NEW YORK — The Liberty ended the first half of the season on a high note.

Facing an Indiana Fever team that was without Caitlin Clark, the Liberty cruised to a 98-77 victory at Barclays Center on Wednesday night behind one of their most well-rounded performances of the year.

Breanna Stewart led the way with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting to ...Read more

Jackie Young went down with a hip injury, but the Aces held on to beat the Dallas Wings, 90-86, on Wednesday at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, to close their schedule of games before WNBA All-Star Break.

A’ja Wilson led the Aces (11-11) with 37 points and 10 rebounds. Jewell Loyd added 14 points and rookie Aaliyah Nye scored 13 ...Read more

Words that did not belong in the same sentence until Wednesday: Bradley Beal and bargain. Bradley Beal and cheap. Bradley Beal and incredible deal.

But now, no matter how you look at it, how you waive and stretch it, Beal is a steal – for the Los Angeles Clippers.

They’ve reportedly agreed to sign the three-time All-Star who has averaged ...Read more

NEW YORK — Just how much is an NBA championship worth? The Knicks’ brain trust is about to find out.

Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear only fast-tracked the inevitable — NBA franchises cost-cutting at high levels.

The Boston Celtics promptly traded Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday once Tatum’s injury rendered 2025-26 championship ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — After a disastrous season that saw the 76ers finish with a 24-58 record, their fans were relying on the offseason to offer a beacon of hope. Things looked brighter when the Sixers selected guard V.J. Edgecombe with the third pick in the draft.

However, they dimmed when the team announced that their nine-time All Star Paul ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — WNBA All-Star weekend is only a few days away, with the anticipation of hometown favorite Caitlin Clark serving as captain of Team Clark for the game in Indianapolis palpable among fans.

Nothing like a pulled muscle to mute the buzz.

The Indiana Fever superstar guard grabbed her right groin and appeared to be holding back tears...Read more

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark’s face said it all.

Moments after she grabbed the inside of her right leg, the Indiana Fever superstar went to the bench in visible frustration in the final minute of Tuesday’s win over the Connecticut Sun in Boston.

And while the Fever had maintained the possibility that the 23-year-old sensation would be able ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers will add scoring punch to their lineup by acquiring three-time All-Star Bradley Beal after he clears waivers following a contract buyout from the Phoenix Suns, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, confirmed to The Los Angeles Times.

Beal has agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal that includes a player option for the second...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Think back. It’s difficult, sure. It’s especially difficult in light of that press release that the 76ers dropped Monday: that Paul George had knee surgery earlier in the day. That he would be evaluated again sometime before training camp, in late September. That a 35-year-old former star with three years and $162.4 million ...Read more

BOSTON — The Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever put on a show for a sold-out crowd of more than 19,000 fans at TD Garden on Tuesday night, but the visiting team emerged with an 85-77 victory after seven lead changes and 10 tied scores.

The Sun never led in the second half, but the game didn’t get out of reach until the final minutes of the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — NBA expansion is among the items expected to be discussed Tuesday when the league’s board of governors meets in Las Vegas during the Summer League.

After years of talks about the potential to expand from the NBA’s current 30 franchises, with Las Vegas and Seattle among the favorites to receive one, Tuesday’s meeting marked ...Read more

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark’s previous visit to Barclays Center marked a rare low point in her young career.

Then a rookie, Clark managed only three points on 1-of-10 shooting in her Indiana Fever’s blowout loss to the Liberty on June 2, 2024.

“As a team, we understand who the head of the monster is on that team,” Liberty guard Sabrina ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Yuki Kawamura came to Las Vegas with a simple goal: get a contract.

The second-year point guard understands the challenge. Last season, Kawamura was the shortest player in the NBA at 5-foot-8. No matter. He won a training camp contract, then a two-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. His playing time wasn’t much — 93 minutes ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers team Brook Lopez grew up watching as a young kid in Southern California is not that same franchise anymore.

These Clippers are about putting a winning product on the court and about putting together the right talent to win games — and that is what sold Lopez on signing with them.

"It's crazy to see, but it's very...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Paul George might be one of the unluckiest 76ers when it comes to injuries.

The 76ers announced that the forward underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday at NYU Langone Sports Medicine Center in New York.

Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow performed the surgery on the nine-time All-Star. Glashow has worked with and rehabbed...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shaquille O'Neal has an issue with a recent ranking of the all-time best NBA players.

On Monday, Bleacher Report released its list of the "top 100 NBA players ever," based on a compilation of rankings from a "legion of B/R NBA experts, writers and editors."

O'Neal finished just outside the top five. He didn't seem to have an ...Read more

DENVER — Michael Porter Jr. might be your Lex Luthor, but he’s Ashley Salvador’s Superman.

“I knew that it was probably coming because (the Nuggets) needed to kind of shake things up,” Salvado told me last Friday. “I was still sad when they announced it.”

MPJ officially became a member of the Nets last week. While you cheered, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES —The news seemed routine.

The ramifications could be resounding.

Late last month, LeBron James exercised his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers for next season. It was an expected transaction that, at first weary glance, appeared to be no big deal.

Of course he would take the guaranteed money, more than anyone else in ...Read more