Basketball News Articles

Victor Wembanyama is the biggest young star in the NBA, and the San Antonio Spurs are building around their franchise big man. On Thursday, it was announced that Wemby will miss the rest of the season with a deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot, in his right shoulder. Wembanyama won’t be eligible for any awards as he won’t meet the required 65 games. Victor Wembanyama is being bu...

The NBA All-Star Game is on February 16, and the rosters have been finalized for the Eastern and Western Conferences. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis will miss out on the All-Star Game with injuries. Trae Young will replace Antetokounmpo on the Eastern Conference team, and Kyrie Irving takes Davis’ place on the Western Conference team. The 2025 NBA All-Star Game takes place on ...

The NBA Trade Deadline has been a wild week, starting with Luka Dončić going to the Los Angeles Lakers, and De’Aaron Fox going to San Antonio. The Jimmy Butler saga is finally over as Miami traded the disgruntled star to Golden State. Miami receives Andrew Wiggins, while Utah and Detroit were also involved. Jimmy Butler vs. the Miami Heat has been a major storyline of the NBA season, e...

It was a massive weekend in the NBA for trades, which kicked off with the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade between Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers. De’Aaron Fox and Sacramento had been working on a potential trade for the star guard for about a week now. Fox was sent to San Antonio on Sunday, while the Kings received Zach LaVine from Chicago, along with a host of draft picks. It was a...

ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that Luka Doncic will be traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis. The deal was reportedly initiated by the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic and Davis were not informed of the trade ahead of the time, according to the reports. Luka Doncic is going to the Lakers to play with LeBron, while Anthony Davis will join the Mavericks in one of the most shocking trades i...

Terry Rozier was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Miami Heat in January 2024. The Heat guard is now under investigation for “unusual betting activity related” to March 2023, although he has not been charged or accused of anything. The NBA would like to avoid another instance of the Jontay Porter situation, and the Rozier case was uncovered while Porter was being investigated. T...

De’Aaron Fox has spent all eight of his NBA seasons with the Sacramento Kings after being drafted fifth in the 2017 Draft. Fox turned down a contract extension with the Kings, who will now look to trade the star guard ahead of the trade deadline on February 6. San Antonio is thought to be Fox’s preferred destination, which would team him up with Victor Wembanyama. The Sacramento Kings ...

Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Miami Heat earlier this month. He has been suspended for the third time after walking out of practice on January 27. The Heat are working out trade possibilities for the 35-year-old star. The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler seem to be at the point of no return. Ever since the six-time All-Star didn’t receive an extension from the team last summer, it...

Bradley Beal of the Phoenix Suns came off the bench for the first time in nine years on Monday night. The Suns’ star scored 25 points to lead the way in a 109-99 win over Philadelphia. Phoenix is rumored to be in the market for Miami’s Jimmy Butler, and Beal’s contract could make it work. The Phoenix Suns are mired in a slump, having lost seven of their last 10 games. But they won on M...

Jimmy Butler has played for the Miami Heat since 2019, leading the Heat to two appearances in the NBA Finals. Miami general manager Pat Riley said he wouldn’t extend Butler’s contract in the past offseason. After many rumors, Butler has told the Heat he would like to be traded to any team in the NBA. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have had a strong relationship, but that bond has dete...

The NBA and FIBA are in conversations to start an NBA-owned league in Europe. This league would compete with the EuroLeague and other European professional leagues. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be in Paris for two games between San Antonio and Indiana in January to answer questions. The NBA has been discussing a move to Europe for a long time. The league has a solid foothold in Eu...

It has been a busy period for ESPN, who re-signed various personalities but lost people like Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. There is more movement on ESPN as they announced “Around the Horn” would be ending in 2025 after 23 seasons. However, they also announced that “Inside the NBA” would be joining ESPN, with TNT still producing the show from Atlanta. ESPN has been busy these last ...

Bronny James made waves as he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th pick. The son of LeBron James hasn’t had that many opportunities to play this season. The Lakers are assigning James to their G League team in South Bay after their game with Philadelphia on Friday. The Los Angeles Lakers made news when they drafted LeBron James’ son, Bronny, in the 2024 NBA draft. Even t...

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has yet to play an NBA game this season as the team is managing his ailing knee. A Philadelphia reporter wrote an article referencing Embiid’s son and late brother, and Embiid confronted him in the team’s locker room. Embiid shoved the reporter, and will sit out the first three games when he is available to return to the court. It has been an event...

The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a 1-6 start to the NBA season after having high hopes of competing in the Eastern Conference. That has led rumors to start swirling that Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami, Brooklyn, Houston Favored to trade for Antetokounmpo, but there will be many more suitors for the two-time MVP. The Milwaukee Bucks had a bright outlook to start the 2024-2025 ...

Load management among NBA players has been one of the league’s biggest stories over the past few years. Philadelphia general manager Daryl Morey said that star center Joel Embiid won’t play in back-to-back games this season. The NBA fined the 76ers $100,000 for “misrepresenting” public statements about Embiid’s health status. The NBA and their players have been dealing with load manage...