Basketball News · LatestTuesday, Jul 7, 2026

This week on The Butterfly Effect, we take a break to look back on Mikal Bridges’ career up to this point.

We're grading every team on how their run compared with expectations.

The Mavericks picked the former Illini No. 9 overall.

I went to sleep yesterday with the Knicks having nine players on their roster, and I woke up to the news that we now have ten. S/o mi hermano Jose Alvarado. “The Knicks’ front office understands that dipping below the second apron would lead to much of its depth flocking elsewhere, which is why, despite […]

The Indiana Fever take on the Los Angeles Sparks at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday to conclude their three-game homestand.The Fever are 1-1 in the current homestand, beating the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on June 22 before losing to them 111-109 two days later. They are going to be without Caitlin Clark, who has been ruled […] The post How to Watch Indiana Fever vs LA Sparks on June 27? All You Need to Know appeared first on HEAVY.

The Associated Press WNBA Power Rankings, as voted by a 16-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through July 5, all points based on

Kelly Oubre Jr. and Quentin Grimes will go a long way toward determining which mid-level exception (if any) the Sixers have this offseason.

Isaiah Hartenstein intends to sign a new three-year contract worth $75 million to return to the Thunder through the 2028-29 season, sources told ESPN.

The invite to Europe wasn’t extended to everyone.

Conwell contributed 26 points (8-14 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), five rebounds and four assists across 30 minutes in Monday's 95-85 California Classic Summer League win over Warriors Gold. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Butler, who tore his right ACL on Jan. 19, told ESPN he expects to still be "a top player" when he returns from the injury.

The fate of these five players in free agency could shape how the Lakers’ summer plans to build a winner come together.

Ode to the heart of the Knicks and the glue-guy of a championship team.

Will Fever star Caitlin Clark play today against the Sparks? Here's the latest on her status.

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Serena is back. Jannik Sinner aims to defend. And Novak Djokovic hopes to set records.

With the move to the Bucks finalized, Tyler Herro shared a heartfelt message to the Heat organization and its fan base.

Former FS1 news editor Tanya Ray boldly claimed that Caitlin Clark became popular because of Angel Reese. Ray was responding to a fan’s “hot take,” who claimed that Reese would have made the WNBA just as popular as it is now even if Clark didn’t exist.

Paige Bueckers and the Wings are looking for their first win against the Lynx this season

With their highest draft pick in 16 years, the Nets took Mikel Brown Jr., anything but a surprise.

Chicago's Kamilla Cardoso set a WNBA record for the most field goals without a miss as she went 13 for 13 while scoring 30 points and grabbing eight rebounds, as the Sky rolled to a 124-94 victory over the Portland Fire on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.

Find out how to watch tonight's Fever vs. Sparks game.

The Trail Blazers plan to hire longtime NBA coach Jay Triano as an assistant on new head coach Micah Nori‘s staff, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (via Twitter). Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (subscriber link), who confirms the news, notes that this will be Triano’s second stint in Portland, as he was also an assistant […]

BREAKING: Michigan Basketball forward Yaxel Lendeborg was just selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft:

Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Cheryl Reeve -- who headline this year's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class -- agreed Friday that the WNBA needs to do a better job protecting its players and cracking down on excessive contact.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Sparks were on the other side of a record-tying performance on Thursday.

The WNBA is turning 30 years old this year. The women's basketball league, which launched 30 years ago, is celebrating three decades of ball in several different ways. One of them is a special WNBA 30th Anniversary poster, which went on-sale this week. "Bring a piece of WNBA history home. 🏀 ...

Also, the Lakers front office might love a LeBron for Jarrett Allen trade, but does anyone else?

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Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic had no problem picking another NBA star over LeBron James for his "ultimate" teammate in a recent interview.