NEW YORK — The WNBA‘s expansion continues with the league soon to get its first team outside of the United States.

The league intends to add a team in Toronto that will begin play in the 2026 season, according to reports.

The team will be owned by holding company Kilmer Sports Inc., headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum. The 79-...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey elevated his game to new heights this season, winning the NBA’s Most Improved Player award and setting career highs, even with superstar Joel Embiid sidelined for an extended period.

Maxey was even better in the playoffs, putting the Sixers on his back in a heroic Game 5 win over the Knicks and averaging 29.8 ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — The Knicks? Getting preferential treatment from the officials?

Josh Hart couldn’t believe the premise.

That’s the claim Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle made after his team’s meltdown in their Game 2 loss to the Knicks. A Knicks team that lost Jalen Brunson to a sore foot for close to 16 minutes of game time in ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Is it just me or do you think Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was sending a “make me an offer I can’t refuse” message to the Orlando Magic during his post-game interview Sunday after Mitchell and the Cavs rallied from 18 points down to eliminate the Magic in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series?

When ...Read more

CHICAGO — There’s just one week until Teresa Weatherspoon makes her mark on the WNBA — for the second time in her Hall of Fame career.

The Chicago Sky’s new head coach will make her debut at the helm of a professional team next week with the Sky’s season opener against the Dallas Wings. It’s a fresh start for the Sky and for ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Nothing in Daryl Morey’s 32-minute, end-of-season eulogy Monday chilled Sixers fans more than his tribute to everybody’s favorite scapegoat:

“Tobias, for sure, can be a contributing player on a contender. … We have interest in all our free agents.”

Morey cannot be serious.

Tobias Harris scored zero points in the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — From the time many a Kentucky child is old enough to dribble a basketball, a two-pronged goal animates their dreams.

The first part is to become a statewide hoops star while leading their local high school to a Kentucky state championship at Rupp Arena. The second component of the dream is to parlay that Sweet 16 star turn ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A’ja Wilson doesn’t make the same mistake twice.

She had to abandon her pumps and go barefoot when she visited the White House last year. On Thursday, the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP opted for a pair of white sneakers.

The comfortable choice paid off, as the Aces’ return to the White House was a bigger, better and more expansive ...Read more

SEATTLE — There are some significant becauses coming shortly. The last one is especially big. But first ...

It appears that a Sonics return may not be far off. Yes, that sentence has been repeated in one form or another for more than a decade now, but there seems to be some tangible progress.

For one, reports have indicated that the NBA is ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The strength of the wolf is the pack. The strength of the champ is the heart.

Isn’t it time the Nuggets punched back?

The math demands it. The Nuggets enter Game 3 facing a two-game deficit with critics calling them a one-hit wonder. Eleven months ago, the Nuggets made history, winning their first title. Now, suddenly, they ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert felt like a proud father as he watched the Timberwolves dismantle the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

This was true in the literal sense because Gobert cradled his son, born earlier that day, as he watched Game 2 on TV back in the Twin Cities. But he also felt a dad's satisfaction as his ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — When he takes a free throw, Anthony Edwards takes a small step forward as the ball meets the basket. He's not trying to get a leg (or a foot) up on trying to get the rebound in case of a miss. He also isn't off balance. This step is by design, something he and his longtime skills trainer and coach Kierre Jordan have put in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Las Vegas Aces have returned to the White House.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden on Thursday welcomed the back-to-back WNBA champions to celebrate their achievement.

The Aces became the first WNBA franchise to repeat as champions since 2002 when they defeated the New York Liberty ...Read more

Multiple instances of bad behavior earned Patrick Beverley a four-game suspension, the NBA announced Thursday.

The suspension without pay comes in response to the Milwaukee Bucks guard twice throwing a basketball into the stands during a playoff loss in Indianapolis and then denying an ESPN journalist during his postgame media scrum because she...Read more

Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was ordered to spend more than three years behind bars for participating in a scheme to defraud the league’s health care plan out of millions of dollars.

Davis was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan. The former Boston Celtics big man was ...Read more

NEW YORK — Rick Carlisle was not messing around.

Following the Indiana Pacers’ 130-121 loss to the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the veteran coach promised reporters he would file a complaint to the NBA regarding the officiating so far in the series, and that is exactly what the Pacers did.

The Pacers have ...Read more

ATLANTA — Before he played a collegiate minute, Anthony Edwards was on the shortlist of candidates to be the NBA’s No. 1 pick in 2020. Over 32 games at Georgia, there were moments — more than a couple, but fewer than a slew — when potential met reality.

The first came Nov. 20, 2019. The Bulldogs were playing Georgia Tech — in March ...Read more

The Orlando Magic are making eyes at Klay Thompson.

And reportedly, Thompson is making eyes right back.

It’s enough to make you wonder if the 13-year marriage between the Warriors and Thompson is on thin ice.

On Monday, NBA newsbreaker Shams Charania reported that there is “mutual” interest between Thompson, who is a free agent, and the...Read more