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Basketball Spoelstra Compares Antetokounmpo to Magic Johnson After Heat Debut After 13 seasons and 895 regular-season games with the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has made his first appearance in a Miami Heat jersey. The Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 129-105 in a pre-s
Basketball Doncic Excited by Thiero Progress After Knee Surgery Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is thrilled by the progress of Adou Thiero, a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Fully recovered from left knee surgery, the young forward is pushing for
Basketball Rankings War Erupts in the NBA
Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets centre, has topped the list of the NBA's 100 best players for 2026 with 694 points. He edged out San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (693 points) by the slimmes
Basketball Bam Adebayo: Miami Heat Are No Play-in Team with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson After four straight seasons in the play-in tournament, the NBA's qualifying round for the last two playoff places in each conference, Bam Adebayo has flatly dismissed the critics' predictions. The Mia
Basketball Lakers' Knecht at Risk of Being Waived Ahead of Roster Deadline With 16 players on standard contracts, the Los Angeles Lakers must trim their roster to the NBA limit of 15. Dalton Knecht, the 17th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, is the prime candidate to miss
Basketball Jalen Duren: Detroit Pistons All-star Agrees $200m Deal with 90 Minutes to Spare With around 90 minutes left before the official 11:59pm ET deadline, Detroit Pistons centre Jalen Duren agreed a five-year, $200m contract to stay with the club. The 22-year-old All-Star brought month
Basketball Wembanyama Rejects Betting Deals After James Signs with Polymarket LeBron James is reportedly earning $15 million a year from promoting Polymarket, the prediction-market platform, in the same season he is playing on a two-year, $8 million veteran's minimum deal with
Basketball NBA Media Day: the Five Biggest Storylines — Mybc.news Exclusive
A year ago, Cooper Flagg and V.J. Edgecombe were rookies feeling their way into the league. They now begin their second seasons in very different worlds. Flagg, the reigning Rookie of the Year, aver
Basketball Wizards' Anthony Davis Could Be in Play If Pistons Shop Jalen Duren
The Washington Wizards would seriously consider trading Anthony Davis to the Detroit Pistons should the Pistons decide to put young star Jalen Duren on the trade market. Detroit have already offered
Basketball "I'm Gonna Sign Next Year, If They Want Me" — Nikola Jokic Reassures Denver Nuggets
Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets' three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, used media day to confirm that he will sign a historic new contract with the club next summer. The Serbian centre turned down a
Basketball 24th NBA Season — Lebron James Makes His Philadelphia 76ers Debut
LeBron James has officially begun preparing for his 24th NBA season, stepping out at media day in the Philadelphia 76ers' No. 23 jersey. The 41-year-old forward, the league's all-time leading scorer,
Basketball Partial Achilles Tear Found During Surgery — Brandon Ingram's Clippers Debut Delayed
Los Angeles Clippers forward Brandon Ingram, a two-time All-Star, has undergone surgery on his right heel, during which doctors discovered a partial tear of his Achilles tendon. Ingram, who arrived
Basketball Kyrie Irving Ends 19-month Layoff and Returns with No Medical Restrictions
Kyrie Irving has completed a 19-month rehabilitation from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee, the 34-year-old Dallas Mavericks point guard confirmed. The nine-time All-Star suf
Basketball NBA Sanctions and Covert Payments — Why Was Kawhi Leonard Fined?
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard sidestepped questions on the Los Angeles Clippers' salary-cap scandal at media day, following the conclusion of a yearlong NBA investigation. Leonard, who led To
Basketball NBA Media Day: Jokic, Duren and Towns Head the Contract Storylines NBA media day jolted the trade market into life, with the question of a contract extension for Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic dominating the conversation. In Detroit, the Pistons' standoff with re
Basketball Buddy Hield Joins Chicago Bulls — Charlotte Hornets Add Rob Dillingham
The Chicago Bulls have acquired 33-year-old sharpshooter Buddy Hield and cash considerations from the Charlotte Hornets, sending guard Rob Dillingham the other way. Chicago will be the seventh NBA t
Basketball A New Era for European Basketball? — Inside the Possible Euroleague-nba Merger
Eric Pincus's analysis puts the Denver Nuggets top of the list of the five NBA teams with the worst salary cap situations for the 2026-27 season, ahead of the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Clippers,
Basketball Why Were Indiana Fever Fans Booing Their Head Coach?
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White found herself at the centre of unprecedented criticism and social media pressure during the WNBA season. After a heated exchange with star guard Caitlin Clar
Basketball A $200m Offer and a Stalled Negotiation: Jalen Duren Wants Out of Detroit
Not even a five-year, $200m offer from the Detroit Pistons has been enough to repair their relationship with Jalen Duren. The 22-year-old centre feels disrespected by the club, and with just a week
Basketball Lebron James Era Ends as Luka Doncic Takes Charge of the Los Angeles Lakers
Luka Doncic's longest spell on the sidelines is finally over. The 203-day absence, the lengthiest of his career, began on 3 April with a serious left thigh injury, and after stem cell therapy and a l
