How worried should the NBA be about Lakers-Heat drawing the fewest viewers ever for the NBA Finals?

TV ratings are down across the four major professional sports, but no one wants to talk about that.

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, which has been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

A rare LeBron James trading card sells for a record $1.8m at auction - nearly doubling the previous record.

China is under fire worldwide for its repression of ethnic Uighurs and other minorities, mostly Muslims, in Xinjiang.

Decades before the Milwaukee Bucks' walkout brought the playoffs to a halt, a few NBA pioneers took a similarly brave stand against racial injustice.

We invite you to take part in unique races in which athletes and cars will perform on the track. The race will be held by successful throws of the ball into the basket.

Lakers and Nuggets players were frustrated by the Kentucky grand jury's decision to not prosecute any of the officers for the death of Breonna Taylor. LeBron James tweeted that "justice was met for her neighbors' apartment walls," but not Taylor herself.

The NBA, which was the first pro league to suspend play amid the COVID-19 pandemic, made $1.5 billion less than it projected last season due to the pandemic and other factors, according to an Associated Press report.

Kobe Bryant may wear No. 24, but he's No. 1 in the shooting guard rankings for yet another year. That doesn't mean his crown is safe, though.

At 50 years old, Michael Jordan dunks at his annual "Flight School" camp at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Lakers owners/executives Jim and Jeanie Buss have different views on the exit of Dwight Howard. "He was never really a Laker," Jim said to Ric Bucher of The Hollywood Reporter. "He was just passing through."

Rather than fight his way forward, he arranged for the police to swing by and escort him down the wrong side of the road. He made the concert in time, assumedly had a nice evening and later posted the footage to his Instagram account . Unfortunately, that final decision has opened up quite a can of worms thanks to the practical implications of police officers using time and resources to escort an athlete to a concert.

Or maybe the elephant is a full grown adult and Yao is godzilla.

The Miami-Dade Police Department says its officers violated policy by providing a police escort to Miami Heat star LeBron James through heavy traffic at last Friday's Justin Timberlake/Jay-Z concert.

Allen Iverson, an 11-time All-Star who has not played in the NBA since 2010, is prepared to officially announce his retirement in the coming days.

Teen Accidentally Dunks Himself in Phoenix Caught on Tape!

There are tons of gadgets to help golfers develop the perfect swing, but it’s hard to apply the same unobtrusive training tools to other sports. Evo One, though, is the counterpoint — it's a Kickstarter project that puts a tiny coach inside a basketball to help players improve their game.

Tracy McGrady's pro basketball career may not be over - there's always Europe or China - but his time in the NBA has ended.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard DeAndre Liggins was in jail early Sunday morning on charges of domestic abuse.