Basketball News · LatestSaturday, Sep 19, 2026

Ja Morant's reaction to getting traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Portland Trail Blazers was revealed on Friday.

The Lakers have signed Chase Ross and Meechie Johnson to Exhibit 10 contracts ahead of training camp, tweets Law Murray of The Athletic. Both players went undrafted in June, making them unrestricted free agents. Ross, a 6’4″ guard, spent the past four years playing for Marquette. The Dallas native was named to the Big East’s All-Defense […]

Sep 18, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones (35) blocks a shot from Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles (5) in the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Coming out of the World Cup break there was hope that Minnesota would bounce back to their winning ways. Instead, on Friday night, the Lynx just bounced off the bodies of New York Liberty defenders. Presumptive Rookie of the Year Olivia M...

With three games left in the Liberty's regular season, Stewart will almost certainly take eighth place among the league's all-time scorers.

The Chicago Sky announced an unfortunate decision on guard DiJonai Carrington after she missed two straight games during the 2026 WNBA season.

Paige Bueckers is less than a week removed from helping Team USA win yet another FIBA World Cup title, but her first night back in the WNBA quickly reminded the league of the kind of competitiveness that makes the Dallas Wings guard stand out. And for the Los Angeles Sparks bench, they got to witness it firsthand during one key sequence.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 33 points to set a WNBA season scoring record Friday night in a win at Toronto. When confetti rained down as she entered the Fever locker room, Mitchell's first thought was that coach Stephanie White had passed another milestone.

Pistons All-Defensive forward Ausar Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $155 million rookie-scale contract extension, sources told ESPN.

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The Heat and guard Pelle Larsson have reached agreement on a four-year, $60 million extension his agents told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Antonio Pemberton, the No. 8 ranked point guard in the SC Next 100 for the class of 2027, has committed to Michigan State, he told ESPN on Friday.

Kawhi Leonard said his goodbye to fans of the Los Angeles Clippers after his trade to the Toronto Raptors became official.

The Hawks have requested waivers on big man Will Baker, the team announced today in a press release. The move opens up a second spot on Atlanta’s 21-man offseason roster, as the club now has 19 players under contract. Baker, who went undrafted in 2024 out of LSU, has spent the past two seasons in […]

Here's the full WNBA schedule for Sept. 18, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

Sept. 19: The signing is official, the team tweets. June 25: The Wizards have reached an agreement to sign undrafted rookie free agent KeShawn Murphy to an Exhibit 10 contract, reports Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Murphy spent four years at Mississippi State, including a redshirt freshman year, before transferring to Auburn for his […]

Draymond Green says he hasn’t freely shot three-pointers in rhythm like this since the Warriors’ championship-winning 2016-17 season.

The Indiana Fever may have thought they were celebrating two of their biggest stars. Instead, they found themselves walking straight into another Caitlin Clark debate. The Fever recently posted a graphic featuring Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell while discussing the WNBA MVP race, and the response from some Clark fans was immediate. Rather than celebrating […]

Ronnie Burrell was named the head coach of the Osceola Magic, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The team is the G League affiliate for the Orlando Magic. Burrell was previously named the G League Coach of the Year in 2023 while with the Long Island Nets.

The Cavaliers are promoting Brandon Weems, who has been with the team for the past decade, to serve as general manager, sources told ESPN

Here's how to tune in to the WNBA game between the Toronto Tempo and the Indiana Fever this Friday.