NBA

During a wide-ranging conversation with Dave McMenamin of ESPN, LeBron James opened up like never before about the GOAT debate between him and Michael Jordan. The GOAT debate between Jordan and James is among the most discussed topics in basketball discourse. It often gets ugly because Jordan fans bash James...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves could play against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 on Wednesday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Reaves will be a game-time decision for the third consecutive contest, but the Lakers are optimistic the undrafted shooting guard will play for the first time since...

DALLAS — Paige Bueckers had a Gatorade voicemail ready for Cooper Flagg the moment the NBA named him the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year on Monday. The Dallas Wings star, who claimed the WNBA equivalent of the award last September, used the clip to greet her fellow No. 1 overall...

Klay Thompson did not sign up for this. When he joined the Dallas Mavericks, there was no question about their intentions. Luka Dončić was an in-prime MVP candidate. The Mavericks were positioned to compete for the NBA championship. Nico Harrison infamously had other plans. It all worked out, but nobody...

Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has won the Kia Most Improved Player of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season. The Hawks acquired Alexander-Walker from the Minnesota Timberwolves last summer. Alexander-Walker averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season. He averaged just 9.4 points per game...

The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring Taylor Jenkins as their new coach, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had zero involvement in the hiring process. Antetokounmpo hasn't spoken to the Bucks' upper brass since the trade deadline. The future Hall of Famer was nearly traded in February. He...

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr's desire to speak candidly on social and political issues has at times caused internal frustration, according to Nick Friedell of The Athletic. Kerr could leave the Warriors this offseason. He just finished the final year of his contract. "League and team sources said...

A source close to Karl-Anthony Towns told Vincent Goodwill of ESPN that the big man wants to spend the rest of his NBA career with the New York Knicks. Towns has been the subject of trade rumors going back to last offseason. "He so badly wants things to work here,"...

The NBA calendar always builds toward April, and this year carries a different kind of tension. With the Play-In Tournament complete and the first round now a few days in, familiar contenders remain in the mix, yet the balance of power is clearly shifting in real time. Rising stars are...

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick is "disappointed" Luka Dončić is not a 2025-26 NBA MVP finalist. Redick, who has a close relationship with Dončić, blamed "media momentum" for Dončić's MVP snub. The 2025-26 NBA MVP finalists are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nikola Jokić of the...