Basketball News · LatestSunday, Apr 5, 2026

Curry back? Of course.

It’s been a rough week for the Los Angeles Lakers as far as injuries go with both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves being ruled out for the remainder of the regular season. Despite that, they looked to end the week on a high note when they traveled to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday […]

Hurley was looking out for the Huskies' safety ahead of the Final Four after Braylon Mullins' 3-pointer beat Duke in Elite Eight

The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday. Teams will also have a chance to offer a franchise tag to one player who is eligible to be cored. Then, starting Wednesday, teams can begin meeting with unrestricted free agents, with the ability to offer them contracts starting Saturday.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, and there may be more news coming from him in the months ahead. Marc Stein, in his latest newsletter, writes that there is a growing sense that Rivers and the Bucks could either part ways or change his responsibilities after a season that […]

LaMelo Ball scored 35 points and Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the surging Charlotte Hornets in a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Coby White had 17 points for the Hornets (43-36), who shot 48.9% from the floor (45 for 92) on the way to their fourth straight win.

Gotta admit: when I saw the lineups for this Wizards at Nets game, I set aside the notepad. There were two key numbers that jumped out at me before the game began. They were: Those numbers represent how many players each had available who’d be expected to be part of the team’s full-health rotation next […]

The best coach in modern Rockets history will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The Magic have struggled to meet expectations in 2025-26 and remain in a tight race near the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, as Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel writes. Orlando has played roughly .500 basketball since a 10-4 start in November and entered Sunday just a half-game ahead of the 10th-place Heat. […] The post Jamahl Mosley, Magic facing pressure after disappointing season appeared first on Hoops Wire.

West Virginia beat Oklahoma 89-82 in overtime on Sunday to win the College Basketball Crown Tournament championship.

Chet Holmgren scored 21 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a season-high point total to rout the Utah Jazz 146-111 on Sunday night. Gilgeous-Alexander sat out the fourth quarter with the Thunder in firm control. Cason Wallace scored 16 points and Jalen Williams added 15 for the Thunder, who increased their lead over the San Antonio Spurs to three games with four remaining in the race for the top seed in the playoffs.

After sleepwalking through the first three frames, the Cavs turned on the jets to close it out.

Recap: Wizards lose to Nets, 121-115

The Suns grind out a messy win over the Bulls after a choppy, hard‑fought battle.

Dawn Staley's South Carolina team fell by 28 points to UCLA in Sunday's championship game

Watch highlights from Kiki Rice during her outstanding tournament run with UCLA women's basketball in the 2026 NCAA tournament. Rice was named to the March Madness All-Tournament team after the Bruins' first championship.

Harden and Mitchell combined for 66 points.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley spoke glowingly of UCLA coach Cori Close after the Gamecocks' loss to the Bruins in the NCAA championship game Sunday.

The Nets won today, but it doesn’t quite feel like they did.

The overtime loss was painful, but it showed that the Spurs can compete with the best even when they make mistakes.

Dallas tries to snap a long home losing streak

Donovan Mitchell scored 23 of his 38 points in the second half, James Harden had 28 points and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the injury-plagued Indiana Pacers 117-108 on Sunday night. Thomas Bryant added 14 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season for Cleveland, which didn’t take its initial lead until the third quarter. The playoff-bound Cavaliers (49-29) reduced their magic number for home-court advantage in the first round to one, despite resting their start...

Warriors star Stephen Curry scored 29 points in 26 minutes Sunday night against the Rockets, a performance that was missing only the final punctuation point.

The post Magic struggles may make Jamahl Mosley a scapegoat appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The most iconic highlight reel in sports started in a Michigan bar 40 years ago -- and was almost an NFL anthem.

The Bucks claim their first win against Memphis since January 2022.

Dusty May is staying at Michigan, as the Wolverines' coach won't be entertaining talks for other jobs, like UNC basketball, according to reports.

Watch highlights from Gabriela Jaquez during her outstanding tournament run with UCLA women's basketball in the 2026 NCAA tournament. Jaquez was named to the March Madness All-Tournament team after the Bruins' first championship.

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Watch highlights from Lauren Betts during her dominant tournament run with UCLA in the 2026 NCAA tournament. Betts was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player after the Bruins' first championship.