Basketball

Sparks Celebrate Championship, Defeat Washington Mystics

May 22, 2017

The reigning WNBA champions led by as much as 21 point in their 99-89 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday. ... read more »

L.A. Clippers Purchase NBA Development League Team

May 20, 2017

– Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario to Debut in 2017-18 Season – ... read more »

Abdul-Jabbar: 1-and-done makes college hoops a ‘travesty’

May 18, 2017

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that John Wooden would have disliked how the one-and-done era has changed the college basketball game. ... read more »

Boston Wins NBA Draft Lottery 2017 Presented By State Farm; Order Of Selection Set For June 22 Draft

May 17, 2017

Boston will have the first overall pick in the NBA Draft 2017, which will be held on Thursday, June 22 ... read more »

Sparks sit atop AP preseason WNBA poll; Lynx are 2nd

May 11, 2017

The defending champion Los Angeles Sparks start the season atop The Associated Press WNBA poll. ... read more »

Drake to Host First-Ever NBA Awards on TNT

May 2, 2017

The NBA Awards on TNT will take place on Monday, June 26, and will be Live from Basketball City in New York ... read more »

Chicago Bulls’ Jimmy Butler Receives April NBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By Kaiser Permanente

May 2, 2017

Fan Voting for Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente Began Sunday on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram ... read more »

NBA And Take-Two Name Brendan Donohue Managing Director Of New NBA 2K eSports League

April 27, 2017

NBA teams participating in the inaugural season will be announced in the coming weeks, with the new league set to launch in 2018. ... read more »

Los Angeles’ Vander Blue Named 2016-17 NBA Development League Most Valuable Player

April 27, 2017

Los Angeles D-Fenders guard Vander Blue has been named the 2016-17 NBA Development League Most Valuable Player in a vote by the league’s 22 head coaches. ... read more »

New Orleans Pelicans’ Jrue Holiday Receives March NBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By Kaiser Permanente

April 27, 2017

NBA and Kaiser Permanente to Donate $10,000 to Preemptive Love Coalition ... read more »

Raptors 905’s Jerry Stackhouse Named 2016-17 NBA Development League Coach of the Year

April 27, 2017

Raptors 905’s Jerry Stackhouse was named the NBA Development League Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year in a vote by his fellow NBA D-League head coaches. ... read more »

WNBA And National Basketball Referees Association Approve Two-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement

April 21, 2017

The WNBA announced that the league has entered its first collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Referees Association ... read more »

2016 WNBA Champion Los Angeles Sparks Select Saicha Grant-Allen During 3rd Round In 2017 WNBA Draft