Basketball News

Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points in his regular-season debut for the Cavaliers against the Raptors. "He's comfortable," coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.

Opening week in the NBA saw many stars rock stylish looks on the pregame runway.

Wednesday night's comeback win was made sweeter for the Suns because it came against a Mavs team that handed them an embarrassing playoff exit last spring.

Darius Garland suffered a left eye laceration in the second quarter and did not return to Wednesday night's loss to the Raptors. It was unclear if he will be able to face the Bulls on Saturday.

Lakers guard Russell Westbrook had something to say last night as the NBA season tipped off. Via the Los Angeles Times: If deciding whether to start Russell Westbrook was Darvin Ham's first big test as Lakers head coach,...

Via the Houston Chronicle: The Houston Rockets dropped their fifth straight season opener in Wednesday’s 117-107 loss in Atlanta. It was a difficult shooting night for Stephen Silas’s squad, and a poor fourth quarter...

The Clippers are reportedly “considering the possibility” of bringing SLAM 240 cover star Kawhi Leonard off the bench to start the season in an attempt to manage his workload, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sport...

Here’s the New York Post on the big Knicks off-season addition, Jalen Brunson: Jalen Brunson's first night as a Knick wasn't perfect. It didn't end in victory. It featured some key missed shots late in regulation and o...

Via the OC Register: The Clippers tip off against the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in what is nominally a Lakers home game. The Lakers are 0-1, LeBron James is wasting no time pointing fingers, and columnist Jim Alexander ...

In his first game with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it appears Donovan Mitchell has embraced his new home and teammates. The SLAM 235 cover star gave the Toronto Raptors sell-out crowd a drool-worthy show of his athleticism ...

Sports teams always need to think about what comes next, beyond the current season. As for the Raptors, here’s the Toronto Star: A first-round playoff elimination for the second successive season is likely going to mea...

Zion Williamson pulled up to the New Orleans Pelicans team flight to New York wearing a newspaper headline tee shirt of Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m Back.” back letting the world know he was coming out of retirem...

Detroit Pistons assistant coach Bill Bayno underwent successful prostate cancer surgery Tuesday morning in Detroit. Recovery time is expected to take four-to-six weeks. Bayno said that doctors from Henry Ford Health, the...

The Phoenix Suns avenged their Game 7 loss and finally got some “get-back” after dispatching the Dallas Mavericks, 107-105, to open their 2022-23 campaign. The Sun-Mavs season opener nearly brought up still-fresh and...

A rusty Ben Simmons isn't the difference maker in his first appearance for Brooklyn.

After years of clunky roster constructions around their All-NBA big man, the Sixers finally might have the right formula.

Zion Williamson didn't look rusty in his regular-season return to action, collecting 25 points, nine rebounds and four steals in the Pelicans' season-opening win over the Nets on Wednesday night.

Bulls guard Zach LaVine’s knee caused him to miss tonight’s season opener against the Heat. Via the Chicago Sun-Times: "I just want to make sure I'm safe in bringing myself back in and managing it,'' LaVine said. "It...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived forward Eric Paschall. Paschall, 6-6, originally signed a two-way contract with the Wolves on July 30. He spent last season with the Utah Jazz where he averaged 5.8 points on 48.5% ...