The Cavaliers extended a qualifying offer Friday to center Jarrett Allen, making him a restricted free agent. The team had until Aug. 1 to make the offer to Allen, a 23-year-old acquired last season in a trade from Brooklyn and viewed as one of Cleveland's core pieces.
The Los Angeles Lakers made their first move in what promises to be a busy offseason by extending a qualifying offer to second-year guard Talen Horton-Tucker, the team announced Thursday.
Willie Green is back with the New Orleans Pelicans. The club introduced the 39-year-old Detroit native as its new head coach on Thursday. Green had spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the Phoenix Suns.
Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu -- the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft -- underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder on Wednesday, and he will miss approximately six months, the team announced.
When the Tokyo Olympics end, Grant Hill will replace Jerry Colangelo and become managing director of USA Basketball’s men’s national team.
The closest Chris Paul has ever come to the coveted championship that's eluded him throughout his 16-year career ended up leaving him feeling still so far away from that initial title. "Get back to work. I ain't retiring, if that's what you're asking. That's out. So, back to work."
Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points — and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again. Antetokounmpo had 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the series 4-2.
Exactly three weeks after suffering a knee injury that appeared to put his future in doubt, Giannis Antetokounmpo carried the Milwaukee Bucks to their first championship in half a century.
As the final buzzer sounded, a stone-faced Chris Paul slowly walked off the court, down the tunnel and into the locker room. His feel-good story with the Phoenix Suns was denied the happy ending he craved.
Jason Kidd made it clear that he's convinced that the Dallas Mavericks already have a legitimate co-star next to Luka Doncic already on the roster in center/power forward Kristaps Porzingis.
After the hiring of Chauncey Billups by the Portland Trail Blazers, a 1997 rape allegation made against him began to resurface in the news. The Blazers conducted their own investigation but did not respond to follow-up questions in Billups' introductory press conference. Kayla Grey explains why transparency is so important in these moments.
Bryan Hayes and Dave Feschuk discuss the continued silence around a potential extension for Masai Ujiri with the Raptors, and why it could be a positive sign for Toronto that Ujiri hasn’t signed the deeper things get into the offseason.
The Portland Trail Blazers are adding some experience to new head coach Chauncey Billups's staff. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the team is set to hire former Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks as Billups's lead assistant.
Suns reserve Torrey Craig exited Game 2 of the NBA Finals late in the third quarter with a right knee contusion and won't return, the team said.
James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was stopped by police on Thursday but not arrested and was never taken into custody, the city prosecutor's office said.
Chris Paul had 32 points and nine assists, Devin Booker scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the returning Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks 118-105 on Tuesday night in Game 1.
After the Phoenix Suns got 26 free throws in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer admitted the disparity in free throws in the opening game -- one Phoenix won 118-105 -- was "frustrating" for the Bucks to deal with.
It’s been 21 years since Canada was represented at the Olympics for men’s basketball. With a thrilling but ultimately ill-fated 103-101 loss to Czech Republic in overtime of Saturday’s semi-final that drought will continue, Josh Lewenberg writes.
As the final seconds ticked off on a season that lasted far longer than anyone expected, the crowd rose to its feet to salute the home team. The Atlanta Hawks sure earned the cheers.
Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris has been "dismissed and disqualified" from the NBA for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program.
Experience mattered to USA Basketball when putting together a roster for the Tokyo Olympics. The Americans formally revealed their roster Monday, one that will be third-oldest U.S. men’s team in Olympic history for the Tokyo Games. The 12-man list includes five players — Kevin Love, Kevin Durant, Jrue Holiday, Damian Lillard and Draymond Green — already in their 30s.
Sportsbooks have installed the Phoenix Suns as favorites over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals. The Suns opened at -175 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, with the Bucks listed as +150 underdogs. Phoenix is a 5.5-point favorite over Milwaukee in Game 1 on Tuesday.
The Phoenix Suns managed to stay healthy in the most chaotic of NBA seasons and that continuity they developed translated into on-court success throughout the playoffs. While they deserve full credit for everything they’ve achieved in 2020-21, it took a perfect storm of circumstances for the Suns to overachieve as the underdogs.
Mike Tobey scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Luka Doncic was one rebound shy of a triple-double as Slovenia eased past Venezuela 98-70 on Saturday in the semifinals of an Olympic qualifying tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania.
