NBA Basketball

Prosecutors to offer plea agreements in poker case

Prosecutors said on Tuesday that they expect to extend formal plea agreements to 12 of the 31 defendants in the federal case into rigged poker games involving Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones.

Redick calls sideline tiff with Luka 'very normal'

Lakers coach JJ Redick called his testy bench exchange with Luka Doncic over the weekend much ado about nothing, saying he didn't understand why it went viral.

Barnes has iron man streak ended by sore ankle

San Antonio forward Harrison Barnes missed his first game since 2021 because he woke up from a pregame nap with a sore left ankle.

Trae tossed from bench ahead of Wizards debut

Trae Young, who is set to make his Wizards debut Thursday vs. Utah, was ejected for leaving the bench in Monday's loss to Houston.

Giannis rusty but 'just happy that I'm out there'

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo returned Monday night against the Celtics, his first game in more than five weeks after straining his right calf.

Nuggets bolster depth with vet point guard Jones

The Nuggets are bolstering their backcourt depth with the addition of free agent veteran point guard Tyus Jones.

🏀 Kobe, MJ and the black mamba's secret history

In late 2002, Nike began creating a global campaign featuring the black mamba -- and presented it to an NBA superstar. That star was not Kobe Bryant.