Basketball News

Celtics guard Marcus Smart will not return to Tuesday night's game in Philadelphia after suffering a right ankle sprain in the second quarter.

Liz Mills has been hired by AS Salé, which competes in Morocco's top division, and she is set to be the first woman head coach in the Basketball Africa League when the joint NBA-FIBA competition starts next month.

Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga will be replacing Indiana Pacers’ Chris Duarte to represent the rookie class in the NBA Rising Stars game during All-Star weekend, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania....

Nets guard Patty Mills says he sees a fire and a hunger in Ben Simmons after his trade from the Sixers.

Knicks forward RJ Barrett will sit out games through the All-Star break after suffering an ankle sprain last week against the Nuggets, according to Knicks beat writer Marc Berman of the New York Post. RJ Barrett out unti...

The Miami Heat have signed guard Javonte Smart to a two-way contract. Smart, who was originally signed by Miami on September 10 and waived on October 15, has appeared in 11 games (all starts) this season with the HEAT's ...

Golden State Warriors rookie forward Jonathan Kuminga will replace injured Indiana Pacers rookie guard Chris Duarte in the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars, which will be played on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse i...

Know this: if the status quo had held at Baylor and NaLyssa Smith completed her college career playing for Kim Mulkey instead of Nicki Collen, Smith was still destined to hear her name called early on in April at the WNB...

Some of the players who gave the NBA its global bounce will be in attendance when the league celebrates its 75th anniversary team during a special halftime ceremony at Sunday's All-Star Game.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed guard Patrick Beverley to a contract extension. Per the Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Beverley and the team agreed to a one-year extension Monday worth $13 million, his agent Kevin B...

The newest Brooklyn Net, Ben Simmons, spoke to reporters for the first time in months during a 15-minute introductory press conference on Tuesday in the HSS Training Facility. “It’s a blessing to be in an organizatio...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday on ESPN's Get Up the New York City vaccination mandate that is preventing Nets guard Kyrie Irving from playing in home games "doesn't quite make sense to me."

Caleb Martin has impressed in his third season in the NBA, and that persistence has finally paid off for the 26-year-old forward. On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat announced that they had signed Martin to a full NBA contr...

FROM THE UTAH JAZZ Effective February 25, the requirement for proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be lifted to gain access to Utah Jazz home games at Vivint Arena. The use of proper face coverings ...