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Coaches and players around the league have spent the season questioning Dwyane Wade's decision to retire. After Wade scored 11 of his 20 in the fourth quarter to go along …

Jason Kidd says an opportunity to coach the Los Angeles Lakers is one “you can’t turn” down. With Luke Walton expected to lose his job this summer, Kidd will reportedly be “among the serious candidates” for the...

Jusuf Nurkic went down with a “devastating” injury Monday night, according to head coach Terry Stotts, suffering compound fractures to his left tibia and fibula. Nurkic, 24, jumped up for a rebound and came down awkw...

Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 27 points and set the single-season NBA dunk record to fuel the Utah Jazz to a 125-92 victory Monday night over the Phoenix Suns, who got 59 points from Devin Booker.

LeBron James says Nike “would definitely” welcome Los Angeles Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball if he elected to join the Swoosh. Ball has cut ties with his family’s Big Baller Brand: Lonzo says co-founder Alan Foster “...

If Donovan Mitchell had a Rookie of the Year vote, he’d cast it for Trae Young Young’s late-season surge has added some drama to the race with Luka Doncic for the award. The 20-year-old is averaging 25.3 points, 8.8 ...

Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic underwent surgery on Tuesday after he fractured his left tibia and fibula in Portland's double-overtime win over Brooklyn on Monday night. He's expected to make a full recovery.

The New Orleans Pelicans say guard Jrue Holiday is done for the season after having surgery to repair a core muscle injury.

Nico Mannion continues to show out during McDonald’s All-American week in Chicago. After an impressive first day in the Windy City, Mannion, a five-star guard from Pinnacle (AZ) HS, teamed up with James Wiseman, the No...

Kyrie Irving has not played in Cleveland since the 2017-18 season opener.

Kyrie Irving has not played in Cleveland since the 2017-18 season opener.

Luka Doncic is an “incredibly unique player, historically” according to Steve Nash. The Hall of Fame point guard says Doncic’s skill set is rarely (if ever) seen in a player his age. “Think of a 6-7 Steve Nash,�...

Sharife Cooper and his pops, Omar, are back at it again. After an intense King of the Court, Sharife and Omar went head-to-head in a game of H.O.R.S.E. Here’s the epic father-son King of the Court. The post Sharife Coo...

Devin Booker dropped 59 points Monday night, but it wasn’t enough for the Phoenix Suns, who fell 125-92 to the Utah Jazz. The Jazz made sure to intentionally foul someone else with time running out in the fourth quarte...

Q. I am a 17-year-old basketball player who has sprained my right ankle three times this year, which has caused me to miss several games and practices with the injuries. …

New Suns guard Jimmer Fredette got a standing ovation when he checked into Phoenix's game against the Jazz in Utah. Fredette was the National Player of the Year at nearby BYU in 2010-11.

A standout player at N.Y.U., he had a brief N.B.A. career but made his mark as a color commentator and the team's link to the youth of New York.

As an off-season of uncertainty approaches, Coach Luke Walton is trying to keep his job, young players are aiming to prove themselves, and LeBron James is holding himself up to "basketball gods."