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With the Trae Young era in the past, how do the Hawks move forward? We're looking back at the offseason and taking an early look at the 2026-27 season.

Enes Kanter has been asked how many points he thinks he would be scoring in the WNBA if he were allowed to compete. Kanter declared for the 2027 WNBA draft over the summer and has now spoken to Piers Morgan about the league and the ongoing transgender athlete debate.

Here's the full WNBA schedule for Aug. 30, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

Chicago Sky guard Kate Martin shared her insight into Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s mindset from their shared time together in college. Martin was one of Clark’s key teammates on the Iowa Hawkeyes, with the pair declaring for the WNBA Draft together in 2024.

French basketball player Julie Tetart is among the only notable trans professional basketball players in the world, and she has been linked to a potential WNBA Draft declaration. Sophie Cunningham’s comments against trans athletes started a media firestorm in late July that led to Enes Kanter declaring for the WNBA Draft to force the league to ban trans athletes in the future.

Robin Lundberg says Caitlin Clark can be the best ever, but argues the constant scrutiny has actually made her underrated.

Paige Bueckers explains why every superstar on Team USA's roster has to set aside their WNBA role to chase World Cup gold.

Though August (plus most of September) is the quietest time of the NBA news cycle, there were some Knicks developments to address.

The 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup runs Sept. 4-13 in Berlin. Team USA is seeking their fifth consecutive and 12th overall gold medal backed by a young and gifted roster including Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese.

Team USA seeks a fifth straight gold medal with a roster featuring nine first-time players and veteran Breanna Stewart.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MAY 01: Amen Thompson #1 of the Houston Rockets celebrates a basket and a foul call during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Six of the First Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 01, 2026 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/...

LeBron James had NBA fans stunned with his display at Chris Johnson's private runs.

Robin Lundberg has recently been discussing the impact that Caitlin Clark has had on women’s basketball. Clark made a name for herself with the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team before being selected as the number one overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft.

Former ESPN broadcaster Linda Cohn justified defending Caitlin Clark publicly on Tuesday after her former colleague, Cindy Brunson, called her out. Cohn slammed The Athletic’s Zena Keita after she mistakenly said Olivia Miles held the rookie assist record that Clark owns.

Atlanta Hawks assistant coach Sanjay Lumpkin was named the head coach of the College Park Skyhawks, the team announced on Wednesday. Reggis Onwukamuche will serve as Lumpkin's assistant with the team. Both coaches will also remain on Quin Snyder's bench as assistant coaches with the Hawks. Ryan Silverstein was also named the general manager of the Skyhawks. "The Skyhawks are a significant part of our development program, and both Ryan and Sanjay exemplify the strong connection between the Haw...

The Dallas Mavericks are entering the second year of a rebuild following their much-maligned decision to trade away Luka Doncic for a package centered around Anthony Davis. Cooper Flagg is looking like one of the best players in the world in the making, and they are developing a nice young core including recent draftees Morez […] The post Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki can’t wait to see Kyrie Irving back in action appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Stephen Curry’s knee could require continued management as he enters the 2026-27 season, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports, adding another variable to the Golden State Warriors star’s availability. “There’s at least some lingering concern about the knee,” Poole said. “From what I’ve been told, it can be managed, but it has to be […] The post Stephen Curry’s knee could require ongoing management appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Kelsey Mitchell has arguably been the best pure scorer in the WNBA this season, winning the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award back-to-back in July and August. The Indiana Fever Guard has emerged as a rival defender’s nightmare, and her own rookie teammate had to find out why that is the case when they first went head-to-head in training camp.

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Donovan Mitchell has revealed an unusual detail about the night he scored a career-high 71 points against the Chicago Bulls, saying he had a few drinks on New Year’s Eve before the game. “We played them on New Year’s Eve. Then we had New Year’s in Cleveland. Then we played the next day. Now I […] The post Donovan Mitchell reveals the unusual reason behind his 71-point game appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

If A’ja Wilson wins the fifth MVP of her career, WNBA legend Diana Taurasi has made it clear that she would declare the Las Vegas Aces star the ‘G. O.

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While the basketball world waits for the dust to settle on the ramifications of the league’s recently issued penalties for the Clippers in their salary cap circumvention investigation, there’s another piece of business that the embattled Los Angeles team will likely be attending to: the still-pending Kawhi Leonard trade to the Raptors. The deal has, […]

Carson Crawford, No. 46 in the SC Next 100 for the class of 2027, has committed to new coach Randy Bennett and Arizona State.

Two guards. One award. Fans believe the wrong winner.

The blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors involving Kawhi Leonard can move forward after the NBA concluded its investigation into the Clippers, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The NBA superstar is ready to move on, but are we really supposed to believe that the only lapses in judgement were made by his uncle?

The 35-page report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as a damning rebuke to the Clippers’ denials they had sidestepped league rules.