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Ah, the dad joke. The groan-worthy, pun-laden gags that are beloved by many fathers have their biggest fan in the reigning NBA Finals MVP, and some of his best jokes have come from a book written by a Bucks fan.

Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, fueled by the Suns' trash talk in the previous game, led Dallas to a 113-86 Game 6 victory Thursday night, the first time in his NBA career that the Mavs have won when facing elimination.

Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid were full of compliments for each other in their respective press conferences after the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 99-90 to advance to next week’s Eastern Conference Finals. The...

The Suns have been off their game against Dallas. (So. Many. Turnovers.) But the Mavericks are flawed, too. They have one last game to get it together.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Danny Green tore the anterior cruciate ligament and lateral cruciate ligament in his left knee in Philadelphia's season-ending loss in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Miami H...

After the Philadelphia 76ers were knocked out of the Eastern Conference semifinals by the Miami Heat in a 99-90 Game 6 loss--losing the series 4-2--many have been questioning Doc Rivers and his reign as head coach for a ...

One of the game's true revolutionaries, NBA legend Tracy McGrady recently appeared on the latest episode of SLAM's "No Pump Fakes" podcast to talk about his new one-on-one basketball league, Ones Basketball League (OBL)....

With Mercury forward Brittney Griner still detained in Russia, Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Phoenix Mercury will be honoring BG throughout the season while pushing for her return home. “We didn’t forget about her,”...

The Minnesota Lynx have been making tons of roster moves over the past few days as they work to get under the hardship exemption for the 2021-22 season. After signing her as a free agent over the summer, the organization...

Kyrie Irving has a new edition of his shoe set to debut in the fall, but that is expected to be the final year of a lucrative signature series that he has had with Nike since 2014, sources told ESPN.

Boston Celtics forward Robert Williams III remains questionable for Game 6 Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks due to lingering left knee soreness.

Already having just sold his home 40 minutes away from Philadelphia in New Jersey, Ben Simmons' condo is still on the market.

Stephen Curry overpromises, Joel Embiid pines for what could have been, Mikaela Shiffrin deals with adversity, Charles Barkley ranks himself on the Dream Team and Brian Cashman hits back.

In a wide-ranging interview after Philadelphia's season ended Thursday night, Joel Embiid noted that James Harden is no longer the Houston version everyone expected and said the 76ers as a whole need to be more aggressiv...

The Phoenix Suns will have to delete the footage and have a short memory after the Dallas Mavericks punched them in the mouth, forcing a win-or-go-home Game 7 with a 113-86 win in their Thursday night Game 6 win. The win...

Luka Doncic finished Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists to lead the Mavericks to a 113-86 win to force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday. The blowout win was Luka Legends’ f...

Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid were full of compliments for each other in their respective press conferences after the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 99-90 to advance to next week’s Eastern Conference Finals. The...

The Philadelphia 76ers’ title hopes were dashed after the Miami Heat finished the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 99-90 win in Thursday’s win-or-go-home Game 6. In the aftermath of Philly’s season-ending loss,...

There's significant concern that Danny Green suffered a serious left knee injury and is set to undergo an MRI, sources told ESPN.