Basketball News · LatestSaturday, May 9, 2026

The NBA draft lottery is Sunday, with Washington, Indiana and Brooklyn having the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick. The lottery began in 1985, when the New York Knicks received the top selection and altered the course of their franchise by taking Patrick Ewing. The format has had its share of changes since then, and there might be another coming soon , but for now the process should be pretty familiar. The top four selections are determined via a weighted draw. Then picks No. 5-14 are disp...

It feels like the Lakers are close to putting together a winning performance in at least one of their games against the Thunder in their second-round playoff series.

Fudd is ready to rock.

The Washington Wizards’ second most productive player last season was someone they acquired with a 10-day contract in Febuary of 2024. A couple weeks later, they signed him to a two-way deal. A calendar year later, they signed him to a four-year $10 million contract with a team option on the final season. I’m talking […]

With the Nico Harrison era in the rearview, the Mavs showed improvement to close 2025

The talk should be on what Detroit IS doing.

The Thunder will take on the Lakers in Game 3 of their NBA second-round playoff series.

Caitlin Clark was an MVP contender in her rookie season, but she had an injury-riddled second year and played in just 13 games.

Caitlin Clark and the Fever open the season against the Wings.

The Cavaliers and Pistons meet in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been out since April 2. When will he come back?

After winning the program’s first NCAA title in history in April, six UCLA women’s basketball players were drafted in the WNBA. The Bruins set a league record for the most players drafted from the same school in the same draft class. Spread across four different WNBA franchises, five of the six drafted Bruins made their […] The post Five Former UCLA Stars Make WNBA Debuts During Opening Night appeared first on LA Sports Report.

Your weekly Inside the Suns analysis straight from the BSotS community who live and breathe the team.

With a chance at a 4-0 series sweep on Sunday afternoon, here are three keys for the Knicks to win Game 4.

Jody Demling, who has called 11 Preakness winners, reveals his 2026 Preakness Stakes picks for Saturday, May 16 at Laurel Park with Golden Tempo not in the field

The 2026 season starts with a big-time rivalry game on Saturday.

The Indiana Fever head into the 2026 WNBA season carrying more pressure — and more excitement — than they have in years. After showing flashes of championship potential over the last two seasons, the franchise now finds itself in a…

Masai Ujiri is now in charge – a speculative look at what may come

The Knicks attempted 32 free throws on Friday night, twice as many as the Sixers.

How does the team look after adding Angel Reese to a strong returning core?

What are the chances that a player suffers the same injury in back-to-back WNBA seasons? And then simply shrugs it off and still smiles about it afterward? Well, at this point, Jade Melbourne might just be the WNBA’s toughest player, and perhaps the Tooth Fairy’s favorite customer, too. Last season, the Seattle Storm guard lost a tooth during a game against the Las Vegas Aces after inadvertently taking an elbow to the face.

The WBNA player says the 1997 team’s identity felt very “blue collar”

SportsLine's Kyle Marley reveals his picks for the UFC 328 card from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Paramount+, featuring Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland in a middleweight matchup

The last four No. 1 overall draft picks will be on the court in Indianapolis on Saturday

The Barclays Center was jam-packed on Saturday as the New York Liberty took its first foray in the 30th season of the WNBA. Over 17,000 people tuned in as the city welcomed a new era under head coach Chris DeMarco, following the departure of championship-winning coach Sandy Brondello.

Marina Mabrey entered the WNBA as the 19th overall pick in the 2019 Draft. Mid-second-round selections are routinely cut during training camp, never guaranteed a roster spot, and rarely expected to amount to much at the professional level.

In the May 5 airing of 'Celebrity Jeopardy!', Hawkeyes legend and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Claark appeared as a clue in its WNBA-themed category.

The NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday will determine the draft order for this year; here is everything you need to know ahead of this weekend

Only four players from the Chicago Sky’s 2025 rotation remain as the franchise enters the 2026 WNBA season. It was indeed a complete overhaul, one that featured the offseason’s most notable move: Angel Reese’s trade to Atlanta.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will host Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Saturday for their first game of the new WNBA season. The matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse will tip off at 1:00 p.m. ET. This game will be the latest edition of the Clark vs. Bueckers rivalry.