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Gregg Popovich to step away as Spurs coach indefinitely due to illness
San Antonio Spurs assistant Mitch Johnson is expected to serve as interim head coach for the near future.
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What to know about Unrivaled, the new basketball league filled with WNBA stars
The league reportedly has made a significant offer to Caitlin Clark.
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Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal set to become basketball Hall of Famers as superfans
Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal are entertainment superstars. Now they are being recognized as basketball superfans. They will be recognized along with businessman Alan Horwitz by being added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s James F. Goldstein SuperFan Gallery on Sunday, a few hours before this year’s class is enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts. Nicholson has been...
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Watch: Harlem Globetrotters headed to Bay Area early next year
The Harlem Globetrotters will hit the court in the three of the Bay Area’s biggest cities in January as the team celebrates 98 years of action during its 2025 World Tour. A pair of players discussed the tour with NBC Bay Area.
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‘Basketball nun' Sister Jean, 105, still works every day, shares her longevity secrets
She loves sports and has become a good luck charm for the Loyola University men’s basketball team. Here’s how she stays healthy at 105.
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WNBA All-Star MVP Arike Ogunbowale and the NBA's PJ Tucker are on a mission to save their shoes
The basketball players and notable sneakerheads have teamed up with RAID to save their extensive sneaker collections from the wrath of pesky bugs.
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Predicting Team USA basketball rosters for the 2028 Olympics
Following two golds for Team USA basketball in Paris, who will take the court at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? Let’s predict the rosters.
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Relive Steph Curry's best shots after Team USA won gold at 2024 Olympics
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry put on a show in the final few games to help Team USA win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Relive his best shots.
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Top Olympic basketball moments: US wins both 5×5 gold medals in Paris
Team USA basketball once again took home both 5×5 basketball gold medals at the 2024 Paris Games, while other nations won in 3×3 events. Relive the top moments.
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Team USA's Sabrina Ionescu celebrates with Kobe Bryant's family after gold-medal victory
Ionescu, a former mentee of Kobe Bryant’s, embraced Vanessa Bryant and her three daughters courtside after the game.
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US women's basketball team wins eighth straight gold medal in thriller over France
The U.S. overcame offensive struggles and a 10-point deficit to win another medal and extend its Olympic winning streak to 61 consecutive games.
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‘The last dance': Basketball world reacts to Team USA's 2024 Olympics gold
LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant assembled to deliver gold for the U.S. over France at the 2024 Paris Games. Here’s how social media reacted.
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How Team USA men's basketball beat France to win gold at 2024 Olympics
Team USA men’s basketball topped France 98-87 Saturday in the gold medal game at the 2024 Paris Games. Here’s how it transpired.
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Breaking's Olympic debut, Sha'Carri saves the day, basketball dynasty: Paris Olympics Photos du Jour
The world’s best B-girls get down in the Olympic debut of breaking. Plus Sha’Carri Richardson saves the day in the pouring rain on the track, Team USA men’s volleyball comes off a crushing defeat to bring home the bronze medal, and women’s basketball will defend its legacy and its dynasty in the gold medal game, in this edition of our...
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USA women's basketball excited for Sunday's Olympic gold medal game
Team USA’s A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart shared their enthusiasm for the women’s basketball final at the Paris Games, as they look for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal.
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How US and France will make history in 2024 Olympics basketball finals
Both the men’s and women’s basketball gold medal games at the 2024 Paris Olympics will feature Team USA and France. Has that happened before?
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Ice Cube's BIG3 league challenges 3×3 basketball Olympic medalists to $150,000 match
Ice Cube’s 3×3 basketball league has recently challenged the Netherlands’ gold-medal winning team to a $150,000 winner-take-all match.
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Watch Team USA dominate Australia in women's basketball semifinal
Walnut Creek native Sabrina Ionescu and Hayward native Chelsea Gray helped lead the U.S. women’s basketball team to a semifinal win Friday to punch the Americans’ ticket to the gold medal game at the Paris Olympics.
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Steph Curry cooks, Team USA rules the hurdles, climbing world record: Paris Olympics Photos du Jour!
Steph Curry cooks up a comeback to send Team USA to the gold medal basketball game against France. Plus American runners rule the hurdles in track and field as Noah Lyles runs out of gas, women’s volleyball will play for gold, and a new world record by a young speed climber in today’s Paris Olympics Photos du Jour.
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Scouting France: How Team USA men's basketball can win gold in 2024 Olympics
LeBron James and Team USA will battle Victor Wembanyama and France for gold in men’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here’s how the U.S. can make it five straight golds.