If the player says he can’t go in the first quarter, he doesn’t go,” former Dallas Mavericks doctor Tarek Souryal said. “You can see bruising. You can see a cut. But you can’t see pain.”

For the fourth straight season, NBA basketball is headed back to the Arabian Gulf for the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2025 presented by ADQ. Get ready for an exciting week of on-court action and off-court fan experiences, as the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers tip off the 2025 NBA preseason in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 2.

NBA guard Terry Rozier was averaging nearly 21 points per game for the Charlotte Hornets as the 2022-23 season neared an end. It was fake and the fix was in as part of a scheme to help sports bettors,

Austin Reaves is breaking out as a superstar for the Los Angeles Lakers, which could prompt some difficult discussions down the road.

Curry hits six 3-pointers, scores 34 in clincher. Stephen Curry delivers in the clutch with 34 points in Game 6 to lead the Warriors to their 4th championship in the last 8 season

After inking Luka Doncic to a three-year $165 million extension last month, the Los Angeles Lakers' front office is eager to build around their young star between now and the Feb. 6 trade deadline. According to Lakers beat reporter Dan Woike of The ...

It's been a banner offseason for the "Nikola Jokić doesn't care about basketball" takes. Mere days after Jokić's emotional reaction to one of his horse's recent wins drew comparisons to his immediate (and seemingly more subdued) celebration of the 2023 ...

The Celtics/Knicks rivalry has been restored over the past couple of seasons, as both teams were towards the top of the Eastern Conference. The two teams faced off in the Eastern Conference Semifinals this past postseason, as the Knicks came out on top in ...

Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels shoots over Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero last season. Mike Watters / Imagn Images The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.

LOS ANGELES — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion owned by ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder cleaned up in the 2022 NBA Draft class, a late June affair that set the foundation for the Thunder's title run in 2025. The big steal of the draft was nabbing All-NBA swingman Jalen Williams with the No. 12 pick that season after ...