Factfile on 18-time NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash Sunday at age 41 after playing his entire 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers: Name: Kobe Bean Bryant

New Orleans Pelicans centre Jahlil Obika Okafor has reportedly agreed to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo a twitter account affiliated to the national team announced on Monday. The 24-year-old 6'10 NBA player who is American by birth...

Caris LeVert made sure the Nuggets didn't have an opportunity to win in overtime with a game-winning shot 0.3 seconds to regulation time. Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson didn’t want Denver to have a chance to win with a last-second shot...

LeBron James finally won an opening NBA finals game as the Los Angeles Lakers took control of the seven-game series with victory in Game 1 against an injury-plagued Miami Heat in the early hours of Thursday.

The Los Angeles Lakers got off to an easy victory in game one of the Western Conference finals against the Denver Nuggets, winning 126-114 in the early hours of Saturday. Lakers have...

The Los Angeles Lakers are a victory away from returning to the NBA Finals after a 114-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the early hours of Friday in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

The Miami Heat pulled off another Lazarus act early on Friday as they rallied from a 13 point first half deficit to beat the Boston Celtics and go 2-0 up in the Eastern Conference finals.

The NBA has suspended the current season "until further notice" after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus according to multiple reports. The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that Gobert, the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, tested...

The Toronto Raptors marked their NBA Finals debut with a convincing 118-109 victory over defending champions the Golden State Warriors. Pascal Siakam recorded 32 points, five assists and eight rebounds at Scotiabank Arena to...

Atlanta Hawks ace John Collins has been suspended for 25 games after testing positive for a growth hormone, the NBA said Tuesday. The 22-year-old power forward was hit with a suspension after...