Basketball News · LatestMonday, May 11, 2026

Before one of the most anticipated drafts in recent memory, here's everything that transpired as the ping-pong balls were selected.

This was a fun sequence for sure.

The Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings went band for band for 40 minutes and it came down to one play for the game to be decided. First Caitlin Clark missed a potential game-winning three and then Paige Bueckers handed another opportunity to the Fever by missing both her free throws on the other end.

Cleveland needs to clean this area up if they want to even the series.

KAT is looking to earn his first trip to the NBA Finals.

The WNBA has no shortage of talented players right now. If anything, the problem is actually the opposite.

Olivia Miles’ preseason debut didn’t quite give her what she was looking for in terms of a genuine WNBA test. “I don’t think this game was a fair test just because they’re a bunch of young rooks too.

In the Seattle Storm’s first season after a roster overhaul, it’s been their rookie, Flau’jae Johnson, who’s doing most of the talking so far. Arriving at the Seattle shores, Johnson was put immediately under pressure in the roster as the team was looking to move on from their veterans- Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith.

Welcome to The Athletic’s 2026 WNBA power rankings. We’re tweaking the format this season to focus a little more on the teams moving up and down, so expect even more movement than usual. That’s especially true for the start of the season, after the defending champs lost by 33 points on their home court, the runners-up forgot how to play defense in the second half of a back-to-back, and the other two 2025 semifinalists lost heartbreakers at home. It wasn’t just the expansion teams who were unable

With the 2026 NBA Draft lottery done, these are the prospects and college teams with the most on the line at the league's annual scouting combine.

Marine Johannès’ wizardry and more point guard heroics allowed the Liberty to overcome foul trouble in an OT win in DC.

AJ Dybantsa is calling it already: The NBA draft class of 2026, in his mind, is one of the best in the history of the league. “Since I’m in this draft class, I’m going to say we’re one of the best draft classes,” said Dybantsa, who led Division I men's college basketball in scoring this past season. An unforeseen trade or something popping up in the medical exams that will take place over the next few weeks could change things, but for now, it seems like the first four names Commissioner Adam...

Frank Olivieri, owner of Philadelphia's iconic Pat's King of Steaks, will begrudgingly wear orange and blue while slinging sandwiches at Dario’s Pizza in West Hempstead after the Knicks' beat the 76ers.

The Cavaliers are hoping to become the 35th NBA team to climb out of a 2-0 hole.

Victor Wembanyama had never been in this spot before.

Breanna Stewart called out the referees for their excessive officiating in the Liberty's overtime road win over the Mystics on Sunday.

Knicks star Jalen Brunson was captured sweetly celebrating the win with his family after he put up 22 points in 28 minutes in Game 4.

Liberty guard Marine Johannès knew there would be more of an onus on her to score in the team’s retooled offense this season.

Karl-Anthony Towns’ transformation has been remarkable.

Technically, Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals was a road game for the Knicks.

Now that we know where Brooklyn will be drafting this June, who are the prospects we should have our eyes on?

The reporter with the local ABC affiliate in Philadelphia was swarmed by Knicks fans who had taken over the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday.

The brilliant shooting day was somewhat of a surprise, despite how easily the Knicks handled the 76ers in this series.

The Lakers look to keep their season going with a win against the Thunder on Monday.

Atlanta Dream (1-0) at Dallas Wings (1-0) Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Dream -2.5; over/under is 177.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings plays the Atlanta Dream after Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points in the Dallas Wings' 107-104 win against the Indiana Fever. Dallas went 10-34 overall a season ago while going 6-16 at home. The Wings averaged 7.3 steals, 4.0 blocks and 12.8 turnovers per game last season. Atlanta finished 14-8 on the road and 30-14 overall a season ago. The Dream a...

New York Liberty (2-0, 2-0 Eastern Conference) at Portland Fire (0-1) Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Portland Fire after Marine Johannes scored 25 points in the Liberty's 98-93 overtime victory against the Washington Mystics. Portland hits the court for the second game in franchise history. The Fire fell to the Chicago Sky 98-83 in their first WNBA game. New York finished 10-12 on the road and 27-17 overall a season ago. The Liberty average...

Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike blasted the team‘s defense following their season opening loss against the Aces.

Miles McBride was, in his words, “extremely comfortable” with an expanded role as long as OG Anunoby was out.

With the draft order set, the Lakers could look to add a young center to the roster this spring at the NBA Draft.

The Spurs battled valiantly without their superstar for most of the game, but couldn’t complete the upset.