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Goran Dragic still left the Staples Center Sunday night with a victory and a lifetime's worth of memories from his first All-Star Game. …

The NBA wrapped up another successful iteration of its Basketball Without Borders Global Camp over the weekend, bringing together many of the world's top teenage prospects and mixing them together into a development-orie...

Joel Embiid predicted that his Sixers teammate Ben Simmons will join him as an All-Star next season. After dropping 19 points in his first All-Star game, Embiid said the Process is coming along nicely in Philly. "It just...

A six-pack of Heat notes on a Monday: The expectation is that the Heat will explore moving the final two years of Tyler Johnson's contract as early as this summer, …

It started out well enough for the Knicks, but what else is new?

Players association director Michele Roberts revealed that the NBPA and NBA are creating a mental wellness program for players. In an interview with SB Nation’s Paul Flannery, Roberts called it “a shame” that menta...

During a recent meeting between the NBA players’ and referees’ unions, the “stop hand” was discussed as an offensive gesture to some players. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, players would rather have “mo...

NBA All-Star Weekend is essentially a business convention. The weekend provides a window into all the economies that make basketball more interesting than any other sport.

It's not just Max Kellerman who thinks LeBron James returning to the Miam Heat makes sense. According to a poll on ESPN.com involving 48 NBA players that came out Monday, …

Battling a chronic hip injury, Tiago Splitter officially announced his retirement from basketball on Sunday. In an interview with SporTV, Splitter said (roughly translated from Portuguese), “It’s not something I want...

During his All-Star Weekend press conference, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that the League office is giving “serious attention” to changing the current playoff format. Initially asked about the All-Sta...

Veteran center Joakim Noah has been away from the Knicks for nearly a month following an altercation with coach Jeff Hornacek at practice. According to the New York Daily News, the incident, which stemmed from a lack of ...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says “it sounds like” the All-Star draft will be televised next season. After a Team LeBron’s come-from-behind victory, Silver was very optimistic about a televised draft in 2019 (start...

Jimmy Butler made the decision to sit out Sunday's All-Star game.

Sixers guard JJ Redick issued an apology after he accidentally spoke a racial slur during a Chinese New Year spot for the NBA. Redick said he was tongue-tied and had no idea he used a racial slur. (Redick appears around ...

Basketball fans wanted the NBA All-Star Game to be televised, and it looks like they'll get their wish.

In need of a jolt of energy, the success of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game was contingent on players taking it seriously. LeBron James and a host of others proved a little effort can go a long way.

With a new format and bigger cash prizes, defensive effort seemed to be up while scoring was way down.

One of Knicks' biggest fish to hit 2019 free agency doesn't sound too keen on living in a place like New York.

What order did LeBron James draft his All-Star team?

LeBron James led Team LeBron to a 148-145 win against Team Stephen en route to earning his third career All-Star Game MVP. Team LeBron trailed by 13 points with 6:30 left in the fourth before going on a 13-3 run and clos...

LeBron James promised the NBA All-Star Game would be more competitive this year--and he delivered. Team LeBron edged Team Steph 148-145 with James setting the tone and taking home MVP.