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Ten-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is finalizing a seven-figure deal with the Connecticut Sun, a team source confirmed to The Athletic. Griner, 35, averaged 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in a career-best 39 games with the Atlanta Dream last season. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Connecticut Sun, WNBA 2026 The Athletic Media Company

Blake Hinson scored a career-high 30 points, John Konchar and Bez Mbeng had triple-doubles, and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 147-101 on Friday night. Bez Mbeng had a career-high 27 points, Kennedy Chandler scored 26 and Ace Bailey 23 for the Jazz, who snapped a 10-game skid. Mbeng added 11 rebounds and 11 assists and Konchar finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the first game in which the Jazz had two players record a triple-double in the same game.

After things got messy in last game’s brawl, the late season rematch lived up to the hype, but Charlotte couldn’t hang on for a full-48 as Detroit would outscore the Hornets by 15 in the fourth quarter to win 118-100. This one picked up right where the last one left off. Tensions were still high […]

The full injury report for Friday’s game.

Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 in a battle of reserves Friday night. Denver (53-28) won its 11th straight game to secure at least the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. Julian Strawther finished with 22 points and David Roddy had a season-high 21 points.

Nneka Ogwumike has agreed to rejoin the Los Angeles Sparks after two seasons with the Seattle Storm. The news was first reported by her sister, Chiney Ogwumike, an ESPN analyst. Ogwumike also visited the Minnesota Lynx before settling on a return to Los Angeles as she enters her 15th professional season. Ogwumike is a 10-time All-Star. The veteran forward spent her first 12 seasons with the Sparks before departing for Seattle ahead of the 2024 campaign. Last season she averaged 18 points, 7 r...

The Heat are converting Jahmir Young‘s two-way contract to a standard deal, tweets Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Miami created a roster opening on Friday when the team waived Terry Rozier, who has been on leave for essentially the entire season after being arrested in October on federal charges related to illegal gambling. More […]

Victor Wembanyama reached the 65-game threshold for awards eligibility on Friday with a 40-point outing that included 13 rebounds in a 139-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Brooklyn (20-61) stayed third in the race to the bottom with just one game left, their regular season finale Sunday in Toronto.

Marcus Smart was available for the Lakers’ home game against the Suns on Friday after being sidelined for the previous three weeks due to an ankle injury.

AJ Green made 11 3-pointers to set the Milwaukee Bucks' single-game record and scored a career-high 35 points in a 125-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Green shot 11 of 16 from 3-point range to break the record of 10 3-pointers that Ray Allen and Damian Lillard had shared. Green's now has 227 3-pointers as he chases the franchise single-season record of 229, set by Allen in 2001-02.

JJ Redick is fully aware of how playoff teams in the Western Conference are looking at the Los Angeles Lakers as they near the end of the 2025-26 regular season. Los Angeles finds itself in a vulnerable spot going into the playoffs. They secured a postseason berth for the fourth consecutive year but see significant […] The post Lakers’ JJ Redick gets real on Western Conference seeding: ‘Everybody wants to play us’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Paul George had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 105-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. VJ Edgecombe scored 16 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Andre Drummond had 16 rebounds and 10 points for the Sixers (44-37), who maintained their eighth-place position in the Eastern Conference with one game remaining.

Brittney Griner may not be the same player she once was, but her reported move to Connecticut could be exactly what the Sun need.

The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans on Friday night.

If this is the Knicks’ first round opponent, they have to like their chances for an easy series against their personal punching bag.

The Sixers have a single game left in their regular season and still might avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament.

The Knicks continued their season-long dominance of the Raptors, defeating Toronto 112-95 on Friday night at MSG.

Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with their 13th consecutive victory over the Toronto Raptors, 112-95 on Friday night. The Knicks improved to 53-28 with the victory in what could be a preview of a first-round playoff series. New York lost its chance to climb to No. 2 when Boston beat the lottery-bound New Orleans Pelicans, while Toronto (45-36) is currently sixt...

LOS ANGELES – Help is on the way for the banged up Los Angeles Lakers as Marcus Smart is set to make his injury return against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Smart’s return comes at a crucial time when the Lakers are still fighting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference standings. Prior to the […] The post JJ Redick reveals Marcus Smart plan amid injury return appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jalen Duren had 20 points, Duncan Robinson scored 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, locking the Hornets into the play-in tournament. Already assured of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons played their regular starters against the Hornets. Cade Cunningham scored 14 points, Ronald Holland II had 13 and Ausar Thompson added 12 for Detroit, which is one win shy of its first 60-win season in 20 years with one regular-season game remaining.

The Spurs look for their 62nd win against the sinking Mavericks

CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks used a big third quarter to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title. The Hawks had not won the Southeast Division since 2021, when they ultimately advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. James Harden scored 20 points for the Cavs, who are locked into the No. 4 seed in the East.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James (left foot injury management), Marcus Smart (right ankle contusion) and Luke Kennard (left finger injury management) are available for Friday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns, while Jaxson Hayes (left foot injury management) is out. Kennard was originally listed as questionable but is able to give it […]

Rockets in search of their eighth straight win

The Knicks have a fresh injury concern right before the playoffs.

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The 2026 WNBA Draft is three days out, and amid a free agency frenzy, 15 prospects will attend… The post Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles Lead 2026 WNBA Draft Attendees! appeared first on Ballislife.com.

Kelsey Mitchell and the Indiana Fever have agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million supermax agreement. Mitchell was an All-WNBA selection in 2025, helping the Fever into the WNBA semifinals despite the injury absence of Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. Mitchell finished fifth in MVP voting. Mitchell became the first Fever player to average 20 points in the regular season to go with 1.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Mitchell had a PER of 19.9. The Fever selected Mitchell with the second overall pic...