Stokes, Holt, Smith headline early list of lottery candidates
NBA, Sports
2027 NBA DRAFT PREVIEW
By By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer 
June 26, 2026
High-end freshman talent teemed through the last two NBA draft classes with names like Cooper Flagg in 2025 or AJ Dybantsa at No. 1 this year. The 2027 class lacks that same lofty status. Paul Biancar...
Grizzlies continue rebuild with Duke’s Boozer
NBA, Sports
By By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer 
June 25, 2026
Cameron Boozer sees himself as a perfect addition to the Memphis Grizzlies’ latest rebuilding project. The Grizzlies selected the Duke forward with the third pick in the NBA draft Tuesday night, addin...
NBA, Sports
June 24, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo brought the Milwaukee Bucks back to relevance and delivered the franchise its first title in half a century as the most impactful player in team history. Now the...
Dybantsa goes to Wizards as first pick of the NBA Draft
NBA, Sports
June 24, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That’s not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA’s No. 1 draft pick to party. “O...
Mavericks are hiring May away from Michigan
NBA, Sports
June 23, 2026
He led the Wolverines to a national title in his second year at the school. DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing a deal for the coach to make t...
Knicks revel in victory parade with celebs and fans
NBA, Sports
June 20, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks’ first title in 53 years with a booming para...
Bulls finalizing hire of Splitter as coach
NBA, Sports
June 16, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Pre...
Mayhem hits New York after Knicks’ first title in 53 years
NBA, Sports
June 15, 2026
NEWYORK (AP) — It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence, including a s...
For 29 NBA teams, big questions loom this offseason
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer 
June 15, 2026
And just like that, it’s next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully...
Knicks made the right move hiring Mike Brown
NBA, Sports
June 15, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Brown didn’t seem to be the New York Knicks’ first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other can...
Dybantsa is top pick in AP’s NBA mock draft
NBA, Sports
June 10, 2026
The BYU star is projected to go ahead of Kansas’ Peterson, Duke’s Boozer and UNC’s Wilson. By AARON BEARD and BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writers AJ Dybantsa is at the NBA Finals this week, working in...
Wembanyama, Spurs undaunted on the road
NBA, Sports
June 10, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama likens home-court advantage to having six players on the court against five. On the road, it is like five on six. Wemby likes it like that. Wembanyama and the San Ant...
Wemby misses at the end as Knicks claim 2-0 lead
NBA, Sports
June 6, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to...
Westhead receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award
NBA, Sports
June 6, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paul Westhead had a coaching career like none other. He won an NBA championship as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980. He won a WNBA championship as coach of the Phoenix Mercur...
Brunson scores 30 as Knicks steal Game 1 over Spurs
NBA, Sports
June 5, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The New York Knicks’ winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, an...
NBA, Sports
June 5, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA’s hopes of starting a new independent league in Europe by the end of 2027 are on schedule, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday nigh...