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December 25, 2023
By the time the Christmas games arrive, teams start to get settled into their rhythm. Here is a preview of…
August 9, 2023
The National Basketball Association set a league record for most head coaches of color in the past year, helping it…
June 18, 2023
Williams played for six teams — Philadelphia, Toronto, the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston, the Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta.
June 17, 2023
Morant is due to make around $33.5 million this season. He now stands to lose just over $300,000 per game…
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June 1, 2023
This year marks the fourth year of the program, which was originally launched in 2020 to bolster Black-owned businesses.
April 16, 2023
A source said E-40 refused to comply after warnings, and said that security officials for the Warriors and Kings escorted…
April 8, 2023
NBA officials opened an investigation after Dallas sat Kyrie Irving for the entire game and Luka Doncic for most of…
April 1, 2023
The owners will have to vote on what the negotiators have hammered out, and the players will have to vote…
March 29, 2023
Now in its third season, the league was created by the NBA in partnership with FIBA to help grow the sport…
December 11, 2022
The Boston Globe first reported Paul Silas' death, and no official cause was immediately announced by the publication.
November 19, 2022
Antetokounmpo told reporters that the incident began when he started shooting free throws and a player and coach told him…
November 5, 2022
Gordon, who played for four teams during his NBA career, was arrested about 3:30 a.m. when police responded to a…
October 24, 2022
Caleb Martin's scuffle with Christian Koloko will keep him out of the Miami-Toronto rematch on Monday night.
Tony Brown NBA referee
October 21, 2022
Tony Brown, a famed NBA referee who officiated more than 1,000 games during his 20-year tenure, has passed away.
Coach Doc Rivers
October 4, 2022
Doc Rivers is at ease using his platform as an NBA coach to fight bigotry and racial injustice, campaign for politicians…
August 12, 2022
Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey is being retired across the NBA, a first for the league. Russell died on July 31 at…
July 31, 2022
Bill Russell, the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport who marched for civil rights with Martin Luther…
November 11, 2020
The NBA’s board of governors approved the financial terms and other parameters that were negotiated between the league and players.
May 13, 2020
A person familiar with the results of a poll taken by NBA players says there would be “overwhelming” support for…
October 15, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Derrick Rose says blame for the NBA's current labor impasse rests squarely with team owners, not players.