakers
December 27, 2025
Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116
December 26, 2025
Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury in the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors
December 25, 2025
Tyler Kolek sprinted back to chase down Donovan Mitchell and had enough energy left to gloat about his defensive stop afterward
December 25, 2025
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year
December 25, 2025
The San Antonio Spurs are the hottest team in the NBA just a year removed from two of the worst seasons in franchise history
December 24, 2025
Warriors forward Draymond Green had a heated exchange with coach Steve Kerr in the huddle during a third-quarter timeout and then went to the locker room on his own to cool down
December 23, 2025
Zion Williamson scored 24 points, including 10 straight in a decisive two-minute span of the fourth quarter, to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 119-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, extending the Pelicans’ season-long winning streak to five games
December 23, 2025
The NBA and FIBA have announced plans to engage with teams and owners about a new European league
December 22, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton promises to catch up on his texts in 2026
December 20, 2025
Anthony Edwards returned from a three-game injury absence with 26 points and 12 rebounds, hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107
December 20, 2025
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