Basketball News

Injury woes are not new, but they have been acute during the playoffs. Never before have eight All-Stars missed at least one postseason game in the same year.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is the recipient of the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy as the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year, the NBA announced today. He is the third player to win the annual award with Charlotte, joining Lar...

Ball, 19, made the Hornets one of the most exciting teams to watch during the regular season.

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, longtime head coach Rick Carlisle has parted ways with the Dallas Mavericks after 13 seasons with the team. He leaves the Mavericks with a regular season record of 555-478 and a postseaso...

Nikola Jokic, the reigning MVP and star center for the Denver Nuggets, has announced that he will not be competing with his national team of Serbia in the Olympic Qualifying tournament, per Marc Stein. Jokic had a grueli...

Phoenix Suns‘ point guard Chris Paul, who just led his team to the Western Conference Finals, is facing Health and Safety protocols that may indefinitely sideline him for a period of time. The team has announced that h...

Kevin Durant’s epic Game 5 stat line performance of 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists will command NBA storylines for the next 48 hours and beyond if the Nets go on to win the NBA title. But there’s also Jeff Gre...

A pair of series entered Wednesday night’s slate of games tied 2-2. The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers took to Utah for Game 5, while the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Atlanta Hawks. No. 1 Philadelphia 76ers 106, N...

A rash of injuries leads LeBron James to question the league's packed schedule.

The Clippers, who are already without the services of center Serge Ibaka, now have a major injury problem at the forward spot. Via the LA Times: When Kawhi Leonard was asked about his right knee Monday night following Ga...

While John Calipari continues to publicly state his commitment to the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball program, rumors of his eventual return to the NBA have been going on for years. Thanks to a report by Yahoo Sport...

USA Basketball has not yet publicly announced its Olympic team, but Portland guard Damian Lillard has committed to playing in the summer games in Tokyo, according to several media reports.