NBA Finals odds: The Thunder and Celtics end the All-Star break as the co-favorites

The defending champions and the two teams with the best records in the NBA are the post-All-Star Game favorites to win the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are... Read more »

LeBron James trolls Doug Gottlieb amid basketball personality’s abysmal first season at Wisconsin-Green Bay

Getty Images The ongoing beef between LeBron James and Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball coach Doug Gottlieb took a new turn Monday on X (formerly Twitter) when the Los Angeles Lakers star trolled... Read more »

Kevin Durant derides NBA All-Star criticism: ‘It’s more fun to complain about the NBA than to actually watch it’

Kevin Durant has joined the chat. The 15-time All-Star and active online poster took the time to weigh in what to do about the NBA’s All-Star weekend. The NBA has tried for... Read more »

NBA All-Star Game, with little basketball and a lot of Kevin Hart, reaches new low of wasting everyone’s time

If expectations are the root of frustration, then anyone who expected the NBA’s All-Star Game, or the entire weekend for that matter, to be anything other a complete and total waste of... Read more »

Lakers star LeBron James will miss his 21st All-Star Game

Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during a news conference before the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, when he announced a sore foot and ankle will prevent him from playing. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP)... Read more »

Analyzing Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns tandem

After years of searching, the Knicks have finally found two stars to build around as the tandem of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns is a potent one-two punch. Brunson and Towns are... Read more »

Mac McClung’s legendary Dunk Contest performance proves NBA doesn’t need stars like Ja Morant to keep it alive

SAN FRANCISCO — Pretty much every year we see a variant of the same idea. Some NBA superstar is sitting in a hotel room or on a tropical island in the early... Read more »

Warriors’ Draymond Green says NBA on-court product has become ‘very boring’

With the NBA All-Star weekend ongoing, conversations about the league’s on-court product are once again at the forefront. Though interest and revenue in the NBA are growing, discussions around whether NBA games... Read more »

2025 NBA Slam Dunk contest odds, field, picks, predictions, start time: Best bets from expert on 80-52 run

Mac McClung of the G League’s Osceola Magic goes for a three-peat when he takes part in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday at Chase Center in San Francisco. No... Read more »

Shaquille O’Neal reportedly agrees to $15M deal with TNT, keeping ‘Inside the NBA’ team intact for move to ESPN

Shaquille O’Neal has a new deal with TNT, bringing the beloved studio show, “Inside the NBA” one step closer to remaining fully intact ahead of its move to TNT. That’s according to... Read more »