basketball

LeBron James scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 133-89 to reach the final of the NBA's In-Season...

Luka Doncic recorded a first-half triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 147-97 victory against the Utah Jazz.The Slovenian finished with 40 points,...

LeBron James scored 31 points as the Los Angeles Lakers won a thriller against the Phoenix Suns to win 106-103 and reached the semi-finals...

The Indiana Pacers reached the semi-finals of the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament with a 122-112 win over the Boston Celtics.Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton scored...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) will take centre stage for viewers on GOtv, as they tune into ESPN for some thrilling regular season action...

Bronny James, the son of basketball great LeBron James, has been cleared to return to basketball four months after suffering cardiac arrest.The 19-year-old was...

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 131-124 to reach the knockout rounds of the inaugural NBA In-Season...

LeBron James set the record for most minutes played in the NBA on the same night he suffered the heaviest defeat of his career.James,...

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chastised home fans who jeered former player Kawhi Leonard during the 109-102 defeat to LA Clippers.Leonard left the...

LeBron James became the first player to score 39,000 points in the NBA as the LA Lakers beat the Utah Jazz in the in-season...

Stephen Curry scored a game-high 32 points to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 121-116 and end a six-game losing streak.Curry...

LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points as the Los Angeles Lakers clinched a 105-104 victory over the Houston Rockets.James, who also added eight...

The Golden State Warriors succumbed to a 130-123 overtime defeat by the Oklahoma City Thunder as they were beaten for a sixth game in...

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been banned for five games for putting Minnesota Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert in a headlock.Three players were ejected...

Tyrese Maxey sent a get well message to Philadelphia 76ers team-mate Kelly Oubre Jr after scoring a career-high 50 points in a 137-126 win...

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 54 points against the Indiana Pacers but his haul was not enough to stop the Milwaukee Bucks falling to a 126-124...

Bam Adebayo's triple-double helped the Miami Heat hold off LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to win 108-107.Adebayo recorded 22 points, 20 rebounds...

Stephen Curry scored with 0.2 seconds left as the Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 in NBA's new in-season tournament.Curry's layup...

Teenage sensation Victor Wembanyama scored 38 points - his most in an NBA game - to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix...

LeBron James scored 35 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ended an 11-match losing streak against the Los Angeles Clippers which stretched back to...

The San Antonio Spurs fought back to snatch a 115-114 win over the Phoenix Suns in a frantic finish.Hosts Phoenix led by 13 points...

Former basketball star Magic Johnson has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making him only the fourth athlete to join the exclusive club.The business...

Luka Doncic scored 49 points to help the Dallas Mavericks to a 125-120 win against the Brooklyn Nets.The Slovenian hit four straight three-point shots...

LeBron James and Anthony Davis rallied the Los Angeles Lakers for a 100-95 comeback victory over the Phoenix Suns.The Lakers, playing in their home...

Luka Doncic starred as the Dallas Mavericks spoiled Victor Wembanyama's highly anticipated NBA debut in a 126-119 win at the San Antonio Spurs.Slovenian Doncic...

Nikola Jokic led the way for the Denver Nuggets as the defending NBA champions beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 in their opening game...

On the eve of the new NBA season, the profile of African basketball is riding high.That is thanks largely to the performances of Joel...

The Las Vegas Aces mounted a second-half comeback to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 and win a second successive WNBA title.The New York...

NBA side the Golden State Warriors have been awarded a franchise from the WNBA starting from 2025.The new franchise will play at the Chase...

Seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard has joined the Milwaukee Bucks from the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a three-team trade.The 33-year-old, who played his...

Germany won the Basketball World Cup for the first time by beating Serbia - who were missing talisman Nikola Jokic - 83-77 in Manila.It...

Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA star LeBron James, is set to carry on playing after a heart defect he has had since...

Vanessa Bryant is fondly remembering her late husband Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 45th birthday (Aug. 23) with a heartfelt Instagram post.“Happy birthday, baby....

James Harden says he will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers while president Daryl Morey remains in charge.The 10-time NBA All-Star guard, 33, made...

Basketball star Kevin Durant has said the NBA commissioner could smell cannabis on him as he lobbied to end the league's ban on the...

LeBron James' son, Bronny James, has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the University of Southern California earlier...

The son of LA Lakers star LeBron James has suffered a cardiac arrest but is now stable.It happened on Monday while the 18-year-old was...

Victor Wembanyama has targeted winning an NBA championship ring after the San Antonio Spurs chose him as the number one overall pick in the...

Former coach of Mali's junior women's basketball team has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport following an investigation in allegations of "systemic...

Michael Jordan has agreed to sell his majority stake in the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, the basketball team announced.Details of the deal have not been...