Unable to stop himself, LeBron James launched his 250-pound body into the air, crashing hard into the lap of a courtside spectator unable to get out of his way.

The Warriors' NBA-record start has ended after 24 wins. A night after being stretched to double overtime by the Celtics, they fell to the Bucks, 108-95, and now stand at 24-1 for the season.

Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad’s tube socks And shooting imaginary Game-winning shots In the Great Western Forum I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you.

Kobe Bryant delighted in putting himself through as much pain as possible. Whatever it took to make him stronger.

Consider two very different basketball players. The Los Angeles Clippers star DeAndre Jordan, one of the strongest, quickest players in the NBA, nevertheless made only 39 percent of his free throws last year. Then there’s his teammate, Jamal Crawford—not as fast or as strong as Jordan, but he makes 90 percent of the shots he takes from the foul line, a rate that’s among the best in the league.

Flip Saunders lost his battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

To see Caron Butler on the basketball court today, you'd have little sense of how far this NBA player has come. As a young boy, he had the dream and the skills, but nearly threw it away for a life of violence, drug dealing and prison. William Brangham talks with Butler and retired Sgt. Rick Geller -- the police officer who helped turn him around -- about Caron’s book, "Tuff Juice."

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown will be suspended for games this season -- and his Mustangs are getting a postseason ban for this season -- because of an NCAA investigation that uncovered rules violations, a source confirmed to CBS Sports.

On Sept. 25, 2000, Vince Carter leaped over French center Frederic Weis. To this day, those who were there in Sydney still can't believe what they saw.

A long, strange day with the least understood basketball star of all time.

Three-time NBA MVP and Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone has died at the age of 60, it was announced Sunday.

Thompson might leverage the max from Cleveland, but it probably shouldn't be because of this Toronto threat

His whimsical ways helped buoy the NBA through a turbulent period in the late 1970s.

The NBA has released the schedule for the Cleveland Cavaliers 2015-2016 regular season.

The Dunk to End All Dunks - starring Blake Griffin, Marvin the Martian, and the out of this world Jordan Super Fly 4.

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to hire Nancy Lieberman as an assistant coach, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced.

Josh Smith, who signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this month after spending last season split between the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets, said at his introductory news conference earlier this week that his lower salary will be “harder” for his family. Smith’s contract with the Clippers will pay him $1.5 million next season. According to the Detroit Free Press, the Pistons will also pay him $5.4 million for his old deal, which brings his total salary...

The basketball star and business partner Maverick Carter are taking their talents to Burbank

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to bolster their bench with the addition of free-agent small forward Richard Jefferson, a league source told Northeast Ohio Media Group.

Roberts, a Las Vegas Summer League high flyer joins a growing list of training camp invitees and future 905'ers.