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Apr 25, 2025
A former Wizard has appeared in every NBA Finals since 2017 -- and this year, 18 of them are suiting up for 11 different playoff teams. Here's how they got there.
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Apr 25, 2025
Latest betting odds for every playoff team to advance to and to win the 2025 NBA championship.
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Apr 25, 2025
Latest betting odds for every playoff team to advance to and to win the 2025 NBA championship.
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Apr 25, 2025
As a schoolboy at Wake Forest High in North Carolina, Will Perry could not have fathomed that he would go on to become a professional basketball player - let alone one of the best in an NBA-backed league in Africa.
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Apr 25, 2025
These mega-outlets illustrate a growing Lakers connection that should strike fear across the NBA. And they're only going to happen more.
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Apr 25, 2025
Russell Westbrook tried playing through a left-foot injury but was pulled midway through the second quarter Thursday night, while Michael Porter Jr. struggled with his injured left shoulder in the Nuggets' Game 3 loss.
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Apr 25, 2025
Both clubs were unhappy after a pair of odd plays that were or weren't whistled in the closing seconds of New York's win in Detroit on Thursday night.
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Apr 25, 2025
Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant sustained a hip injury in a hard fall during Thursday's Game 3 loss to the Thunder.
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Apr 25, 2025
The Thunder pulled off the biggest second-half rally in NBA playoff history, overcoming a 26-point halftime deficit to beat the Grizzlies 114-108 in Thursday's Game 3.
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Apr 25, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 25, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 25, 2025
Jimmy Butler underwent an MRI that revealed no structural damage, but the Golden State Warriors star is in serious jeopardy of missing Game 3 with a deep glute muscle contusion, league sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Apr 25, 2025
Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant crashed to the court after Thunder guard Luguentz Dort fouled him on a high-flying attempt to finish on a fast break.
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Apr 24, 2025
Evan Mobley came away from a crowded field with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award -- and boosted the value of the max rookie contract extension he signed last summer in the process.
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Apr 24, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 24, 2025
Jayson Tatum remains listed as doubtful for the Boston Celtics, meaning the reigning NBA champions do not expect him to play Friday when they visit the Orlando Magic in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.
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Apr 24, 2025
A jersey photo-matched to seven games in Kobe Bryant's 1996-97 rookie season for the Lakers sold for $7 million at Sotheby's on Thursday.
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Apr 24, 2025
Pistons center Isaiah Stewart, who sat out Game 2 with a right knee injury, will miss his second straight game Thursday night against the Knicks.
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Apr 24, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 24, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 24, 2025
The Pistons finished with one of the worst records in NBA history last season. Now, they enter Thursday's Game 3 tied 1-1 with the Knicks. What changed in Detroit?
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Apr 24, 2025
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has joined the ownership group of Everton, the Premier League club announced Thursday.
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Apr 24, 2025
On Jan. 4, Leonard returned to the floor, starting a 37-game stretch of dominance that has shown what kind of player he still is -- and what his career could have been. The question, as always, is: How long will it last?
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Apr 24, 2025
The Bucks have reached a multiyear extension with GM Jon Horst, sources told ESPN. Milwaukee has made the playoffs in all eight of Horst's seasons as GM.
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Apr 24, 2025
French guard Nolan Traore, a projected top-20 pick, will enter the 2025 NBA draft, he told ESPN Thursday.
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Apr 24, 2025
The Knicks and 76ers will play preseason games on Oct. 2 and 4 in Abu Dhabi, marking the fourth consecutive year that the NBA has played preseason games there.
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Apr 24, 2025
The Pistons finished with one of the worst records in NBA history last season. Now, they enter Thursday's Game 3 tied 1-1 with the Knicks. What changed in Detroit?
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Apr 24, 2025
Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.
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Apr 24, 2025
The Rockets felt right at home in a win over the Warriors on Wednesday that featured six technical fouls, a flagrant 1, minor scuffles and multiple chants aimed at Draymond Green.
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Apr 24, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 24, 2025
Warriors star Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvis contusion that forced him out of Game 2 against the Rockets on Wednesday.
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Apr 24, 2025
Kristaps Porzingis laughed off a bloody gash on his forehead late in the third quarter of Boston's Game 2 win, saying he knew his reaction would fire up the Celtics crowd.
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Apr 24, 2025
Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to hold off a vigorous Heat comeback attempt as the Cavs took a 121-112 Game 2 victory.
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Apr 23, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 23, 2025
Knicks star Jalen Brunson was named the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year, finishing ahead of the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and the Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards in voting.
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Apr 23, 2025
A judge ruled that Grizzlies star Ja Morant acted in self-defense and was immune from civil liability in the suit filed by Joshua Holloway.
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Apr 23, 2025
Celtics star Jayson Tatum missed the first playoff game of his career Wednesday night, sitting out with a bone bruise in his right wrist as Boston hosted the Magic in Game 2 of their first-round series.
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Apr 23, 2025
Jimmer Fredette, a star at BYU who went on to become an NBA lottery pick and then played for the U.S. in 3x3 basketball at last year's Paris Olympics, announced his retirement Wednesday.
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Apr 23, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 23, 2025
The Pelicans have hired Troy Weaver from the Wizards to be their next general manager.
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Apr 23, 2025
The Pelicans have hired Troy Weaver from the Wizards to be their senior vice president of basketball operations, a source reveals.
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Apr 23, 2025
Latest betting odds for every playoff team to advance to and to win the 2025 NBA championship.
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Apr 23, 2025
Since becoming the Celtics' head coach in 2022, Joe Mazzulla has become a quotable head coach in the association.
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Apr 23, 2025
Rutgers freshman Ace Bailey, the projected No. 3 pick in this year's NBA draft, is going pro, saying he is "nowhere close to reaching my potential" and "can take a good team to a better level."
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Apr 23, 2025
The Lakers were motivated by a JJ Redick tirade after their lead slipped in the third quarter, closing out a 94-85 win over the Timberwolves to even their first-round series.
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Apr 23, 2025
The twins, who were drafted No. 4 and No. 5 in 2023, have been a major part of the Rockets' and Pistons' playoff berths.
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Apr 23, 2025
Here's what has stood out in the Lakers' Game 2 win and more from Western Conference playoff action.
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Apr 23, 2025
"We don't like them, they don't like us and that's just what it is," Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said after Indiana took a 2-0 lead in the series with Milwaukee.
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Apr 23, 2025
Damian Lillard, who returned to action after a monthlong absence due to a health scare, shot 4-of-13 from the field in 37 minutes and admitted afterward that he was "pretty winded."
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Apr 23, 2025
The Thunder have outscored the Grizzlies by a combined 70 points, the second-highest point differential through two games of a series in playoff history.
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Apr 22, 2025
Follow live: Lakers look to bounce back in Game 2 vs. Timberwolves
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Apr 22, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 22, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 22, 2025
Payton Pritchard, who went from the fringes of the Boston rotation to a constant source of energy and production off the bench, was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.
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Apr 22, 2025
Joe Dumars, introduced as the Pelicans' executive VP of basketball operations on Tuesday, said he will have a low tolerance for players who are unreliable on the court and irresponsible off of it.
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Apr 22, 2025
All-Star guard Damian Lillard will start for the Bucks in Game 2 against the Pacers.
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Apr 22, 2025
Former NBA ROY Michael Carter-Williams will make his amateur boxing debut May 29 in New York, facing Sam Khativ in a three-round heavyweight bout.
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Apr 22, 2025
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture toward a fan during Game 1 vs. the Lakers.
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Apr 22, 2025
Celtics veteran Al Horford reiterated his belief that the Magic stepped over the line with their physicality on Jayson Tatum in Boston's Game 1 win Sunday.
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Apr 22, 2025
Celtics veteran Al Horford reiterated his belief that the Magic stepped over the line with their physicality on Jayson Tatum in Boston's Game 1 win Sunday.
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Apr 22, 2025
Bucks All-Star Damian Lillard said he will return to action in Game 2 against the Pacers.
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Apr 22, 2025
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that television ratings from the opening weekend of the playoffs were the best the league has seen in about a quarter-century.
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Apr 22, 2025
Great regular seasons don't cement NBA legacies. Great playoff runs do. These six stars -- featuring one MVP and a likely one -- need a deep playoff run to secure their place in the game.
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Apr 22, 2025
Finalists have been unveiled for seven major individual awards, including MVP. Which superstars did our experts' pick?
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Apr 22, 2025
Kawhi Leonard, who scored 39 points Monday night to help the Clippers even their series with the Nuggets, said afterward, "I'm just happy that I'm able to move" after watching the past two playoffs from the sidelines.
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Apr 22, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first-round playoff games in the Western Conference.
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Apr 22, 2025
The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday.
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Apr 22, 2025
The Knicks-Pistons first-round playoff series is even -- and Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said afterward the free throws need to be as well.
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Apr 22, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 21, 2025
The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday.
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Apr 21, 2025
Nico Harrison said he underestimated the level to which Mavericks fans cared for Luka Doncic and reiterated the blowback to the trade would've eased if the team had been healthy.
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Apr 21, 2025
Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart is out for Monday's Game 2 against the New York Knicks due to right knee inflammation.
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Apr 21, 2025
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been upgraded to questionable for Tuesday's Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers, the team announced on Monday.
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Apr 21, 2025
Lakers coach JJ Redick said his team had the "best practice we've had in months" but bemoaned their lackluster approach that led to a blowout loss in Game 1.
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Apr 21, 2025
Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.
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Apr 21, 2025
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg confirmed that he's entering the NBA draft.
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Apr 21, 2025
The Atlanta Hawks fired general manager Landry Fields on Monday and promoted Onsi Saleh to fill the position.
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Apr 21, 2025
NBA execs reveal their top player comparisons for the Duke star and projected No. 1 draft pick.
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Apr 21, 2025
Latest betting odds for every playoff team to advance to and to win the 2025 NBA championship.
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Apr 21, 2025
Latest betting odds for every playoff team to advance to and to win the 2025 NBA championship.
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Apr 21, 2025
Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.
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Apr 21, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 21, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 21, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 21, 2025
Who are the free agents for the next two years? We have the breakdown for all 30 NBA teams.
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Apr 21, 2025
Few guards got more space to shoot this season than Hart. Making playoff defenses pay for it could fuel a Knicks run.
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Apr 21, 2025
Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.
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Apr 21, 2025
In his first playoff game with the Warriors, Jimmy Butler delivered 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals Sunday night to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead over the Rockets in their first-round playoff series.
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Apr 21, 2025
Rockets coach Ime Udoka said his team "guarded well enough to win" Sunday night's playoff opener against the Warriors but struggled offensively, as Houston was held to its fewest points of the season (85).
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Apr 21, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Western Conference first round.
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Apr 21, 2025
Cavaliers sparkplug Ty Jerome went off in Game 1 against the Heat, scoring or assisting on 24 consecutive points to close out the victory in the fourth.
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Apr 20, 2025
The Rockets center throws down a vicious slam early in Game 1.
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Apr 20, 2025
Here's what has stood out from the first playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
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Apr 20, 2025
The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2024-25 regular season Sunday night.
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