Dillon Brooks has spent his career sparring with the NBA’s best players. With the Houston Rockets, he’s also leading one of the league’s most fearsome defenses.

Ben Simmons went on an assists rampage as he lead the Brooklyn Nets to a win in a masterclass display that left fans in disbelief.

Caitlin Clark! A’ja Wilson! Angel Reese! This year, women’s hoops emerged as a dominant pop-cultural force. But the road to sports-league supremacy has been long and winding. This is the inside story of how the W finally broke through.

LeBron James and his son Bronny made history after they became the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game during the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday.

• Second consecutive French player to go No 1 overall
• Center Alex Sarr selected by Washington at No 2
• Three French players drafted in top six picks

This year’s series, between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, featured many wonderful players but no obvious main character.

• As it happened: Dallas Mavericks 88-106 Boston Celtics
• Celtics take series 4-1 after dominant playoff run

• As it happened: Boston Celtics 106–99 Dallas Mavericks
• No team has ever recovered from 3-0 NBA finals deficit
• Dallas stage late rally but Boston hold on for win

In a sign of progress, Boston found a way during a 105-98 victory over the Mavericks to claim a 2-0 lead before the series shifts to Dallas.

The center was a dominant defensive force at his peak but mental and physical problems took their toll while he was still in his prime playing years

Los Angeles (AFP) – The New York Knicks, fueled by 40 points from Jalen Brunson, edged the Chicago Bulls 120-119 in overtime to grab the second seed in the Eastern Conference on the final day of the NBA regular season on Sunday.

James had already passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 career points to become the NBA's top all-time scorer. The 40,000 mark is an exclamation point.

Basketball megastar LeBron James has dropped a major hint on when the curtain may come down on his historic NBA career.

An NBA star, who gained worldwide notoriety over his relationship with Khloe Kardashian, has been caught out.

The Pirates' players might not be exactly like Shaheen Holloway, but the way they're grinding out games makes it obvious who's in charge.

The brand’s rise and fall, and rise and fall again