Basketball

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced on Sunday night that he accepts the NBA’s punishment of the franchise for salary-cap circumvention, including his one-year suspension, and has “sincere ...

President Nikos Christodoulides received a delegation from Olympiacos Piraeus basketball club at the presidential palace on Friday, ahead of the team’s appearance in an international tournament in Nicosia. Olympiacos, ...

The blockbuster sale of the Los Angeles Lakers this week keeps alive a sports gold rush among North America’s billionaire elite, with pricey media rights, skyrocketing attendance and insatiable ...

The Golden State Warriors and superstar guard Stephen Curry plan to extend their marriage until Curry retires, team general manager Mike Dunleavy reiterated on Tuesday. Both sides have previously expressed ...

Could three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic suit up for a professional team in Greece in 2027-28? Well, if Panathinaikos Basketball Club owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos had his way, Jokic ...

Hall of Famer Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, died Sunday. He was 86. Nelson’s family announced the passing of the five-time champion as a player but didn’...

The Miami Heat mistakenly posted a YouTube video teasing LeBron James’ potential return, a team spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, with the remarkable error setting the basketball world ablaze as the 41...

Kyle Lowry, a veteran of 20 NBA seasons, intends to sign a one-day contract with the Toronto Raptos and retire with the franchise for which his name is synonymous, Sportsnet reported ...

The long-rumoured trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo finally occurred, with the Milwaukee Bucks dealing the superstar big man to the Miami Heat late Monday night, according to multiple media outlets. The ...

A sometimes-raucous crowd estimated at more than one million people lined the streets of Manhattan on Thursday for an event 53 years in the making: a championship parade honouring the New ...

Jalen Brunson was beaten and battered but not dismayed, and the New York Knicks star had enough energy to orchestrate a fine George Gervin impersonation with an Iceman-like final quarter ...

Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a fourth-quarter run to create separation in a 111-98 win over the Portland Trail ...

Doc Rivers officially stepped down as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday after two-plus seasons. The Bucks’ finished 32-50 with Sunday’s season-ending 126-106 loss at Philadelphia. It ...

LeBron James scored 28 points and dished 12 assists to become the fourth player in NBA history to top 12,000 in a career, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a convincing 101-73 victory ...

Bam Adebayo produced the second-highest single-game scoring total in NBA history, putting up 83 points as the host Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 150-129 on Tuesday night. The 28-year-old center ...

With youth on its side, USA Stars outlasted all challengers to come out on top during the new-look NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Tyrese Maxey scored nine points and Anthony ...

OG Anunoby made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the New York Knicks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup ...

Keyonte George scored 37 points — his second straight 30-plus-point game — and dished out six assists while leading the Utah Jazz to a 140-133 overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday ...

The Cypriot national basketball team will face World and European champion Germany in their second qualifying match for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 on Monday. The match take place at ...

Steph Curry matched Michael Jordan’s record for the most 40-point games in the NBA after the age of 30 as he continued his stellar form. Golden State Warriors star Curry ...

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, has been charged with helping to cheat high-stakes poker players out of millions of dollars through ...

Tyrese Maxey tossed in a game-high 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe got off to a historic start with 34 to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-116 victory over the ...

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic downplayed the severity of an apparent leg injury after Tuesday night’s season-opening 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Questions were raised after ...

After reaffirming his commitment to the Milwaukee Bucks in the offseason, All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo went on Greek television and said he would like to finish his playing career in ...