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The Oklahoma City Thunder have exceeded expectations this season but could be the biggest sellers ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. Among the trade pieces they have, none are as attractive on the market as 13-year ...

Hornets rookie guard LaMelo Ball underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured right wrist and remains unlikely to return to the lineup this season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Expansion. Of physicality. Of mentality. Of reality. Expansion, on any level, scares the standard. Somebody, a while back, said that if it isn't broke, then it doesn't need to be fixed. And that sunk in to the deepest ro...

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is having the best year of his career, drastically improving his ability to shoot the ball from 3-point range while continuing to excel as a facilitator and defender. A highly-...

The NBA trade deadline comes later this week, and teams across the NBA will be busy looking to shake up their roster in the coming days. One of those teams that will be active this week is the Denver Nuggets. According t...

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond hasn’t played a basketball game in nearly six weeks, but that soon could change. According to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer, executives around the NBA believe that the Cavs ...

After a disappointing first-round exit in the playoffs last season that culminated in former head coach Nate McMillan being fired, the Indiana Pacers hoped that they could bounce back in the 2020-21 season and make a dee...

Toronto's Kyle Lowry, Houston's Victor Oladipo and Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans are popular figures as the league's trade deadline approaches Thursday.

With their two biggest stars on the shelf, the defending champs have little choice but to play through their problems.

Stephen Curry (tailbone bruise) underwent an MRI on Tuesday morning that showed inflammation and led to the Warriors' decision to keep him out for at least four more games.

Elgin Baylor's N.B.A. legacy will loom large in basketball history. But the time our columnist's father managed to defend Baylor for a half became a cherished part of family lore.