NEW YORK — Can the Knicks really land Giannis Antetokounmpo?

It’s been the buzz around New York ever since a glimmer of hope cracked through the chaos in Milwaukee. With Damian Lillard sidelined indefinitely, the Bucks’ chances of contending for the 2026 title are fading fast. And with Jayson Tatum now expected to miss most, if not all, ...Read more

NEW YORK — The roar was audible — and quite atypical.

As the public address announcer introduced the starters for the visiting Chicago Sky, many within the Barclays Center crowd showered Angel Reese with the kinds of cheers normally reserved for the home team.

The warm welcome served as a testament to the immense starpower of Reese, one of...Read more

NEW YORK — The wins keep on rolling for the undefeated Liberty.

The defending champions continue to show no hangover after dominating the rebuilding Chicago Sky, 85-66, Tuesday night at Barclays Center.

And the win now puts New York 3-0 in Commissioner’s Cup standing with hopes of landing in the in-season title game for a third consecutive...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It screamed watershed moment, the forever luckless Clippers outfoxing the eternally exalted Lakers for the services of not one, but two superstars.

The news stunned the NBA: In a matter of hours, the Clippers had traded for Paul George and signed Kawhi Leonard.

Six years later, the deal for George is considered tragically ...Read more

The 2025 WNBA season was supposed to be a time of growth for Angel Reese.

After being selected No. 7 overall in the 2024 draft, the young star went on to represent the rebuilding Chicago Sky franchise in the WNBA All-Star Game and later got selected to the All-Rookie team.

With sights set on a push back into the postseason, the Sky brought in ...Read more

CHICAGO — Allie Quigley never meant to end her career with an Irish goodbye.

The longtime Chicago Sky star jokingly acknowledged her quiet exit in a Players Tribune column on Tuesday as she formally announced her retirement from the WNBA — nearly three years after playing her final game for the Sky in September 2022.

Quigley left the game ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The college basketball season is still five months away, but the preseason rankings are basically settled, and there’s a consensus regarding Kentucky’s place on the list.

Mark Pope’s Wildcats are viewed as a top-10ish team nationally and a legitimate Final Four contender, a group with a realistic shot at competing for a...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For Philadelphia, whose only FBS football program is forever on life support, the biggest news from the House v. NCAA settlement appears to be that Big East member Villanova belongs to the conference whose men’s basketball programs are expected to have the most money at their disposal of any conference.

The settlement means ...Read more

DENVER — The most valuable thing sitting on the Nuggets bench during the playoffs was the first aid kit.

Until that changes, neither will anything on Nikola Jokic’s spring travel itinerary.

Another Memorial Day in Sombor. Another June with no parade. Another year closer to the end of the greatest career in Nuggets history.

So, to the next...Read more

The Phee for MVP Tour made another stop in Dallas on Sunday afternoon.

She did not disappoint.

In an 81-65 matinee win over the Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier did it all. She scored 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting, had 10 rebounds. She dished out four assists and made three steals. She had three blocks and nine deflections....Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever matchup Saturday night marked the first WNBA game played at the United Center in its 31-year history. Fans wanted to see the teams play — a franchise record 19,496 attended — but do they see them as rivals? The opinions of spectators aligned at the home of the Bulls.

“I wish Caitlin (Clark) was ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky will have to unravel a 2-5 start to the season without their floor general.

Guard Courtney Vandersloot sustained a torn right ACL in Saturday’s game against the Indiana Fever at the United Center and will miss the rest of the 2025 WNBA season, the team announced Sunday. Vandersloot will undergo surgery this week ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — We all fell for it last summer, didn’t we? What looked like the most promising college basketball season in the Triangle in years ended up something less than that.

N.C State fell so hard from the Final Four it got its coach fired. North Carolina squeaked into the NCAA Tournament as the last team in the field. And Duke made ...Read more

CHICAGO — History is hard to escape at the United Center.

It hangs in the rafters and echoes in the stands. And on Saturday, history was alive on the hardwood at center court as the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever faced off in the first-ever WNBA game held at the arena.

For Sky veterans such as guard Ariel Atkins, the game — which drew ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — In their first game on national television, the Golden State Valkyries showed out.

They routed the Las Vegas Aces, 95-68, on Saturday in a game broadcast by ABC, to snap their four-game losing streak.

The expansion Bay Area team had its best offensive showing all season in front of a fourth consecutive sellout crowd of 18,064...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Since the turn of the century, a whopping 56 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball players have been chosen in the NBA draft. In all of UK’s storied hoops history, there has never been a higher level of talent than there has been in the first quarter of the 21st century.

Given that reality, only a nincompoop would try to ...Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — Four years ago, the paths of the Hawks and then-head coach Lloyd Pierce diverged.

The Hawks parted ways with Pierce on March 1, 2021, just ahead of their run to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the Bucks in five games. After that season ended, Pierce became the lead assistant for the Indiana Pacers.

And how ...Read more