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NBA votes to mull Vegas, Seattle expansion bids

The NBA's board of governors has approved a vote for the league to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle.

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J. Cole breaks down why LeBron James was carrying his latest 'The Fall-Off' vinyl

The Los Angeles Lakers star brought the vinyl for the rapper to sign while James met Cole's children.

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NBA Power Rankings: A top-5 shakeup hits our March finale

Where our NBA insiders ranked all 30 teams as the regular season reaches the home stretch.

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Grizzlies rule Morant's season over due to elbow

Ja Morant will miss the rest of the season with an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his left elbow but is expected to be ready for the start of the 2026-27 season.

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Bucks rebuked by NBPA over Giannis dispute

The NBA Players Association rebuked the Bucks over their dispute with Giannis Antetokounmpo, implying that Milwaukee is "tanking" and damaging the league's integrity by wanting to shut down the All-Star forward for the rest of the season.

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NBA players' union calls for 65-game rule change

The NBPA is calling on the league to, at minimum, amend the 65-game rule for players to be eligible for end-of-season awards.

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Warriors' Moody done for year with knee injury

Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has been diagnosed with a torn patellar tendon in his left knee.

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76ers' George says mental health led to PED use

The Sixers' Paul George, who was suspended 25 games for a failed drug test, is set to return Wednesday when Philadelphia faces the Boston Celtics.

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👀 Latest intel: All we know about expansion

The NBA seems closer than ever to adding two franchises. Here's what we know, including how an expansion draft could work.

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Fast break: Who was the pick up of the year in 2026?

Eric Moody highlights the trends to monitor around the NBA as the fantasy playoffs continue.

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NBA expansion explained: teams in Vegas and Seattle, LeBron’s role and hungry billionaires

The NBA’s board of governors voted to move forward with the cities as targets for its first expansion since 2004. Here’s what it means for the future of the leagueThe NBA has moved a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas.The league’s board of governors met this week and voted to expl…

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'A lot of downside, but not a lot of upside': The balancing act facing Jayson Tatum and the Celtics

Boston and its superstar wing represent perhaps the biggest wild card of the 2026 NBA playoffs.

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NBA playoff watch: Is Thunder-Celtics a Finals preview?

The past two champs meet in a possible June preview. Plus, playoff projections and draft lottery standings.

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The Celtics’ orca-loving Joe Mazzulla is an NBA oddball. He’s also a masterful coach

The 37-year-old may come across as corny and gauche. But he’s already won one NBA championship and it probably won’t be his lastThe Boston Celtics’ head coach, Joe Mazzulla, is a very odd man. He is also a very good coach.Take, for example, a story Celtics guard Derrick White told in an interview l…

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NBA draft stock watch: Latest buzz, scouting reports on 21 top prospects

Which 2026 NBA draft prospects helped or hurt their stock after an exciting first weekend during March Madness?

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'The Hoop Collective': Best quotes, latest intel from Windhorst's podcast

From breaking news to the latest intel from around the NBA, here are the top highlights from Brian Windhorst's "The Hoop Collective" podcast.

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Ranking the 10 best and 10 worst NBA transactions since last summer

Bradley Beal to the Clippers? Jared McCain to the Thunder!? We ranked the best and worst moves since last offseason.

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The WNBA’s historic deal teaches girls everywhere to advocate for themselves | Etan Thomas

A landmark new CBA should be a moment of progress. Instead, the discourse around the negotiations revealed the same old attitudes – and my daughters recognized them instantlySign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletterI interviewed Jemele Hill for my podcast The…

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NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won’t visit White House, citing ‘timing issue’

Team says ‘timing just didn’t work out’ for visitNo NBA team has visited during a Trump presidencyThe reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their trip to the nation’s capital this weekend.A Thunder spokesperson confirmed Friday that a “timing issue” will …

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Luka Dončić erupts for 60 as surging LA Lakers extend win streak in Miami

Dončić drops 60 as Lakers win eighth straightLeBron posts triple-double in Miami returnLuka Dončić scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 13…

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Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham to miss extended time with collapsed lung

Cunningham to miss time with playoffs nearDetroit star may now fall shy of awards cutoffPistons lead East but face uncertain timelineAll-Star guard Cade Cunningham of the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons has a collapsed lung and is expected to miss at least two weeks and possibly more, a …

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Former NBA star Chris Washburn reflects on drugs, downfall and second chances

The former No 3 overall NBA draft pick opens up about addiction, homelessness and redemption in a candid memoir revisiting basketball’s cocaine eraWhen the Golden State Warriors drafted Chris Washburn with the No 3 pick in 1986, it should have been a dream come true. Instead, it might have been the…

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How Detroit’s New Bad Boys climbed from the NBA’s cellar to rule the East

From a 28-game losing streak to the top of the East, the Pistons have rebuilt themselves the old Detroit way – defense, defiance and a refusal to stay downIn Detroit, the black-eyed Susan grows along lonely highways and in vacant lots. It pushes through gravel and broken glass. It survives heat tha…

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Wings, sex and hypocrisy: how the NBA tied itself in knots over a strip club night

The Hawks decided to pay tribute to Atlanta institution Magic City. The league soon found itself dealing with a narrative it doesn’t understand fullyManufactured outrage will have to serve as the theme for what had been the most hotly anticipated game of the season.For those who may have m…

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Bam Adebayo just scored 83 points in a game. Was it down to brilliance or stat padding?

The Miami Heat star scored the second-most points in a game in NBA history on Tuesday night. Some may question exactly how he got thereSecond in points, last in ethics?That will be the accusation against the Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo, after the big man moved into second on the NBA’s single-game sc…

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Miami’s Bam Adebayo erupts for 83 points, second only to Wilt in NBA history

Adebayo scores 83 points in historic Heat victoryOnly Chamberlain’s 100 points stands higherCareer night comes at home with mother watchingIt’s Wilt, then Bam.Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored …

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The NBA knows how to punish spectacle. Systems are harder | Lee Escobedo

When Ja Morant brandished a gun on social media the league knew how to act. But what happens when complex questions about team ownership arise?Lately, I’ve been thinking about the job I had two decades ago, when I was a janitor at a machine shop in Fort Worth, Texas. Even as a hungover 20-year-old,…

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NBA’s bizarre ‘tanking’ problem has spewed theories but no solutions | Sean Ingle

Logical situation of losing to get a better pick has led to big fines but June’s superstar draft created a ‘perfect storm’Imagine you are the director of football at a crisis-stricken Premier League club in a world where relegation doesn’t exist and the planet’s best teenagers become available for …

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NBA cancels Atlanta Hawks’ theme night with strip club Magic City after backlash

Commissioner: League heard ‘significant concerns’Spurs’ Kornet had penned post against promotionThe NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s famed Magic City strip club, saying it did so because of “concerns” across the league.

The Hawks announced the …

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Jayson Tatum returns for Boston Celtics after 10 months out with torn achilles

Tatum back after 298 days out with achilles tearCeltics star posts 15-12-7 in limited 27 minutesBoston defeat Dallas 120-100 at TD GardenThere were times when Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t sure if he’d make it back to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season.It made ever…

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Burner account or not, Kevin Durant is bitter, petty and entirely relatable

The future Hall of Famer’s behavior over the years has been rash and erratic. But it’s understandable given the scrutiny he finds himself underThey’re calling the posts the “KD Files”. There’s no definitive proof that Kevin Durant is the man behind the X account @gethigher77 (display name: getoffmy…

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Trae Young gets ejected before even making his Washington Wizards debut

Point guard argues with official during team’s lossFour-time All-Star arrived in January tradeTrae Young has managed to earn an ejection before even stepping on the court for his new team.The four-time NBA All-Star guard, who was acquired by the Washington Wizards from the Atlanta Hawks in early Ja…

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Luke Kornet says Atlanta Hawks’ theme night with strip club Magic City objectifies women

Club is popular with athletes and rappersKornet says night helps objectify womenSan Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club.Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, and ha…

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Did the USA v World format revive the NBA’s struggling All-Star Game?

Critics say what was once a showpiece for the league has turned into a glorified practice session. But there are signs an updated version may have workedBasketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady flashed a look of disdain when recalling last year’s NBA All-Star Game.“The All-Star Game that we witnessed…

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LeBron James, 41, makes more NBA history as oldest player to post triple-double

Star has 28 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds in Lakers winRecord stood for 22 years since being set by Karl MaloneFirst triple-double for James since February 2025Deep in the 23rd season of the longest career in NBA history, LeBron James is still dropping triple-doubles – on the Dallas Mavericks and…