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

PHILADELPHIA — Villanova brought in three players in its 2015 recruiting class. Two of them, Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo, just bullied the 76ers out of the NBA playoffs with the New York Knicks — Brunson a bona fide star and DiVincenzo a do-it-all sidekick with a sweet 3-point stroke.

The third player in the class might make for a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As Mick Cronin set out to restore UCLA to national prominence after its first losing season in nearly a decade, one of the critical questions was whether he would turn to transfers or freshmen.

Why not both?

The Bruins on Wednesday supplemented their massive haul of transfers with a second freshman when Harvard-Westlake star ...Read more

NEW YORK — Reggie Miller took a moment Wednesday to sit courtside with Spike Lee, the Knicks superfan he famously traded barbs with throughout his Pacers’ postseason battles at Madison Square Garden more than two decades ago.

Back at the Garden to call Game 2 of the latest Knicks-Pacers playoff series for TNT, Miller posed for pregame ...Read more

DENVER — Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray took responsibility Wednesday for throwing objects in the direction of an official during a playoff game, attempting to deflect follow-up questions about the incident and emphasizing that he has moved on.

“It is what it is,” he said when asked about his punishment from the NBA, a $100,000 fine but...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It seems far too soon to be mourning the death of Darius Morris, the memory of the irrepressible point guard stepping into the Lakers' starting lineup in a 2013 playoff series and shining still fresh in the minds of so many.

Yet a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner confirmed that Morris died ...Read more

DENVER — In another season of unpredictably dazzling passes and post moves, the most spontaneous scene of all involved Nikola Jokic simply walking off a basketball court.

It was January in Washington after a 42-point masterclass against an unimpressive opponent. A throng of Wizards fans flocked to the corner of their arena where Jokic would ...Read more