LeBron James will not be back with the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere, a person with knowledge of those plans confirmed Tuesday, June 30. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because James had not revealed that...
Former NBA player Malik Beasley has been indicted in the government’s sprawling investigation of illicit gambling on basketball games, accused of tailoring his 2024 performance with the Milwaukee Bucks to reward bettors and chip away at his own financial problems, authorities said Monday, June...
Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis agreed on a trade Monday, June 29, that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time All-Star a chance to revive his career, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. Portland is sending...
NEW YORK (AP) — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That 's not until Wednesday, June 24. Tuesday, June 23, was a night for the NBA 's No. 1 draft pick to party. “Obviously this night is just a celebration of all the hard work...
NEW YORK (AP) — For anyone seeking clues in the final hours before the NBA draft, AJ Dybantsa 's Father 's Day message to his dad apparently wasn 't one. In the first of two pictures that went along with the posting on X, Anicet Dybantsa Sr. (“Ace”) is holding young AJ in front...
MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar. Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed Antetokounmpo — a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone explained why two of his frontliners in Kai Sotto and Quentin Millora-Brown were absent in the Final 12 of the national team for the pair of road games in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Speaking at the end of the Gilas’ open...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V likened Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial to a big sports event that 's worth the wait—such as the NBA Finals. Ortega made this comparison over the weekend even as he told Filipinos not to lose sight of the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks ' first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan 's skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.” “Damn, New York,...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday, June 15. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team did...
And just like that, it 's next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully rallied from six double-digit deficits to win games in the playoffs, including all four of...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had to watch the visiting team become champions, again. The Wemby era of the NBA is fully underway, with the 7-foot-4 French star unanimously winning the Defensive Player of the Year award this season, finishing third in the Most Valuable Player balloting and...
