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Laney has scored at least 20 points in the first six games of the season, the first Liberty player ever to do so. She was the team's leading scorer in four of its five victories.

Donovan Mitchell said he felt good after scoring 25 points in 26 minutes in his return to the court Wednesday night, and he was a catalyst for the Jazz, who won to even their series with the Grizzlies.

After Adam Vinatieri's retirement, there are zero players in three of the four major American sports who made his debut in the 1990s -- and the ones in the last one could be retiring any day now.

Spain's Usman Garuba, the No. 15 basketball prospect in the ESPN Top 100, has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN on Thursday.

Nets forward Jeff Green is out for the rest of the Celtics series with an injury.

The Sacramento Kings have hired former player Bobby Jackson as the next head coach of their G League franchise, the Stockton Kings, the team announced on Thursday.

Charlotte Hornets star and NBA Rookie of the Year candidate LaMelo Ball will release a collection of dynamic nonfungible tokens (NFTs) whose value will be directly tied to his accomplishments on the hardwood, ESPN has le...

The Los Angeles Lakers and AEG, the owners of STAPLES Center, have signed a long-term lease extension agreement ensuring that the defending World Champions will remain in their downtown Los Angeles home arena through the...

The Sacramento Kings today named assistant coach and Kings legend Bobby Jackson as head coach of the team's NBA G League affiliate, Stockton Kings. Jackson becomes head coach having spent the previous two seasons as an a...

A fan in Philadelphia poured popcorn on Washington guard Russell Westbrook. In New York, a fan spit on Atlanta guard Trae Young at Madison Square Garden.

Back in March, we posed the question, “is Ja really like that?” It seems that Grizzlies guard Ja Morant made the answer clear as day in his 47-point historical game 2 performance against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. S...

Five-Star Basketball and the National Basketball Players' Association have officially announced this summer's virtual camp for July 19-21. Five-Star and the NBPA joined forces in 2019 to continue bringing world-class bas...

Houston Rockets rookie Jae'Sean Tate can hoop with anyone.  Undrafted in 2018, with pit stops in Belgium and Australia the last two seasons, the 6-4, 230-pound, 25-year-old lefty brought his relentless nature on the cou...

The Knicks head to Atlanta tied with the Hawks, 1-1, thanks to a halftime switch and 26 points from Derrick Rose.

After a standout performance in Game 1 that seemed to include everything but an impressive scoring total, Ben Simmons made up for that lack of offense Wednesday, pouring in 22 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated th...

Michigan center Hunter Dickinson has decided to enter the NBA draft but will give himself the option of staying with the Wolverines after a season in which he won the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year award.

The Heat are in some trouble. Against a Bucks team that so far looks fully able to raise their game to a playoff level. Via the Miami Herald: Toward the end of the second-most lopsided playoff loss in Miami Heat history,...