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Zion Williamson says he’s focused on staying healthy and winning as he enters his fifth NBA season since being drafted first overall out of Duke in 2019.
The Portland Trail Blazers are moving on from the Damian Lillard era, turning the focus to a group of promising young players.
Yes, the supermax extension Jaylen Brown signed this summer is the richest in NBA history. But make no mistake about it, the Boston Celtics are Jayson Tatum’s team.
Giannis Antetokounmpo praised the Milwaukee Bucks for showing a commitment to winning another championship by acquiring Damian Lillard but added that it still doesn’t make financial sense for him to sign a contract extension right now.
Kevin Durant just got done with his summer vacation. He’s planning to go to France for work next summer, and plenty of other big NBA names hope to join him.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has a sprained left ankle that will sideline him for at least the first two weeks of training camp.
Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman regrets becoming a distraction due to his recent arrest for driving under the influence and said he has spoken to Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert about the situation.
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose and 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart made clear Monday they’re no babysitters for new teammate Ja Morant.
The Houston Rockets have told Kevin Porter Jr. that he can not be with the team in any capacity in the wake of his domestic violence arrest last month.
After a summer where the Miami Heat were hoping to land Damian Lillard, the reigning Eastern Conference champions reported for training camp on Monday with a familiar refrain in mind.
James Harden skipped the Philadelphia 76ers’ media day and his status for training camp this week in Colorado is unclear because the franchise has yet to meet the disgruntled guard’s demand for a trade.
Jimmy Butler had a new look for Media Day and the NBA world immediately took notice. The Miami forward arrived for the team’s first official day of work this season with piercings — eye, lip and nose — along with a new hairstyle and his fingernails painted black.
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed former Phoenix Suns guard Cameron Payne. The 29-year-old played 48 games for the Suns last season and averaged 10.3 points, 4.5 assists and 20.2 minutes.
Jrue Holiday has been traded to the Boston Celtics. The move comes just four days after Holiday was shipped to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Charlotte Hornets announced that 2021 first-round draft pick Kai Jones will not participate in training camp due to personal reasons.
The NBA has suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are running it back with the Dallas Mavericks after the All-Star pairing flopped in a two-month debut last season.
LeBron James is once again getting to the gym at dawn and putting in long hours as he prepares to begin his 21st NBA season.
The audacious experiment of pairing two big men together turned into a false start for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season.
The NBA has hired Albert Sanders Jr. as its new head of referee operations. He’s a Google executive and former associate counsel to President Barack Obama.
The Milwaukee Bucks were winners of the Damian Lillard trade sweepstakes, obviously, because they got him.
Barbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather was president of the United States.
Damian Lillard was traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee on Wednedday.
Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team.
Ben Simmons heads into training camp healthy. He might be the Nets’ point guard if he stays that way
Ben Simmons is set to begin training camp next week with no restrictions after two injury-shortened seasons in Brooklyn.
Steve Kerr has no concerns about his long-term status of coach of the Golden State Warriors despite heading into the final year of his contract.
Body camera footage of Cavaliers executive Koby Altman undergoing field sobriety tests shows him being told he nearly caused an accident before being arrested and charged with driving while impaired.
Markieff Morris is re-signing with the Mavericks after coming to Dallas as the other piece of the trade that brought Kyrie Irving from Brooklyn.
Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman has been arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.
The Washington Wizards have re-signed veteran Taj Gibson. The Wizards announced the move Friday. The 6-foot-9 Gibson averaged 3.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 49 appearances last season.
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension with forward Jarred Vanderbilt.