Basketball News Articles

The Los Angeles Lakers were sold for a record $10 billion dollars by the Buss family, to a group led by Mark Walter, which also owns the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lakers’ superstar Luka Dončić has given his opinion on the sale, but LeBron James has been quiet as of yet. Lakers’ fans hope Walter and his group can get a 19th title for the franchise. The Los Angeles Lakers are arguably the mo...

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever met the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup game. The Fever won, but the game was marred by various scuffles, including one with Clark and Connecticut players. Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham responded with a late flagrant foul and was ejected, along with Connecticut’s Jacy Sheldon and Lindsay Allen. There is lots of attention towards Caitlin Cl...

Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky is in her second season, leading the WNBA in rebounds as a rookie, making the All-Star and All-Rookie teams. Much is made about a rivalry with Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, who had two triple-doubles last year, also as a rookie. Reese joined Clark in esteemed company, becoming the second-youngest player to record a triple-double in Chicago’s 78-66 win over Connect...

The Minnesota Timberwolves were eliminated by Oklahoma City in five games in the Western Conference Finals, including a 124-94 loss in the fifth game. Timberwolves’ star Anthony Edwards is one of the most exciting players in the game, and has been called “the next Michael Jordan” by some in the media. Social media had some fun at Edwards’ expense after the loss, but the future is still bri...

Caitlin Clark has gotten off to a solid start for the Indiana Fever, averaging 19.0 points and 9.3 assists. The second-year player has been available during her short WNBA career, playing every game of her rookie season. However, Clark is out for at least two weeks with a quad strain, and Indiana has to figure out how to play without their star. The WNBA has experienced a massive growt...

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a fantastic regular season, going 64-18 and winning the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers rolled through Miami in the first round in historic fashion. But the Cavaliers, riddled with injuries, lost in five games to Indiana in the second round and now look towards an uncertain offseason. The Cleveland Cavaliers had high hopes heading into the ...

The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions, but they find themselves in a 3-1 hole against the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs. The Celtics have held double-digit leads in all four games, but have still lost three of them. Their job just got tougher as Jayson Tatum suffered a severe lower-leg injury, most likely an Achilles tear, which has caused Boston’s title ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo has led the Milwaukee Bucks to success in his 12 NBA seasons, as the Bucks have made the playoffs in ten of them. Antetokounmpo is a two-time MVP, and the Bucks won the NBA championship in 2021. For the first time, Antetokounmpo has shown an interest in leaving the Bucks, who have lost in the first round for three straight years. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milw...

LeBron James has played 22 seasons in the NBA now, and has played seven seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning a title in 2020. James and the Lakers lost in five games to Minnesota in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday night. The 40-year-old James was coy about his future in his post-game press conference.   That LeBron James is still an All-NBA level of player...

Luka Dončić was traded by Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers in February for Anthony Davis in one of the most shocking deals in NBA history. Dončić returned to Dallas on April 9 for the first time, and in an emotional night, poured in 45 points in a 112-97 win for the Lakers. Dallas fans continue to chant “Fire Nico”, who is Dallas general manager Nico Harrison, the architect of the trade. ...

The Denver Nuggets are 47-32 and in a logjam in the Western Conference from third to eighth place. The Nuggets are on a four-game losing skid with three games left in the season. Denver fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, with their NBA championship odds dropping as a result. The Denver Nuggets are in freefall to end the NBA regular season. Despite Nikola ...

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are led by the defining superstars of this generation, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Both teams added more star power in Luka Dončić and Jimmy Butler. Thursday night’s game between the two at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles is the most expensive ticket in the league this season, starting at $300-350. It’s difficult to argue against...

Juju Watkins is one of the best players in college basketball since stepping foot onto the USC campus as a freshman last year. Watkins tore her ACL early in the Trojans’ second-round win over Mississippi State. The Trojans still won, but their championship hopes could be gone with Watkins out. The USC Trojans are one of the top teams in the women’s NCAA Tournament, and the main reason ...

The SEC has been the dominant conference in college basketball all season long, and that has carried over to the NCAA Tournament. Auburn was the top overall seed, while Florida joined the Tigers as another #1 seed. The SEC broke the record for most teams in the Sweet 16 by a conference with seven, eclipsing the ACC’s six teams in 2016. The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament yielded a...

Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament was mostly chalk, but there were a couple of major upsets to check out. McNeese State held Clemson to 13 first-half points, and staved them off for a 69-67 win in a 12-5 upset. Drake used hot shooting to send Missouri home with a 67-57 win in an 11-6 March Madness upsets. The first day of the round of 64 in March Madness went as planned, as many of the top ...

The Xavier Musketeers are back in the NCAA Tournament after missing out in 2024, and losing in the first round of the NIT. They were in trouble after a poor first half against Texas, but the Musketeers rallied for an 86-80 win over the Longhorns in their First Four matchup on Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The Musketeers are now a #11 seed in the Midwest Region, and will take on #6 Illin...