Warriors forward Moses Moody was on the golf course at the Maumelle Country Club near his native Little Rock, Ark., when he learned that LeBron James signed with the 76ers last Friday.

“I wasn’t expecting it,” Moody told the Bay Area News Group over the phone on Monday. “I kind of thought it was going to be between us and Cleveland, so ...Read more

SEATTLE — The WNBA suspended Storm minority co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team’s next five home games and fined her an undisclosed amount following an incident during Tuesday’s game in which she verbally confronted two fans.

The altercation occurred during the Storm’s 105-95 loss to the Indiana Fever when Keaton admonished ...Read more

The WNBA has deleted a social media post that appears to show two of its star players, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers, making a $400 bet with each other on their teams' game — an act that seems to be in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement.

The post was made Wednesday afternoon on X ahead of that night's game between ...Read more

NEW YORK — You’ve probably seen it a few times by now.

Michael Porter Jr. stands outside The Twenty Two New York while security appears to search for his name. He waits above the crowd. Then Jalen Brunson arrives with his wife, Ali, and walks straight inside.

Porter wasn’t necessarily being denied. Other recognizable guests also faced ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are betting that two Daves will be better than one, and let’s hope.

Because if this was David Adelman’s idea, the man’s got some serious crown jewels. Nikola Jokic’s coaching staff got a little bit better this week. Although it’s not hard to imagine that David Adelman’s job security as head coach just ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James chose the 76ers because he believes their new-look roster offers the best available option for him to push for a final NBA championship.

And the window is small, because James’ contract fits his age.

The 41-year-old signed a “one-plus-one” deal, aka a two-year, $8 million contract with a player option on the...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As the 2020s move toward their ending, Kentucky men’s basketball has only three years remaining to avert producing the worst decade in the storied history of the Wildcats’ program.

If you wonder why the Big Blue Nation has been so grumpy in recent years, Cats backers are living through the leanest period for the Wildcats ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Draymond Green is wrong about one thing. VJ Edgecombe’s agent should be ecstatic. If he isn’t, then Edgecombe should find a new agent. There are only a small handful of people who have more to gain from LeBron James’ signing with the Sixers, and all of them own charter helicopter services that fly between New York and ...Read more

The Golden State Warriors are opting to maintain the status quo after losing the LeBron James sweepstakes.

Golden State signed Draymond Green to a one-year, $27.7 million deal on Tuesday morning, a league source confirmed to the Bay Area News Group. ESPN reported the news first.

Green declined his $27.7 million player option in June in order ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has decided this time, he's taking his talents to Philadelphia.

The Lakers couldn't be happier.

By not extending his contract a summer ago, they made it clear: They were ready to move on. And they have. They found their way to a front-line center and got a whole lot younger. And get this: They got better. In the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On a practice court in Paris early in the 2024 Summer Olympics, during the event that was supposedly a testament to his selfishness and opportunism, Joel Embiid glanced around the gym at the stars who soon enough would meet their expectations of gold-medal glory. There was Steph Curry. There was Kevin Durant. There was You Know ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James is a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and there are a number of obvious benefits that come with that. While he’s not a prototypical score-first player, James is the NBA’s all-time scoring leader. And while James is not a prototypical point guard, he’s one of the more talented passers to ever pick up a ...Read more

The LeBron James era in Philadelphia is underway, as the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday officially announced their signing of the four-time NBA MVP.

James’ New York City era — at least a non-basketball version of it — might not be too far behind.

Days after ESPN’s Shams Charania reported James might live in New York or New Jersey and ...Read more

DENVER — Sam Presti turned up the temperature on Denver’s offseason. The Nuggets welcomed the heat.

Faced with a decision between losing restricted free agent Spencer Jones to a rival contender for nothing in return or entering the NBA’s dreaded second apron, the Nuggets chose the latter Sunday night. They are matching Oklahoma City’s ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers officially announced LeBron James’ signing on Monday, sharing a statement from president of basketball operation Mike Gansey and blitzing social media with images of James’ likeness.

James will wear No. 23 with the Sixers after signing a two-year, $8 million deal on Sunday, the Sixers confirmed on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James is set to film a documentary tracking his final seasons in the NBA, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

James has already been shooting with a camera crew for multiple seasons, so a potential documentary could contain much more than just his time with the Sixers.

“Andy Thompson, acclaimed executive ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Perhaps I’m simply cursed by contrarianism. These weeks leading up to the declaration of LeBron James’ latest super team and the ongoing waves of non-stop reaction to LeBron’s latest super team have made me think a lot about a different NBA superstar. His name is Stephen Curry.

Curry, the NBA’s all-time leader in 3-...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Surely, there is a lot of open hardwood, a vast middle ground between the usual, regular-season WNBA game and the All-Star Game, the foot put forward before a large national audience Saturday night.

It’s a slam dunk for a critic to carp in the aftermath of this type of basketball, from the NBA All-Star Game to the Greater ...Read more