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Mark Medina, USA TODAY Published 9:41 a.m. ET Oct. 27, 2020 | Updated 9:42 a.m. ET Oct. 27, 2020CLOSEThe former NBA star rarely shied from using his voice. But Shaquille ...

Rick Rycroft/Associated PressThe best NBA draft prospects aren't necessarily the safest, but the wider the gap between a player's ceiling and floor, the higher the risk of selecting them.Usually, that ...

Before the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers tipped off the 2020 NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler offered an honest and reflective assessment about the reality of being an NBA player ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – On the day nobody was arrested for killing Breonna Taylor, the man who recently wore a hat that read “Arrest the Cops Who Killed Breonna ...

Mark Medina, USA TODAY Published 10:43 p.m. ET Sept. 23, 2020 | Updated 12:00 a.m. ET Sept. 24, 2020CLOSE Protests resumed in Louisville after a grand jury indicted one of ...

The Boston Celtics looked like they had the Miami Heat figured out midway through Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After dropping Game 1 in heartbreaking fashion in overtime, ...

Mark J. Terrill/Associated PressThe Los Angeles Lakers took care of business against the Denver Nuggets en route to a 126-114 Game 1 win in the Western Conference Finals on Friday at ESPN's ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo was named NBA MVP for the second straight year on Friday, putting him in rare company with some of the most storied superstars of all time. He marks ...

Toronto and Denver entered Saturday needing to pick up wins in their respective playoff series, with the former aiming to tie its series at two games apiece after falling into ...

Mark J. Terrill/Associated PressThe Houston Rockets opened their Western Conference second-round playoff series with a 112-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex ...