MLK Day 2024: NBA honoring the holiday with slate of games, events

The NBA is celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual day of games, a tradition dating back nearly 40 years.

Everything you need to know about the 2023-24 NBA season

Teams have an average of 14 instances of back-to-back games this season, up slightly from last year’s rate of 13.3 per team. But back-to-backs involving travel are down to 9.0 on average.

Damian Lillard asks the Trail Blazers for trade: Here's where he wants to go

Lillard is a seven-time All-NBA selection and was selected to the NBA's 75th anniversary team — but he has never been close to a championship.

Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals sneakers could net $2 million

Bidding for a set of sneakers NBA legend Michael Jordan donned during an NBA Finals game in his last season with the Chicago Bulls closes later Tuesday, and they could go for an eye-popping amount. 

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship, died Tuesday.

Ja Morant suspended 8 games by NBA for having gun in video

The Memphis Grizzlies star appeared in a social media video holding what appeared to be a gun inside a Denver club.

NBA hopes augmented reality basketball game will be next Pokémon Go

Fans can download “NBA All-World” at the Apple App Store and Google Play. This new game brings the NBA's biggest stars to your neighborhood.

Ex-NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire charged with punching daughter, calls the allegations 'groundless'

Former Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire is facing a misdemeanor battery charge after he allegedly hit one of his teenage daughters in the face. He calls the allegations "groundless."

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games without pay

The Brooklyn Nets are suspending Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay, saying they were dismayed by his failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”

NBA suspends Suns owner Robert Sarver for 1 year, fines him $10 million

The NBA launched its investigation after ESPN published a report, accusing Sarver of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents during his tenure as owner of the Suns.