Basketball

North Carolina senior forward, Luke May, bringing the ball up in the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC. (Image: Jeremy Brevard/USA Today Sports)

Big Rivalry Games: No. 8 North Carolina Visits No. 1 Duke

The #8 North Carolina Tarheels (20-5) are nine-point underdogs heading into Durham to take on Zion Williamson and the #1 Duke Blue Devils (23-2) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The ACC rivals located 26 miles apart from each other are playing their first of two meetings of the season. This meeting […]

Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox, the young back court from the Sacramento Kings. (Image: Rocky Widener/Getty)

Kings and Little Men: Sacramento on NBA Playoff Bubble

The Sacramento Kings (30-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA, and the young Kings, led by Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox, are currently on the playoff bubble heading into the final 25 games of the season. In the Western Conference, the Kings are currently on the bubble. The Kings […]

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski on the sidelines at Cameroon Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC. (Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty)

Duke Regains No. 1 Ranking, Tennessee Plummets After UK Loss

In the latest college basketball AP Poll, Duke (23-2) returned to the #1 ranking after an impressive victory over Virginia (22-2), coupled with top-seeded Tennessee being upset by #5 Kentucky over the weekend. Gonzaga (25-2) moved into the #2 spot, Virginia moved up a spot despite the loss to Duke, […]

Murray State point guard Ja Morant playing in the 2018 March Madness tournament. (Image: Jake Roth/USA Today Sports )

Mid-Majors Watch: Lottery Pick Ja Morant and Murray State

Sophomore guard Ja Morant is having a sensational season for the Murray State Racers (21-4) and he’s poised to become the first college player to average 20 points and 10 assists over a full season. Morant leads Murray State in scoring with 24.3 points and 10.2 assists per game. NBA […]

Rookie Hamidou Diallo of the OKC Thunder dunks over ex-player Shaquille O'Neal during the NBA dunk contest at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Image: Bob Donnan/USA Today Sports)

Hamidou Diallo Soars Over Shaq to Win NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Video)

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Charlotte, North Carolina by unleashing a honey dip dunk over 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal and then revealing a superman logo underneath his jersey while hanging on the rim. Diallo used the former NBA star and now commentator as […]

LA Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis "Greek Freak" Antetokounmpo are captains in this year's All-Star Game in Charlotte, NC. (Image: Getty)

2019 NBA All-Star Game Lineups: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis

This year’s NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte features teams picked by the two players with most votes – LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo – with Team LeBron squaring off against Team Giannis. The NBA tweaked the format this year. For only the second time in its history, the […]

LA Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma winds up for a dunk during the NBA Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Kyle Kuzma Wins MVP of NBA Rising Stars Challenge

The NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina with the Rising Stars Challenge, and Kyle Kuzma from the Los Angeles Lakers scored 35 points and won the MVP while leading USA Rising Stars to a 161-144 victory over the World Rising Stars. The Rising Stars Challenge featured the […]

Some NFL owners may have approached Adam Silver about becoming league commissioner, but he says he is happy to be running the NBA. (Image: Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

Adam Silver Not Interested in Leaving NBA Post to Become NFL Commissioner

Adam Silver has, by and large, been a popular NBA commissioner since taking over the position from David Stern in 2014. That success hasn’t gone unnoticed by some NFL owners, who have apparently tried to lure Silver over to their sport as a result. According to a report by ESPN’s […]

Center Enes Kanter playing for the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in 2018. (Mike Strobe/Getty)

Enes Kanter Signs with Portland Trailblazers After Waived by Knicks

The New York Knicks waived disgruntled center Enes Kanter last week and he signed with the Portland Trailblazers after being courted by several teams in the Western Conference including the LA Lakers. The Knicks were unable to unload Kanter, 26, before the trade deadline. They could not find any teams […]