Bloomberg | The National Basketball Association (NBA) has named a top investment lawyer to oversee the sport and its business on the African continent. Clare Akamanzi,...
AP | Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday on Friday by making a US$10 million donation to Make-A-Wish. It is the largest...
Reuters | Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, setting the new mark with a...
AP | Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years – the last two as the...
Earl Lloyd, the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), died on Thursday at the age of 86, the league said on...
LeBron James. PHOTO/Rocky Widner/Getty Images (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant, take a backseat because LeBron James is once again the most popular NBA (National Basketball Association) player....
Doc Rivers. PHOTO/File Doc Rivers will be the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers if the NBA approves the rare but not unprecedented trade of...
Maurice Cheeks. PHOTO/File Maurice Cheeks is getting a third shot to be an NBA head coach. The Detroit Pistons are desperately hoping he makes the most...
Masai Ujiri. PHOTO/Getty Images Masai Ujiri has been named the General Manager of the NBA’s Toronto Rapters. Ujiri, 42,becomes the first African-born general manager of a...
LeBron James (c) receives the 2013 MVP trophy. PHOTO/jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images LeBron James was named the 2013 Most Valuable Player (MVP) on Sunday May 5....
J.R.Smith of the New York Knicks PHOTO/File J.R. Smith of New York Knicks has won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Smith received 484...
An injured Kobe Bryant. PHOTO/Curtis Compton/AP Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant severely sprained his left ankle Wednesday night after missing a game-leveling shot in the...
LeBron James. PHOTO/Rocky Widner/Getty Images It’s not the type of streak that LeBron James ever thought about, this run of putting together at least 30 points...
Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. PHOTO/Danny Johnston/AP Kyrie Irving, the NBA’s reigning rookie of the year, broke his right hand during the Cavaliers’ practice on...
Knicks center Tyson Chandler. PHOTO/Ron Antonelli/New York Daily News Tyson Chandler, the catalyst for the New York Knicks’ defensive improvement, has been voted the NBA’s Defensive...
Laker’s Kobe Bryant. PHOTO/File A new NBA policy could prevent Bryant from playing Wednesday after a neurologist diagnosed him Tuesday with a concussion from a hard...
Maimi Heat’s LeBron James dribbles the ball. PHOTO/File The All-Star break has come and gone and Miami is still the favorite to win the NBA championship....
LeBron James. PHOTO/Getty Images LeBron James says he wouldn’t rule out playing again for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Back in the city where he began his NBA...
Ex-NBA Star Jalen Rose. PHOTO/Melanie Maxwell/AP Jalen Rose can now add “educator” to his long list of social contributions. The former NBA star and current ESPN...
LeBron James (l), Kobe Bryant (c) and Dwight Howard (PHOTOS from L to R: Paul Sancya/Associated Press, Mark J. Rebilas/US Presswire, Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinel) (Reuters)...
Dwight Howard (pictured), broke Wilt Chamberlain‘s nearly 50-year-old NBA record for the most free throw attempts in a game, making 21 of 39 in the Orlando...
President Barack Obama is beginning the week by hosting the NBA world champion Dallas Mavericks at the White House. Obama, who roots regularly for the Chicago...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File People have looked up to Magic Johnson for most of his life, and not just because he’s 6’9.” Though an National Basketball...
Maimi Heat’s LeBron James. PHOTO/File More than six months later, it all seems pretty innocuous. Game 2 of the NBA Finals, June 2, Miami: In transition,...
Derrick Rose The Chicago Bulls have made it official: Reigning MVP Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension. The deal extension, which kicks in...
After nearly two years of bickering, National Basketball Association (NBA) players and owners are back on the same side. “We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David...
Talks aimed at ending the National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout have resumed, two people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday, with a quick settlement necessary...
Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony are going home, and bringing friends with...
Magic Johnson (pictured), said it’s “ridiculous” to suggest David Stern is racist, saying it’s OK to disagree with the National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner but that...
Bologna president Claudio Sabatini has stepped up his attempts to land National Basketball Association (NBA) star Kobe Bryant on a loan deal by taking his case...
The National Basketball Associateion (NBA) and its locked-out players will use the same federal mediator who tried to resolve the National Football League‘s (NFL)’s labor dispute...
The president of Virtus Bologna is optimistic Kobe Bryant (pictured), will sign with the Italian club during the National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout despite scheduling problems...
Kobe Bryant (pictured), said it’s “very possible” he will play in Italy during the NBA lockout, adding the country is like home because he spent part...
The Italian team Virtus Bologna says its top offer to Kobe Bryant (pictured), is a one-year contract worth US$5 million. With NBA players locked out, Virtus...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games Friday because it has not reached a new labor deal with...
LeBron James of the Miami Heat has received the “Champion of Youth” award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The award was presented to...
Kobe Bryant (pictured), has been offered $600,000 per game to play for Virtus Bologna, the Italian club’s owner, Claudio Sabatini said. Bryant has previously turned down...
As of today Ron Artest (pictured), will now be known as Metta World Peace, a name he officially requested in June. After dealing with a couple...
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed the penalty for the Charlotte Bobcats owner on Monday, but said the league doesn't comment on the...
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Former NBA player Darius Miles has been arrested after security officers found him carrying a loaded gun at Lambert Airport in St....
NEWS ONE - Jalen Rose, former NBA star, was recently convicted of drunk driving and started his 20 day sentence Tuesday morning...
(AP) - If NBA stars are serious about playing overseas, basketball's governing body says they will be welcomed...
