Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel headline NBA’s 2026 Rising Stars participants

After being freshmen teammates at Duke, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel will be featured in the…

NBA Power Rankings: Rockets rise; Pistons, Celtics get A’s for season’s second quarter

Album of the Week: “Illmatic,” Nas (1994) Three months down, three months to go. The NBA…

Bill Kennedy, Robin Roberts, Jason Collins highlight LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees

The LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2026 Hall of Fame class, four of whom…

NBA All-Star Game 2026: Our voters’ picks for East and West starters

Starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be revealed Monday on NBC/Peacock, and once again,…

Thunder’s Jalen Williams out vs. Cavaliers with hamstring injury, return TBD

Jalen Williams will miss Monday’s Thunder-Cavaliers matchup with a hamstring injury. He missed Oklahoma City’s first…

NBA weekly watch guide: More Spurs-Thunder, Berlin game, return of ESPN Fridays

We’re arriving at the NBA’s regular-season midpoint, with every team soon crossing the 41-game mark. The…

NBA Power Rankings: Timberwolves are contenders; preseason over/under check-in

Album of the Week: “Business As Usual,” Men At Work (1981) Everyone is back to work…

Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead early fan All-Star voting

Los Angeles Lakers forward Luka Dončić and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić lead the Western Conference…

What we learned from NBA’s Christmas games: Knicks show off newfound depth in comeback win

The NBA’s five-game Christmas slate opened with a classic matchup between the East’s two preseason favorites…

NBA Christmas watch guide: Spurs-Thunder rematch, animated Knicks, LeBron vs. KD

Here’s to the soft chimes of the “Jingle Hoops,” while the carolers bellow “and-1!” in unison.…