NBA

Suns' Ishbia offers $1M to All-Star contest winners

Suns owner Mat Ishbia wants more star players participating in All-Star Weekend events when Phoenix hosts next year -- and is hoping to entice them by offering a $1 million prize to the winners of the slam dunk and 3-point contests.[read more]

👀 What's next for the NBA's 10 worst teams

Our NBA insiders break down the biggest questions for 10 lottery-bound teams after the trade deadline and ahead of the draft.[read more]

Banned by NBA, Porter joins USBL's SuperHawks

Jontay Porter, banned for life by the NBA for gambling in 2024 and currently awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a related federal charge, is planning to play for an upstart pro basketball league.[read more]

Lakers add ex-Virginia coach Bennett as adviser

Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett joined the Lakers on Wednesday as NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka.[read more]

MVP odds tighten as SGA, Jokic near ineligibility

The odds to win the NBA's regular-season MVP have tightened, with the top two betting favorites -- Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver's Nikola Jokic -- at risk of not qualifying for the award[read more]

OKC ends loss to Detroit with top 6 scorers hurt

The Pistons faced a shell of the defending champion Thunder on Wednesday night in a possible NBA Finals preview.[read more]

Harden sits after X-rays show right thumb fracture

The Cavaliers ruled out guard James Harden for Wednesday night's game at Milwaukee after he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb Tuesday against the Knicks.[read more]

NBA Power Rankings: Will the Wolves rise? Where all 30 teams land after All-Star break

NBA insiders break down where all 30 teams land coming out of the All-Star break.[read more]

NBA Futures: Thunder, Nuggets, Spurs title favorites; Cunningham making MVP charge

The Thunder, Nuggets and Spurs have the top odds to win the NBA championship, while Cade Cunningham's MVP odds continue to get shorter.[read more]

USA Basketball's road to 2028: New era, new coach, new decisions

With Los Angeles 2028 up next on the Olympic calendar, what lies ahead for USA Basketball?[read more]