In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

If, somewhere down the line, Luka Doncic helps lead the Lakers to their 18th banner, the Celtics might wish they hadn’t trounced the Mavericks quite so badly last spring. Thursday’s 127-120 win over ...

He gets another chance against the Chiefs in two days. EJ Smith tells the story of Hurts, his father and high school coach ...

Just 11 months after joining the Eagles, Barkley has won over Philly's notoriously tough fans in a way few athletes in our ...

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I landed in Mansfield during a Golden Era of boys basketball. I inherited the Mansfield Senior basketball beat in 2000 and sat courtside as the Tygers won four ...

In the 7-foot Williams, the Lakers believe they found a center who caters to the style that newly acquired All-Star Luka ...

ESPN and the NBA has unveiled the rosters for the 2025 Ruffles® NBA All-Star celebrity game, taking place at Oakland Arena in ...

Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland has agreed to acquire forward De’Andre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks for two players and ...

Age is more than just a number to LeBron James. The 40-year-old James became the oldest player to score 40 points in an NBA ...

Olivier-Maxence Prosper with Pascal Siakam at a Basketball Without Borders Camp in 2020.

But it has certainly been consequential, and I think ESPN analyst Bobby Marks summed it up adequately on the network’s NBA ...

NBA trade deadline was among the most chaotic and transformative in league history, but it arguably should've featured even more big trades.