LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers have added to coach Frank Vogel's staff by hiring Quinton Crawford as an assistant coach, according to people not authorized to speak publicly.

Crawford worked as the head video coordinator and player development coach for Vogel when he was the coach in Orlando. Crawford spent last season with Charlotte in ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Amid all the wheeling and dealing done in the NBA this summer, former Kentucky standout DeMarcus Cousins got a small taste of it himself in putting together his own squad for this weekend's The Basketball Tournament at Frederick Douglass High School.

"It feels good to be back (in Lexington). I feel like an 18-year-old kid ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Lindsey Harding is leaving the 76ers for a better opportunity.

The team's player-development coach is joining Luke Walton's Sacramento Kings staff as an assistant coach.

"Lindsey is a rising star, and I'm so excited to have her join our incredibly experienced team of coaches," Walton told ESPN in a statement. "Her basketball IQ...Read more

Cathy Inglese, the former Boston College coach from Wallingford who has over 400 wins as a head coach, suffered a traumatic brain injury Wednesday after a fall, according to her sister.

Inglese, 60, was recently hired at Hofstra as an associate head coach.

"My sister Cathy Inglese has suffered a traumatic brain injury and is fighting for her ...Read more

So where do the Miami Heat stand with Chris Paul? As casual spectators, while waiting to see what might come their way.

Unlike the team's pursuit of Russell Westbrook, when Pat Riley and his front-office staff negotiated with a proactive approach, the Heat have taken a more reserved methodology with the Oklahoma City Thunder's potential desire ...Read more

SEATTLE -- Two days after domestic-abuse allegations were made public against Storm All-Star forward Natasha Howard by her wife, the team and the WNBA declined further comment as the league continued its investigation.

Jacqueline Howard on Saturday morning posted videos and screen shots of text conversations with Natasha Howard and some Storm ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Even before he signed his new contract with the Warriors, D'Angelo Russell's days appeared numbered.

The Warriors view next summer as their chance to restock a championship roster with improved financial flexibility. After committing to a four-year, $117 million deal following his first All-Star season in Brooklyn, the 23-...Read more

Unable to trade what was once believed to be a valuable expiring contract, the Cavaliers waived guard J.R. Smith on Monday.

The move, along with stretching over the next three years the $4.4 million guaranteed to Smith, reportedly got the Cavs under the $132 million luxury tax threshold for the 2019-2020 season.

Presuming he clears waivers, ...Read more

OAKLAND -- In normal circumstances, the Warriors' pitch to Kevin Durant would be simple.

The Warriors could offer him the most money. After winning two NBA titles in the past three years, the Warriors could offer him the best chance at winning. Durant did not have interest, though, in the Warriors' five-year, $221 million offer and their ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Ben Simmons is about to get paid.

The 76ers point guard and the team agreed to a five-year, $170 million contract extension on Monday, according to a league source.

This comes as no surprise as the team and Simmons' agent, Rich Paul, have been working out details since July 2. The max extension was originally believed to be $...Read more

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Juwan Howard's first scholarship offer as Michigan basketball's head coach went to Josh Christopher, a chiseled 6-foot-4 guard from California who, while at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam this past week, went viral for a two-handed alley-oop finish and a pair of "Stranger Things"-themed shoes.

Christopher, the No. 9 overall ...Read more

CHICAGO -- After his first game at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Coby White smiled when asked how he thought he played.

"I feel like I played solid," he said. "I made some good reads. Couldn't hit a 3 to save my life, but all that matters is we got the win."

White's 3-point marksmanship, or, more accurately, his lack thereof, carried over ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Stop if you have heard this before, but there is a positive report on the improved shooting of 76ers All-Star point guard Ben Simmons.

The first-hand report came from Sixers forward Tobias Harris, who was recently in Los Angeles working out with Simmons, who is 0 for 17 in his two regular seasons shooting 3-pointers. Simmons ...Read more

SEATTLE -- Just a few weeks before the start of the season, Storm players received a call from coach Dan Hughes.

It wasn't a preseason pep talk or belated congratulatory remarks for winning the WNBA championship six months ago.

Instead, he told each player he had been diagnosed with cancer.

"I was devastated," Storm center Mercedes Russell ...Read more