Basketball News

LeBron James had 50 points for the second time in three games to rally the Lakers to victory, leading coach Frank Vogel to say the NBA "has never seen a player at this stage of his career do what he's doing."

Gregg Popovich passed Don Nelson as the NBA's all-time winningest head coach with his 1,336th career victory.

Those close to Griner have said little publicly since the W.N.B.A. star was detained in Russia on Feb. 17 on drug charges. Their approach has parallels with other efforts to release Americans held overseas.

Trail Blazers founding broadcaster Bill Schonely has announced his retirement after over 50 years with the Trail Blazers organization as play-by-play broadcaster and team ambassador at the age of 92. Schonely, who coined...

The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have reacquired guard Jordan Crawford from the available player pool to replace guard Tyrone Wallace while he plays for the New Orleans Pelicans on a...

The Charlotte Hornets have signed guard Isaiah Thomas to a second 10-day contract. Thomas signed his first 10-day contract with the Hornets on Mar. 2, averaging 9.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in three ...

The New Orleans Pelicans have signed forward Alize Johnson to a 10-day contract via the COVID hardship exception. Johnson, 6'7", 212, has appeared in 71 career games (one start) across four seasons with Indiana, Brooklyn...

The hot scoring streak of Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics run hand in hand. As long as Tatum scores the ball at a high rate, the Celtics can’t lose. In a special night honoring former Celtics legends leading up to ...

Ja Morant may not win the MVP award this season, but that doesn’t mean that he is not the most exciting player in the NBA by a wide margin. The league’s greatest attraction sparked a huge Memphis fourth-quarter comeb...

Top international guard Gabriel Lundberg, who became available after leaving CSKA Moscow amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has agreed to a two-way deal with the Suns for the rest of the season, sources told ESPN.

Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has officially become the all-time winningest coach after moving past Don Nelson for most regular-season victories in NBA history after the San Antonio beat the Jazz on 104-102 on Friday. The a...

The Spurs are making 1,336 NFTs -- a salute to Gregg Popovich's record number of coaching wins in the NBA -- with full proceeds going to the charity he's long championed: the San Antonio Food Bank.

The Rockets have reportedly decided to guarantee up to $1.8 million in salary for Garrison Matthews and K.J. Martin, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The Rockets have decided to guarantee the $1.8 million salaries of Garrison M...