Basketball News

Hawks guard Trae Young left Tuesday night's game at Miami early in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle. X-rays were negative, and there's optimism that the injury isn't serious, league sources told ESPN's Adri...

In this week's newsletter, Marc Stein calms the panic about Golden State and forecasts which soon-to-be free agent could take over next summer.

A Houston Rockets fan has been charged with assault after allegedly punching a New Orleans Pelicans coach at the end of a game between the teams.

The 2016 U.S. Olympic hoops team laid the foundation for Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant improbably teaming up in Brooklyn this summer, reports Nets big man DeAndre Jordan. “Let’s all get on the same team and play toge...

Former Jazz great Karl Malone says it's about time that Salt Lake City hosts another All-Star Game.

Retired Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki joined a few hundred people Wednesday at a ceremony to rename a city street as Nowitzki Way in his honor.

Warriors big man Willie Cauley-Stein and veteran swingman Alec Burks will make their respective season debuts on Wednesday night against the Suns.

The Cleveland Cavaliers intend to turn down Ante Zizic’s fourth-year contract option, Tim Bontemps of ESPN reports. The Croatian big man was set to earn $3.9 million had that team option been picked up. The 22-year-old...

The Golden State Warriors have been without free agent addition Willie Cauley-Stein through training camp and the first few games of the 2019-20 campaign. No longer. Logan Murdock of NBC Sports reports that the Kentucky ...

The Miami Heat had been holding forward James Johnson out of action with the club until he met specific conditioning requirements. Four games into the season, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that ...

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young's sprained right ankle showed improvement on Wednesday morning, and there's optimism that he will return to the active lineup early next week, league sources told ESPN.

You might stumble upon one walking the streets of Brooklyn. There's several out in Philadelphia, too, and in Oakland, CA. About 30 have been put up near the border between Mexico and the United States in a town called No...

Don’t count Kevin Durant among those in Brooklyn reportedly concerned about Kyrie Irving‘s “mood swings.” KD says Irving is “an artist” who needs to be left alone. “I look at Kyrie as somebody who is an art...

The Staples Center crowd celebrated LeBron James's favorite day of the week, much to the delight of the Lakers star.

Heat 112 (3-1), Hawks 97 (2-2) Jimmy Buckets made his debut and dropped 21 as the Heat cruised to their third win of the season. The rookie Tyler Herro shined, finishing with 29 points on 7-9 shooting and 3-4 from downto...

Kobe Bryant believes former Lakers teammate Dwight Howard will make “a hell of an impact” in his second tour of duty in Los Angeles. “I’m happy for him,” says Bryant, who adds that Howard has a greater apprecia...

Stephen Curry and Golden State are “starting from scratch” this season, and he’s doing his best to keep things in perspective as the chrorus of criticism rains down on the once-mighty Dubs. The Warriors earned thei...

Update #1, 10:36 pm: An x-ray on Trae Young’s injured ankle has come back negative, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. While Young hasn’t undergone an MRI at this stage, there is optimism that Young may have avoided...

Atlanta native BJ Boston is prime for a big senior season after the five-star transferred to Sierra Canyon (CA) HS in California. Now teammates with Amari Bailey, Bronny and Z-Wade, can they bring home the California sta...