LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James gave his 20-year-old son a pep talk before they rose from the Lakers bench. Amid rising cheers, they walked together to the scorer’s table — and then they stepped strai...

The Boston Celtics begin this season as the NBA champions. And sometime this season, the Celtics might take over the top spot on another league list. In the NBA’s all-time won-lost standings, among ac...

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics are giving themselves one more chance to celebrate their latest NBA championship before they turn their attention to a repeat. The league’s most decorated franchise wi...

LeBron James stood on the court next to his son Bronny and couldn’t help but glance over at him to take in the moment. The duo wore matching Los Angeles Lakers jerseys with “James” and “James Jr.” emb...

CHICAGO (AP) — When the moment finally arrived, after multiple knee surgeries and one grueling rehab, Lonzo Ball raised his right arm and blew a kiss to the cheering crowd. Fans rose to their feet as ...

The legendary big man was 58. Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick in a franchise-altering...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides slept through her team’s historic playoff-clinching moment Tuesday night. Rookie guard Caitlin Clark watched the decisive game, then went to bed....

He added one more year to his deal and is now under contract through the 2026-27 season. Stephen Curry has signed a one-year extension with the Golden State Warriors for the 2026-27 season, one in whi...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest- paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to t...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson quickly agreed to extend his stay with a New York Knicks team that has been on the rise since his arrival. Brunson signed a four-year contract extension with the Knicks o...

By TIM REYNOLDS AND JOE REEDY AP Sports Writers The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the fore...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling’s sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that a...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derrick White of the NBA champion Boston Celtics has replaced the Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard on the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball said Wednesday in the fir...

He scored four points in his first action against NBA players. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once that second-quarter layup went in and he finally had his first NBA points after a trio of misses, Bronny James ...

The second season is a player option that could enable him to test free agency next summer. LeBron James is making it official: He’s coming back for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, one where th...

The first-round pick was acquitted on a rape charge shortly before the NBA draft. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr.’s journey to the NBA was longer than that of most first-rounders, including a ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Three days after LeBron James’ podcast partner became the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach, the team drafted James’ oldest son, Bronny. Unless they rename the franchise after h...

Blake Hinson didn’t want to say that signing a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers represented the greatest moment of his 24 years. But the record-setting Pitt forward said it was about as...

After nine consecutive years without a Pitt player’s name being called in the NBA Draft, the drought ended Wednesday night. Guard Bub Carrington, who played only one season at Pitt, was drafted 14th o...