A piece of L.A. basketball history is hitting the auction block -- the game ball used by Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and ...

LeBron James opens up about the harsh criticism he faced, revealing how the doubt and scrutiny became fuel for his legendary 2016 Finals comeback—powering Cleveland’s historic rally from 3–1 down ...

The 2023-24 team that made the NBA Finals with a pretty similar group of players went 23-9. It may not be fully random, but ...

For many, Game 5 at Boston Garden was the key moment of the 1984 Finals that broke the spirit of Riley’s team.

The 12-time NBA All-Star is destined to join that ignominious list of the greatest players never to win a championship.

For the better part of the past decade, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been a staple at the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals to win the series 4-3. With ...

A shocking new revelation on Kyrie Irving's injury timeline emerges that could have big implications for the struggling ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a league-best 14-1 record, while waves of injuries have sent the Indiana Pacers to a ...

How do the readers' rankings compare with The Athletic staff picks? Are there changes at the top? Does anyone sneak into the ...

Basketball is a sport in which players can be stars before even entering the NBA, but who were the best underhyped players?

We've got six more NBA games on Saturday, with the action beginning at 5 p.m. ET between the Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks and ending with a 10 p.m. tilt between the Dallas Mavericks and ...