Two days after taking the 6-foot-9 star out of BYU with the top pick in the NBA draft, the Washington Wizards introduced AJ Dybantsa at a hotel overlooking the Potomac River.
The Washington Wizards selected forward AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring in his one season at BYU, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks were back in the Alamo City for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, bringing famous faces to the Frost Bank Center on Saturday night.
The U.S. military says it has carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.
Donald Trump plans to be back at Madison Square Garden in New York to watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
President Donald Trump says he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden — and says he doesn't have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who can't afford the sky-high ticket prices.
President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks.
President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks.
The NBA, the San Antonio Spurs and Emirates hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday and officially unveiled refurbished spaces at the Denver Heights Community Center.
Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals.
The NBA is making continued progress on its plans to start a league in Europe, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is likely to win the NBA scoring title this season, but he might not make the All-NBA team.
The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league’s owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle.
The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion will be again discussed by the league’s board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter tell The Associated Press.
The WNBA Players’ Association sent a counterproposal to the WNBA on Tuesday for a new collective bargaining agreement that included some concessions on revenue sharing and housing a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Another San Antonio Spur is getting a late call to participate in NBA All-Star weekend.
An injury to a perennial NBA All-Star opened the door for a second San Antonio Spur to take the All-Star Game floor this weekend in Los Angeles.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have announced that reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be out until after the All-Star break due to an abdominal strain.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic, Golden State's Stephen Curry, New York’s Jalen Brunson, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey, Boston’s Jaylen Brown and San San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama were announced as NBA All-Star starters Monday.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league will look into the possibility of giving relief to the Miami Heat over the status of Terry Rozier.
Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May 2018 has led to a wave of gambling incidents.
The NBA is targeting October 2027 as a possible launch date for a new Europe-based league in collaboration with FIBA.
NBA staff members have met with congressional staffers to discuss the league’s relationship with sportsbooks.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier will not receive his salary while on leave due to his arrest on federal gambling charges.
The NBA has started a review to protect the integrity of the game, players, and coaches following the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed shock over the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges.
The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings before their season opener against the Houston Rockets.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed confidence that WNBA players and the league will agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.
The NBA season opens Tuesday with a record 135 players born outside the U.S. They come from 43 countries, with 71 players from Europe.
The NBA has a new 11-year, $76 billion TV deal, bringing changes to how fans watch games.
The NBA is planning to revamp the All-Star Game format, pitting U.S. players against international stars in a tournament setting.
The NBA is returning to China with preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns in Macao.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says a new collective bargaining agreement with WNBA players will be reached, but acknowledged relationship issues that must be repaired following recent criticisms of Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says there is “no contemplation” of moving the All-Star Game out of the Los Angeles Clippers’ home arena as it investigates whether the team circumvented salary cap rules in regards to Kawhi Leonard.
The NBA is not rushing its investigation into whether a business relationship between Kawhi Leonard and a California company was legitimate or a way for the Los Angeles Clippers to bypass salary cap rules.
Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May 2018 has led to a wave of gambling incidents.
The San Antonio Spurs have announced their 2025 NBA 2K26 Summer League roster, loaded with new and returning talent.
General manager Nico Harrison didn't have to do much more draft prep after the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery.
The NBA had already convened a panel of experts to study Achilles tendon injuries even before Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night.
Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, who may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away.
Rick Carlisle used the line after the Indiana Pacers won the Eastern Conference title earlier this month, the one that is the official motto for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame and surely has been uttered for generations.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA’s MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Tyrese Haliburton’s father cut loose at an Indianapolis bar when his son hit the tying jumper at the end of regulation to cap a furious comeback and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says television ratings from the opening weekend of the playoffs were the best the league has seen in about a quarter-century.
They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP favorite who plays for Oklahoma City surely helps lure in fans who are north of the border.
The yearslong quest by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to acquire control of the Minnesota Timberwolves seems to finally be in the home stretch, after current owner Glen Taylor opted not to appeal an arbitration panel’s ruling that he must go forward with the $1.5 billion sale.
The NBA and FIBA are now exploring partnering on a new league in Europe and further expanding their roles there, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday.
Victor Wembanyama has already gone up against the U.S. in international events, most notably last year’s Paris Olympics when he led France’s march to the gold medal game against the Americans.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a message to those Dallas Mavericks fans who are still angry, two weeks later: He feels your pain.
Draymond Green had just spoken for a few minutes Saturday morning about the state of the game, about how he believes it’s officiated differently than it once was, how stars don’t get the benefit of being stars like they did in the past.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less one of the hottest tickets at All-Star weekend.
There are six first-time All-Stars set to play in Sunday's NBA midseason showcase in San Francisco.
Hubie Brown received tributes from across the NBA community as the former coach and longtime broadcaster headed into retirement after spending over half a century in pro basketball.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027.
The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal to move downtown.
When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion.
Richard Parsons, one of corporate America’s most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, has died.
There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby.
Washington Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and other area leaders celebrated the start of an $800 million downtown arena renovation Thursday.
The NBA’s All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing that it has finalized plans to use a different format for the upcoming midseason showcase in San Francisco.