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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signs autographs prior to Game 1 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves in a NBA basketball Western Conference Finals playoff series Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo)

Who is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, man who beat Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo to NBA MVP title

May 22, 2025 5:40 pm

Gilgeous-Alexander winning the MVP title means that for the seven consecutive year, a player born outside the US -- extending the longest such streak in league history -- has now been awarded the title

Gregg Popovich stepped down from his head coach duties of San Antonio Spurs. (Reuters)

'Nobody's happy' & other Coach Pop 3-pointers: Unforgettable quotes from NBA ultimate coach, Gregg Popovich, who stepped down after 28 years

May 04, 2025 7:21 pm

Terse but witty - the San Antonio Spurs big man, an adored figure, detested sideline interviews at NBA games. Which meant he gave some brilliant lines

InBL Pro: Despite teething troubles, new league attempts to breathe life into Indian basketball

February 22, 2025 9:33 pm

India’s first-ever international 5x5 basketball league kicked off in New Delhi in February with the intent of addressing a few of the problems plaguing the sport in the country.

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid looks over the court after an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

NBA: Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid to miss out on $1 million for shoving reporter

November 06, 2024 7:00 pm

After the Sixers lost to Memphis Grizzlies, Embiid shoved the Philadelphia Inquirer columnist for writing about his son and late brother, while criticising his fitness.

Maverick Carter, LeBron James' business partner, told federal investigators he bet on NBA games through an illegal bookie.

LeBron James' business manager Maverick Carter placed bets on NBA games through illegal bookie

December 01, 2023 2:32 pm

Carter and James, the NBA's career scoring leader, are friends from Akron, Ohio, who together own SpringHill Company, an entertainment and production company.

Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James.

LeBron James' 18-year-old son Bronny in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest

July 25, 2023 8:57 pm

Medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on site and he was transported to a hospital, where he was in stable condition

NBA Board of Governors approves Michael Jordan's sale of the Charlotte Hornets

July 24, 2023 4:58 pm

Charlotte went 423-600 under Jordan, the 26th-best record over that span. The Hornets never won a playoff series in that time and haven't been to the postseason in the past seven seasons

As Denver Nuggets claim NBA title, examining what Nikola Jokic’s rise tells us about the sport and league

June 14, 2023 7:38 am

In Nikola Jokic and Denver Nuggets’ rise to the NBA mountaintop, a confirmation of brewing international revolution in sport, a hint that tall ball is back, a rebuttal that you cannot dominate without looking menacing, and a reassurance that small market teams can win titles too.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat

NBA Finals: Miami Heat struggle with outside shooting in Game 1 to stumble at Denver Nuggets

June 02, 2023 6:29 pm

It was that kind of forgettable shooting night for the Heat in a 104-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets during Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.

Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths

June 01, 2023 10:15 am

The Nuggets — in the finals for the first time — had by far the easier road to the title round. They climbed atop the Western Conference standings in mid-December and never fell from that perch, then lived up to that No. 1 seed by going 12-3 in the West playoffs.