Basketball News

Blazers star Damian Lillard, who wasn't slated to play in Wednesday's Game 5 because of his sprained knee, is leaving the NBA's bubble to have his injury examined in Portland.

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said he told Bucks players on Wednesday that the most important thing they could press for is "for action at every level of government."

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers have voted to boycott the NBA season, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. All of the 28 other teams voted to continue. Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem then asked the p...

The Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves through the professional sports world with their decision to boycott Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Since the decision, four other teams have elected to ...

The Orlando Magic will be without forward Aaron Gordon when their playoff series resumes. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that the 25-year-old will leave due to his hamstring injury and events of the past few days...

In the wake of the NBA postponing three playoff games in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, White House senior adviser Jared Kusher said he planned to reach out to LeBron James.

During the owners' virtual meeting Thursday, Michael Jordan was a voice of reason, urging owners to allow players to express their frustrations and concerns before offering any of their own solutions, sources told ESPN.

A protest walkout by the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday triggered similar actions by other N.B.A. and W.N.B.A. teams and across professional baseball, soccer and tennis.

The More Than a Vote collective, headlined by LeBron James and athletes across multiple professional sports leagues, is pushing to recruit poll workers ahead of the November election, Astead W. Herndon of the New York Ti...

There will be no NBA games on Thursday, Stephanie Ready of NBA TV reports, as players instead focus on their own meeting and the results of the emergency board of governors meeting. It was unlikely that games would have ...

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Trae Young were among many players showing their support on social media.

Update #1, 7:15 PM EST: The WNBA has elected to cancel its Wednesday night games altogether, Lyndsey D’Arcangelo of The Atheltic reports. The WNBA will continue with its scheduled games tonight, Arielle Chambers of Ble...