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Basketball All About April: How the Sixers Plan to Manage Lebron
Entering his 24th season at the age of 41, LeBron James is being deliberately eased in by the Philadelphia 76ers and head coach Nick Nurse as they look to protect the veteran's body. In his preseason
Basketball Magic Yet to Offer Black Extension Ahead of Monday Deadline
The Orlando Magic, now under new head coach Sean Sweeney, face a major financial decision on Anthony Black's next contract before Monday's deadline for rookie-scale extensions. The 22-year-old guard
Basketball Wemby Rules Gm Survey as Spurs Tipped for Title
Tyler Kolek drilled the go-ahead three-pointer with under a minute remaining as the New York Knicks edged the Toronto Raptors 122-120 at Madison Square Garden in their final preseason game. Jalen Br
Basketball Fox, Castle, Harper: Spurs Go All in on Three Guards
San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson has confirmed that the three-guard line-up of De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper, used in the 123-103 win over the Phoenix Suns, will also be his
Basketball Lakers Must Trim Roster to 15 Before Warriors Opener Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick delivered an injury update ahead of the final preseason game against the Denver Nuggets, confirming that Ziaire Williams and Adou Thiero had come through full p
Basketball Win Now or Build for Later? Where All 30 NBA Teams Stand
ESPN analyst Zach Kram has placed all 30 NBA teams in his Now or Later rankings, with first place going to the club in the biggest hurry to win a title and 30th to the organisation calmly building f
Basketball Warriors Sign Podziemski to Five-year, $110 Million Extension Golden State Warriors starting guard Brandin Podziemski has signed a five-year, $110 million contract extension with the club. The fully guaranteed deal includes a mutual option for the 2031-32 season
Basketball From Sixth Man to Starter: Pritchard Rewarded with New Celtics Deal Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension with the club, including a mutual option for the 2029-30 season. The 2024 NBA champion and 2025 Sixth Man
Basketball Carmelo Anthony Backs Knicks Over Paused Contract Talks New York Knicks great Carmelo Anthony has backed the club's decision to pause contract extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart so they can focus fully on defending their NBA title. Towns
Basketball Michael Jordan 1998 NBA Finals Jersey Sells for Record $14 Million A signed red jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14 million in a private sale. The deal, handled by Hunt Auctions, makes it the most expensive piece of basketb
Basketball Avdija Admits Guarding Jokic Is Near-impossible Task Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija has admitted on Draymond Green's podcast that guarding Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets' Serbian centre, is a practically impossible task. The Israeli highli
Basketball NBA Could Use Microchip Ball from Next Season NBA commissioner Adam Silver has confirmed that a microchip-equipped smart ball, developed in partnership with Wilson, could appear in official games as early as next season. The sensor embedded in th
Basketball No Return Date for Porzingis as New Season Nears The Golden State Warriors' Latvian centre Kristaps Porzingis has missed the team's entire two-week training camp because of a personal medical issue. The 561-game NBA veteran has no set timeline for a
Basketball Lebron James Denies Broadcaster's Claim He Scolded Embiid A claim by broadcaster Mike Breen that LeBron James had shouted at Joel Embiid for arriving late to practice has been flatly denied by the players themselves. James posted a short, blunt message on so
Basketball Kyrie Is Back! Irving to Feature in One of Mavs' Two Macao Games Kyrie Irving’s comeback was pushed back by a further eight weeks when, late in his rehabilitation from the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear he suffered in March 2025, he sustained a grade 2 muscl
Basketball Haliburton and Lillard Return from Achilles Injuries on Same Night Damian Lillard tore his left Achilles tendon in the first round of the 2025 play-offs while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, and exactly 56 days later Tyrese Haliburton suffered the same devastating i
Basketball Jaylen Brown's Sixers Era Starts with a Bang Jaylen Brown, one of the Philadelphia 76ers' new arrivals, poured in 22 points in the first half alone on his pre-season debut as the Sixers beat reigning champions the New York Knicks 120-97. Elsewhe
Basketball Raptors Force 25 Turnovers but Fall to Heat in Pre-season Opener The Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 129-105 at the Videotron Centre in the first NBA game ever played in Quebec City, a pre-season fixture watched by 18,474 fans. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovi
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
