basketball

LeBron James broke the record for the most minutes played in NBA history as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings.The...

Giannis Antetokounmpo claimed a triple-double as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in this season's NBA Cup final.The mid-season tournament was introduced last...

The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final of the 2024 NBA Cup in Las Vegas this week.It is the...

LeBron James scored 18 points as he returned from a two-game absence in the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-100 win against the Memphis Grizzlies.The 39-year-old...

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick says he does not know when LeBron James will return after he missed a second consecutive game.James, the...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder while Giannis Antetokounmpo sank 37 points for Milwaukee Bucks as they inspired their sides...

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic continued his big-scoring form by hitting 48 points as the Denver Nuggets eased past the Atlanta Hawks...

The Milwaukee Bucks' seven-game winning streak ended with a defeat by the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, while the Los Angeles Lakers were thrashed by...

The Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks eased to victories to advance to the knockout stage of the NBA Cup with clean sweeps...

Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 35 points to inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-111 victory against the Boston Celtics.The Cavaliers, whose 15-game winning...

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his first career 40-point triple double as the Milwaukee Bucks made it six wins in a row with a 124-114 defeat...

Giannis Antetokounmpo put in a dominant performance as he scored 41 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-106 victory over the Chicago...

Cleveland Cavaliers became just the eighth team in NBA history to win their first 12 games of a regular season with a 119-113 victory...

Anthony Davis and LeBron James starred as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to claim a 123-103 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors.Davis scored 22...

Damian Lillard scored 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 as the Milwaukee Bucks ended a six-game losing streak by beating Utah Jazz 123-100 on...

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid has been suspended for three games for pushing a journalist.The 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player shoved a Philadelphia Inquirer...

Luka Doncic delivered 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a "real fun" performance as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 108-85 victory...

The NBA says it is investigating after Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid had an alleged physical altercation with a reporter.Embiid confronted the reporter in...

Victor Wembanyama further enhanced his reputation by sealing a rare 5x5 to help the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Utah Jazz 106-88.Wembanyama scored 25...

NBA star LeBron James has endorsed Kamala Harris, writing on his personal X account that "the choice is clear to me".The Akron, Ohio native...

Bronny James scored his first NBA basket for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 134-110 defeat by the Cleveland Cavaliers.Evan Mobley grabbed 25 points...

Phoenix Suns duo Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combined to send Los Angeles Lakers tumbling to their first NBA defeat of the season.Booker bagged...

Head coach Steve Kerr said the injury Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry picked up in the 112-104 defeat against the LA Clippers is...

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 63 points - 30 of them in the fourth quarter - as the Los Angeles Lakers beat...

Klay Thompson had a debut to remember for the Dallas Mavericks, scoring 22 points in a 120-109 win against the San Antonio Spurs.The 34-year-old...

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Bradley Beal 24 as the Phoenix Suns opened their NBA season with a 116-113 overtime win against the...

LeBron James and his son Bronny made history after they became the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game during...

LeBron James and Bronny James made NBA history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together on the same team during the Los...

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at the age of 58.The eight-time NBA All-Star, who retired in 2009, spent...

NBA star Kevin Durant has become a new minority shareholder of three-time defending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, the French club announced on Wednesday.The recent Olympic gold...

The United States maintained their grip on the Olympic men's basketball title by overwhelming hosts France to win a fifth successive gold medal in...

A star-studded United States side showed their quality when it mattered as they fought back from a 13-point deficit in the final quarter to...

The Australian women’s basketball team kicked off its medal charge in the Paris 2024 Olympics with a shock 75-62 loss to Nigeria at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in...

In a sweltering Paris, Diaba Konate waves emphatically with a beaming smile as she walks towards our meeting spot near the Louvre. She's wearing...

Having fought through one of the longest civil wars on record, South Sudan's early history was defined by conflict. But now the youngest nation...

The United States came from 16 points down to avoid one of the biggest shocks in basketball history in a dramatic 101-100 victory over...

The world of basketball is in mourning after Joe Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, tragically died at the age of 69. Bryant, a 6ft 10in...

Greek basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo is to become the first black athlete to bear the flag for Greece at the Olympics.The two-time NBA MVP...

Samuel Sarfo, a Ghanaian footballer renowned for his remarkable defensive ability and prowess, charted a remarkable course from the corridors of law enforcement to...

LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has agreed to sign a two-year, $104-million maximum contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, according...