LAS VEGAS — The Miami Heat’s opening game at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League was decided in the first quarter.

Technically the 105-98 loss Friday to the Atlanta Hawks at Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus played out for the full 40 minutes.

But the Heat saw what they wanted to see, what they needed to see in that opening 10-minute ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Tucked away in a separate space at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV is a large conference room. If you walked in there Friday afternoon, a podium with a large screen in the background greeted you with highlights of the Timberwolves and Lynx. A DJ was playing music on several speakers that dotted the room, and ...Read more

The Las Vegas Aces lost, 70-68, to the Washington Mystics at EagleBank Arena on Thursday with the reigning WNBA MVP watching from the bench with a right wrist sprain.

The Mystics ended the game on a 12-2 run to erase the Aces’ 15-point lead in the fourth quarter. Guard Jackie Young missed a layup with 1.2 seconds left that would have tied the...Read more

STATELINE, Nev. — Steph Curry stepped onto the No. 7 tee box, spread his arms wide, and mimicked his hole-in-one celebration here two years ago.

Curry looks as comfortable and confident as ever. It’s not the first time he has tried repeating a championship effort, of course. He has won four NBA titles for the Warriors, after all.

After ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson will miss the Aces' road game against the Washington Mystics on Thursday with a right wrist injury.

Wilson was seen wearing a black wrist brace as she participated in her team’s shootaround Thursday morning at EagleBank Arena. She was ruled out soon after.

Wilson, 28, was hurt after going down ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — By the time you read this, the Division I men’s basketball committee may have announced an expansion of the NCAA tournament fields for future renewals of March Madness for both men’s and women’s basketball.

It is widely expected that the current 68 team NCAA tourney bracket will be expanded moving forward to either 72 ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The announcement had been made and the applause had subsided and it was official that Philadelphia would have a WNBA franchise in 2030, and now it was time for Josh Harris to do his thing — to get everyone wincing at his words and hoping he’d stop talking and wondering how this billionaire businessman who is such a killer ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Jon Scheyer waited less than 24 hours to relive the worst 74-second sequence of his coaching career. On the flight home from San Antonio, the Duke coach opened up his laptop to rewatch the video of his team’s shocking collapse the evening before against Houston.

“I wasn’t going to be able to sleep, anyway,” Scheyer said...Read more

DENVER — Count to Tenzer.

Deep breath, Nuggets fans. Exhale. Nikola Jokic declining to sign a three-year extension this summer isn’t just a nothing burger.

It’s a nothing burger with 55 nothing fries, 55 nothing tacos, 55 nothing pies, 100 nothing tater tots, 100 nothing pizzas, 100 nothing tenders, 100 nothing meatballs, 100 nothing ...Read more

CHICAGO — Allie Quigley knows a thing or two about firsts.

Her decade-long career with the Chicago Sky can be told through first-time accolades. The first Sky player to be named Sixth Woman of the Year. The first player — WNBA or NBA — to win four All-Star 3-point contests. Most importantly, captain of the roster for the first WNBA title ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Nets made history this summer, becoming the first NBA team to select five players in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft, including two Jewish players in Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf, the first such duo selected in the same draft since 2006.

Brooklyn drafted Saraf and Wolf with consecutive picks at Nos. 26 and 27, instantly ...Read more

The Lakers and Clippers will be in the same group for the opening round of the 2025 NBA Cup.

The crosstown rivals were placed in West Group B for the third iteration of the NBA’s in-season tournament, the league announced Wednesday, alongside the Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans.

All 30 teams were randomly drawn ...Read more

Through the first 19 games of the WNBA season, the Seattle Storm positioned themselves near the top of the league standings among a cluster of teams including Phoenix, New York and Atlanta who are chasing the runaway locomotive that is the Minnesota Lynx.

Seemingly, the Storm are poised to pull away from the pack during a scheduling quirk in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After surviving a fiery car wreck and successfully skipping his final year of high school to enroll at USC, incoming star freshman Alijah Arenas should be cleared to join the team for practice on Thursday, coach Eric Musselman confirmed.

The five-star guard arrives at USC this summer as the most highly anticipated recruit of ...Read more

The Golden State Valkyries picked up a big road win Wednesday by taking charge in the second quarter and keeping their foot on the gas for an 80-61 win over the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Valkyries improved to 10-9 after losing the first two games of a four-game road trip in Minnesota and Atlanta. Now 3-6 on the...Read more

Former University of Kansas and NBA basketball player Ben McLemore was sentenced to more than eight years in an Oregon state prison on Wednesday, a week after a jury found him guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman at a house party in October 2021.

According to ESPN.com, the 32-year-old McLemore wore Clackamas County Jail inmate clothing in court...Read more

CHICAGO — Matas Buzelis is embracing his new role as a young leader for the Chicago Bulls — even if it just lasts for the short duration of the NBA Summer League.

A year ago, Buzelis was a teenager stumbling through the new jargon of a professional team during the lengthy days of summer league practices. Just months ago, he was still ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Deandre Ayton stood with his hands in his pockets, his all-black attire — from the suit to tie, shirt and shoes — a measured look for the newest member of the Lakers. His eyes were mostly down as he answered questions about how he'll fit with the team and how he's driven to prove his naysayers wrong.

In many ways, Ayton fell...Read more