PHILADELPHIA — There are two sets of questions for these 76ers. Maybe it feels like that’s always been the case. Except that it hasn’t.

The questions used to be: Will Joel Embiid be healthy? How often? To what extent? At what level of effectiveness? Nothing beyond these things mattered. Without Embiid, the Sixers weren’t a team you ...Read more

NEW YORK — After the Liberty won Game 2 of the 2024 WNBA semifinals matchup against the Las Vegas Aces, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was asked what inspired her near impossible task of consistently getting defensive stops against her opponent’s elite trio of guards.

The Liberty guard, who was just three months removed from a procedure to clean ...Read more

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died in May from "the effects of heroin and cocaine," the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner announced Friday.

The manner of death was determined to be accidental, the department said.

Clarke died May 11 in a San Fernando Valley home, multiple media outlets reported at the time, and drug ...Read more

STORRS, Conn. — As the summer winds down and the college sports calendar begins again, UConn coach Dan Hurley is again using his stature in men’s basketball to call for reform, clarification.

“We have meetings with compliance, and when compliance says something is illegal, we can’t do it. A player is ineligible based on the rules, our ...Read more

CHICAGO — Members of two conservative groups are planning a rally in support of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham outside of the United Center ahead of Saturday’s game against the Chicago Sky.

The Chicago Young Republicans and Xx-Xy Athletics will host the rally at 1 p.m. on Madison Street near the atrium ahead of the 2:30 p.m. tipoff. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Clippers star Kawhi Leonard had a second lucrative undisclosed sponsorship agreement with a company doing business with the team, Pablo Torre reported Thursday night on his podcast.

Scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics, which built the $100 million video board at the Clippers' Intuit Dome, hired Leonard to a multi-million-dollar ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Situated comfortably outside the Charlotte Hornets’ locker room, resting in a folding chair following an individual workout, Naz Reid recalls the moment.

Although he was tipped off by his agent some 48 hours earlier of the possibility of being traded, Reid didn’t want to eschew a planned and much-needed excursion to a ...Read more

Who else is better in the clutch than Chelsea Gray?

Despite scoring five points through the first 39 minutes and 59 seconds on Thursday, Gray delivered when the Las Vegas Aces needed her most, first drilling a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime before hitting the game-winning buzzer-beater in the extra period to seal an 86-84 victory ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown was officially introduced as a member of the Sixers on Thursday during a news conference at Francis Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.

Brown discussed his reaction to the trade, his thoughts on some his teammates, and more. Here are some quick highlights …

Trade reaction and Sixers group chats

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PHILADELPHIA — There is no perfect historical analogy for what LeBron James is attempting with the 76ers or for what the Sixers are attempting with him. He will turn 42 in late December. He has appeared in more NBA games than anyone. He will soon begin his 24th season in the league without a pause — no temporary retirements, no full seasons ...Read more

Former Miami Heat player Terry Rozier posed with guns on social media as part of a “crew” with his childhood friends, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn alleged in a filing in his NBA game-rigging case.

The feds brought up Rozier’s affiliation with a group called “GMB” in a letter seeking to keep his alleged accomplice and childhood pal ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Las Vegas Aces visit Target Center on Saturday to face the Lynx. That means star center A’ja Wilson will be in town to show everyone why she’s the favorite to win her fifth WNBA MVP award.

That also means there will be two MVP candidates on the floor Saturday. Because rookie sensation Olivia Miles deserves to be in the ...Read more

Illinois forward David Mirković underwent left foot surgery Tuesday after suffering an injury in a team workout, the Illini announced.

Illinois did not provide a timeline for Mirković’s return but said in a release that the 6-foot-8 sophomore from Montenegro is “expected to make a full recovery.” Mirković injured himself Friday in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic's former fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, requested Monday that the petition for child support she filed in March in Los Angeles Superior Court be dismissed, according to court documents obtained by The Los Angeles Times.

"I am withdrawing my Petition for Child Support with the specific intention of resolving this matter ...Read more

The constant with Chris Bosh since his NBA career came to an abrupt end in the middle of the 2015-16 season has been a sobering perspective on his own mortality, as well as an ongoing interest in the franchise that delivered him to championship heights.

The Hall of Fame forward who helped lead the Heat to NBA titles in 2012 and ’13 as part of...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Conservative media personality Clay Travis is offering the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces $10 million if they can beat a boys high school basketball state championship team.

Travis, founder of media platform OutKick, wants to stage a game between the three-time WNBA champion Aces against a state champion boys high school ...Read more

Natalie Nakase was about to coach the Golden State Valkryies against the Toronto Tempo on Sunday when she was asked about a controversy surrounding a different team and one of its players.

The WNBA's first Asian-American coach was more than happy to give her opinion about transgender women playing in women's sports, which has loomed over the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — WNBA teams are scoring more than ever. Offensive actions are more dynamic. Players have greater freedom of movement.

And on Sunday, the league-leading Minnesota Lynx beat the team that’s leading the WNBA’s offensive surge at its own game.

The Lynx extended their win streak to 10 with a 108-100 victory over the league’s ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the past decade, it has become accepted wisdom in men’s college basketball that “old is gold” in roster construction if you aspire to win national championships.

Of the past 10 NCAA title teams, not one has started more than one freshman in a Final Four game. Five of the teams that cut down the nets since 2016 — ...Read more