Basketball News · LatestMonday, Jun 8, 2026

Former Warriors assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse floats two NBA stars who can take the load off Steph Curry and make Golden State title contenders.

WNBA power rankings and analysis for Week 5 of the 2026 WNBA season, including New York Liberty's win streak and Caitlin Clark's struggles.

Minnesota continues to sit atop the WNBA power rankings, and rookie sensation Olivia Miles is becoming impossible to ignore.

Tonight is one of the biggest nights in the history of Madison Square Garden. That may sound like hyperbole. After all, we’re talking about “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” a building that has hosted Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and just about every major cultural event imaginable over the last half-century. And […]

The winning bid was split by the law firm Gibson Dunn and private equity firm Veritas Capital. The fundraiser benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation.

The winning bid was split by the law firm Gibson Dunn and private equity firm Veritas Capital. The fundraiser benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation.

Players and Madison Square Garden employees were the first to be impacted by security measures implemented for President Donald Trump's planned Game 3 appearance.

Time to put the history books on the Brunson Burner.

Indiana could be without their superstar as the Fever look to get even with the Washington Mystics.

The Los Angeles Kings are hiring Peter Laviolette as their new head coach, sources told ESPN on Monday.

Michael Jordan paid tribute to his former teammate.

Clearly, Brunson is taking after Bryant. The only time to celebrate is when the ultimate goal is accomplished.

Congress has vowed to save college sports, but no one is protecting the NCAA from the judicial system

The New York Knicks are back home for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals with a chance to wrap up the series against the San Antonio Spurs.

Thunder GM Sam Presti supported center Chet Holmgren following his disappointing playoff exit and hit back against the nagging criticism star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets for his foul-drawing.

Also, how is Anthony Edwards feeling watching Towns, a guy his team traded away, play for a ring?

President Donald Trump will not be the only politician in Madison Square Garden Monday night.

Ahead 2-0, NY hosts Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in the third game of the NBA Finals. Expect bedlam.

- Give Mike Gansey a pinch of credit for his acknowledgment of the most obvious part of the condition of the franchise as he takes over - kind of, sort of - the 76ers.

With some subtle nods to design elements present in their inaugural 1989-90 season, the Timberwolves give mascot a makeover, update uniform colors.

As the NBA prepares to spin out into Europe, the WNBA is exploring its own strategy beyond the borders of the United States. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants NBA Europe – the project to launch a completely new league on the other side of the Atlantic – to be perhaps his greatest legacy in the sport.

A month into the WNBA season and there has been a strong effort from the two new expansion teams in Toronto and Portland. Building off the success of Golden State last season as an expansion franchise, the two new teams are in the middle of the standings. Toronto (6-5) has beaten Los Angeles.

Jonquel Jones is going to have a memorable trip to Connecticut on Monday night as the Sun will retire her No. 35 jersey before the Liberty visit. Connecticut, which is playing its last season in the state before moving to Houston next season, will honor six former Sun members of the franchise during the team's “Sunset Season”. Connecticut acquired Jones on draft night in 2016 from the Los Angeles Sparks in a deal for Chelsea Gray that worked out well for both teams.

Azzi Fudd and Olivia Miles were the first two players selected in this year’s WNBA draft, and for the rest of this season, they’ll be compared endlessly by fans and analysts alike. Ahead of a Wings-Lynx Commissioner’s Cup game on Tuesday, Fudd was asked if she had extra motivation to win against Minnesota.

Give Mike Gansey a pinch of credit for his acknowledgment of the most obvious part of the condition of the franchise as he takes over — kind of, sort of — the 76ers. “It’s not a championship caliber team right now,” Gansey said. Gansey is already at work as Philadelphia’s latest president of basketball operations, trying to find ways to raise the team to a championship level, while deeply hindered by near-untradeable, unwanted contracts tied to aging and unreliable Joel Embiid and Paul George.

The 7-4 Liberty go for a fifth straight win against the Sun

Seeing the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in the Finals is clearly the hottest ticket in town.

After taking a relatively small portal class, Georgia may lean on these gifted freshmen

The Associated Press WNBA Power Rankings, as voted by a 16-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through June 7, all points based on one-point for a first-place vote through 15 points for a 15th-place vote: Rank Team W L Pts Prv 1 Minnesota Lynx (16) 9 2 16 1 2 Las Vegas Aces 7 3 42 3 3 Dallas Wings 7 3 54 4 4 Atlanta Dream 7 3 61 2 5 New York Liberty 7 4 88 7 6 Golden State Valkyries 6 5 101 5 7 Indiana Fever 5 5 119 8 8 Toronto Tempo 6 5 145 9 9 Los Angeles Sparks 5 6...

The less that the Lakers can get LeBron to take on his next contract, the better off they'll be for rest of free agency.