James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar’s vaunted total of 38,387 points in fewer games, with a higher scoring average and at a younger age.

LeBron James has become the second NBA player in history to pass 38,000 career points, moving closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time record. James passed the milestone with a mid-range jumper in the first quarter and went on to score 35 points in Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers.

The NBA suspended 11 players from the Magic and Pistons because of an altercation Wednesday in Detroit.

The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”

James made his desire known Wednesday by addressing NBA Commissioner Adam Silver during a news conference following a preseason game in Las Vegas.

The Athletic's Shams Charania reported overnight on Thursday, citing anonymous sources, that Udoka allegedly "had an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff."

Lakers star LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension that includes a player option for the 2024-25 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN.

The National Basketball Association announced Tuesday that there are no games scheduled for Nov. 8 in an effort to encourage fans to vote in the 2022 midterms.

Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics

Marcus Smart was one of three Celtics players topping 20 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals as Boston defeated the Heat in Miami on Sunday, sealing a spot in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

Across the NBA, consultants are teaching players and coaches how to see the game through the eyes of referees to gain an edge on their opponents.

Former Lakers executive Jerry West has demanded a retraction and an apology for what he called "a baseless and malicious assault" on his character in the HBO series "Winning Time."

ESPN has identified at least one former and 17 current NBA players who maintain contracts with four Chinese brands accused of abetting China's human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Covid-19 outbreaks are sweeping through the NFL, NBA and NHL, sidelining dozens of players this week including some of the leagues’ biggest stars.

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Eighteen former NBA players have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million, according to an indictment Thursday

A U.S. congressional commission on Tuesday called on American basketball stars to end endorsements of Chinese sportswear firms that use cotton grown in China's Xinjiang region, warning against complicity in forced labor they say takes place there.

From gravity-defying dunks and in-air acrobatics to an unquenchable thirst for dominance and an overt disdain for anything shy of excellence, Kobe Bryant spent much of his life following in the footsteps left by Michael Jordan's iconic Nike sneakers.

“I don’t know if even the guards could play in this time right here. It’s saucy. ”

The NBA chose not to test players for marijuana use in the Orlando restart bubble, now that will continue into the new 2020-21 season.