MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. -- When Rick Pitino cited weather as a reason he could not come to a Southeastern Conference Media Day one year, then Florida coach Billy Donovan joked that the Kentucky coach had been doing a rain dance on the airport tarmac.

Fast forward to Wednesday when attending SEC Media Day was cited as a reason highly coveted ...Read more

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. -- When asked the importance the family placed on basketball when EJ Montgomery was growing up, the Kentucky player's father was succinct.

"Basketball is everything," Efrem Montgomery said.

Both Efrem and his wife, Glenda, played college basketball for North Carolina Central. Their daughters, Brittni and Brandy, also ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Kings have made a formal offer to guard Buddy Hield as the deadline for a contract extension approaches, but it might not be enough to keep the 26-year-old sharpshooter in Sacramento.

League sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports the Kings have offered Hield a four-year, $90 million extension, but Hield and his ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Mitt Romney issued a stern warning to the NCAA on Wednesday over its treatment of college athletes.

"I know there are people who think we can hold this off," Romney said. "We're not going to make a change here. But the reality is Congress is going to act.

"We're coming for you," he said. "We're coming to help ...Read more

Jimmy Butler hasn't exactly put up the numbers this preseason that many expected when the Heat signed him to a four-year, $142 million maximum contract this summer.

Butler is averaging 8.5 points on 7.5 shot attempts, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in two preseason games. Tyler Herro, Dion Waiters, Bam Adebayo, Derrick Jones Jr., Goran Dragic, ...Read more

The 76ers, with high expectations, have been drawing national media to their preseason games and will continue to be a big draw throughout the season. Every part of the team will be analyzed, led by the shooting of All-Star point guard Ben Simmons.

After Wednesday's practice, Simmons was as candid as he has ever been when asked why he thinks he...Read more

MIAMI -- Tyler Herro is a bucket. That has proven undeniable with the streak-shooting Miami Heat first-round pick through summer league and the first three games of preseason.

But Tyler Herro as Klay Thompson? That's where the brakes were applied Wednesday after practice at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Tuesday, in a report for heavy.com, veteran ...Read more

CHICAGO -- The Bulls named Tomas Satoransky their starting point guard on Wednesday, a move that had been expected since the team traded for him in July.

Satoranksy joins a starting unit that includes Zach LaVine (shooting guard), Otto Porter (small forward) Lauri Markkanen (power forward) and Wendell Carter Jr. (center).

Through three ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was misinformed on what the reaction would be to the since-deleted tweet he sent in support of protesters in Hong Kong.

"I'm just talking about the tweet itself," James said. "You never know the ramifications that can happen. And we all seen...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Their first 24 hours in China were nothing like the Los Angeles Lakers or Brooklyn Nets expected.

Suddenly, the global politics NBA teams rarely think about had been thrust to the forefront of their daily lives. Sponsors canceled some scheduled events. The Chinese government canceled others. When a charity event on Wednesday was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- An MRI exam on Anthony Davis' sprained right thumb Monday revealed no serious damage, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Davis was already scheduled to rest Monday instead of play when the Los Angeles Lakers meet the Golden State Warriors in a preseason game at Staples Center.

Davis was injured ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. -- So far, the hype about the 76ers starters has been real.

Throughout training camp, the unit talked about being a towering, dominating defensive force. And that has been the case in the two preseason games that Joel Embiid, Al Horford, Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, and Ben Simmons have played together. (Embiid sat out Friday's...Read more