The NBA will play its first exhibition game in Africa this summer. The league and the National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday that the game will take place Aug. 1 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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A group led by Ares Management LP’s co-founder Tony Ressler has won the bidding for the National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks, Bloomberg reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
If the Dallas Mavericks are going to rally from a 2-0 deficit to overtake the Houston Rockets in the best-of-seven Western Conference playoffs matchup, they might need to climb back into it without point guard Rajon Rondo.
The Oklahoma City Thunder fired Scott Brooks as head coach on Wednesday after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.
Phoenix Suns forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris were charged Tuesday with felony aggravated assault in connection with an Jan. 24 incident.
Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer will be named NBA Coach of the Year at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Sometime soon, Chris Wood must make a decision that will impact his future and UNLV’s front line in a major way next season.
While UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice has yet to prove March as a month that can define his program as either successful or relevant, he has this recruiting thing going like nobody’s business. He’s no April fool.
While boring, low-scoring games and ugly basketball continue to pollute the planet, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors represent the antithesis. The Warriors are entertainment.
Bishop Gorman center Stephen Zimmerman has chosen to continue his basketball career at UNLV. Zimmerman announced his decision on Twitter earlier tonight.
The NBA will begin testing for human growth hormone next season, the league and National Basketball Players Association announced Thursday.
The New Orleans Pelicans charged into the postseason in style. The Brooklyn Nets, meanwhile, needed some help, but they sneaked into the playoff field, too.
NBA player Thabo Sefolosha says police caused his season-ending leg injury when he was arrested last week after leaving a nightclub in New York.
Donald Sterling’s racist remarks cost him an NBA team last year. But now it’s his former female companion who has lost big.
When it comes to NBA jersey sales, LeBron James is still the King. James’ return to Cleveland from Miami before this season didn’t impact the popularity of the Cavaliers forward, whose jersey is the top seller for the sixth straight year.