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James sets NBA appearance record in late Lakers win
LeBron James sets the record for the most regular-season games played in NBA history as he helps the Los Angeles Lakers to a dramatic buzzer-beating 105-104 victory against the Orlando Magic in his 1,612th outing.
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 instantly Sign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletter I interviewed Jemele Hill for my podcast The Rematch and asked for her reaction to the WNBA’s landmark new collective bargaining agreement, a seven-year deal that includes a salary cap increase to $7m (up from $1.5m in 2025), maximum salaries approaching $1.
NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won’t visit White House, citing ‘timing issue’
Team says ‘timing just didn’t work out’ for visit No NBA team has visited during a Trump presidency The 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 prevent the team from making the traditional appearance. Oklahoma City face the Wizards in Washington on Saturday. Continue reading...
Doncic matches Bryant as Lakers beat Heat
Luka Doncic scores 60, LeBron James ties an appearance record and Dell Curry has has shirt retired in a busy night for the NBA.
Luka Dončić erupts for 60 as surging LA Lakers extend win streak in Miami
Dončić drops 60 as Lakers win eighth straight LeBron posts triple-double in Miami return Luka 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 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night. It tied the second-most points Dončić ever scored in a game, behind a 73-point night against Atlanta in 2024 and matching a 60-point night against N
Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham to miss extended time with collapsed lung
Cunningham to miss time with playoffs near Detroit star may now fall shy of awards cutoff Pistons lead East but face uncertain timeline All-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 person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press on Thursday. The exact timeline for a return to play is still unknown, the person said. Continue reading...
Thunder first NBA side to clinch play-off place
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enjoys 40-point night as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Orlando Magic and become the first NBA team to secure a play-off berth.
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Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward chose a career in the NBA over the NFL
James praises Doncic after overtime Lakers winner
LeBron James praises the 'generational' talent of team-mate Luka Doncic, who hit an overtime winner for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Leonard equals franchise record in Clippers win
Kawhi Leonard scores at least 20 points for the 44th consecutive game to equal a 51-year-old franchise record for the Los Angeles Clippers.
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 era When 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 worst thing that could have happened for the 6ft 11in NC State prospect. “I put on a smile because they were paying me to be out there,” Washburn, a former three-time high school All-American, tells
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 down In Detroit, the black-eyed Susan grows along lonely highways and in vacant lots. It pushes through gravel and broken glass. It survives heat that cracks the earth and winters that freeze it solid. When the wind bends its stem, it cracks back in place. Its petals are a grungy yellow, the shade of anxiety, orbiting a bruised center. Black-eyed,