Basketball News · LatestThursday, Aug 20, 2026

The Fever can clinch a playoff spot with a win on Thursday.

The Cavs traded Mann and a 2027 second-round pick to the Wizards on Wednesday in exchange for Cam Whitmore, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

The three-part docuseries about the Huskies will be available on Apple TV on Aug. 21.

The Minnesota Lynx (29-7) face the Golden State Valkyries (25-9) at Chase Center in a regular season WNBA matchup. How to Watch Lynx vs Valkyries The Lynx continue to dominate the WNBA, having won 14 out of their last 15…

The Denver Nuggets reportedly are eyeing a veteran All-Star after trading Peyton Watson on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 17: Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings walks to the bench during a WNBA game against the Golden State Valkyries on August 17, 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Dallas Wings (20-16) return home to face the Indiana Fever (24-12) Thursday night at their future stomping grounds, the American Airlines Center. The matchup marks a rematch of the Wings’ 98-87 loss fr...

The Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a trade that will send Peyton Watson to Cleveland and Max Strus to Los Angeles, sources told ESPN.

The Nuggets tendered a $6.5 million qualifying offer to Watson earlier this offseason.

The Indiana Fever placed Kelsey Mitchell on their latest injury report.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have delivered another record-breaking number, this time for Ion, while also outperforming NFL preseason competition. Dallas Wings-Indiana Fever on Ion last Friday averaged 1.62 million viewers. That is the most-watched WNBA game ever on the network, which first started carrying the WNBA in 2023. It is also the most-watched…

Wings star guard Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's WNBA draft, will undergo a procedure on her injured knee and miss the remainder of the season.

After photos surfaced on social media showing Nick Richards in Heat gear, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald confirms that the free agent center has been working out in Miami with several of the team’s players. While the Heat have mulled the possibility of adding Richards to their roster, there’s no deal in place at […]

Matisse Thybulle is beginning a new chapter with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the veteran wing found a creative way to bring pieces of his previous NBA stops with him through his new jersey number. In a recent video shared by the Lakers’ social media team, Thybulle explained why he chose to wear No. 26 […] The post Why Matisse Thybulle chose new jersey number with Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Philadelphia 76ers' two newest stars have officially started working out together.

New Mavericks forward Santi Aldama won’t suit up for Spain in the World Cup qualifying games taking place later in August, the national team confirmed on Wednesday (Twitter link; hat tip to Eurohoops). Aldama was listed on the Spanish team’s preliminary roster for upcoming games against Portugal (Aug. 28) and Greece (Aug. 31), but has […]

The French national team announced Victor Wembanyama as its captain Wednesday in preparation for the FIBA World Cup European qualifiers.

Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike, an 11-time WNBA All-Star, announced Wednesday she will retire at the conclusion of the 2026 season.

Sophie Cunningham says the WNBA needs a "bold" commissioner "who wants the best for the players and not maybe for themselves."