Basketball News · LatestYesterday, Nov 5, 2026

Jovana Popovic. | Getty Images The early-season women’s college basketball menu is often overstuffed with a buffet of blowouts, as top-ranked teams fatten up on overmatched opponents, resulting in games that not only are uncompetitive and sometimes unwatchable, but also uninformative. (Hi, LSU!) And yet, those gluttonous games are balanced by a few delicacies, when top teams please the palates of fans hungry for some high-level hoops. No. 2 UConn’s visit to No. 5 Michigan might be the most de...

It's that time of year again: Jay Bilas is here to name the 64 best teams in the sport. You're welcome.

Klay Thompson spoke to Fadeaway World about overcoming a recent shooting slump, his vow to improve defensively and how Heat "reinvigorated my spirit for the game."

LOS ANGELES — The Miami Heat defeated the LA Clippers on Wednesday night, the first half of a back-to-back set that will see them travel to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors. It’ll be the first time Thompson takes on his former team since joining the Heat and since the Warriors drafted […] The post Klay Thompson gets real on Yaxel Lendeborg’s hot start with Stephen Curry, Warriors appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Rockets of last season popped back up.

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With Bleacher Report proposing a trade for the Lakers to acquire Naz Reid, we explore how feasible this move would be for both teams.

She had his voice in her head all along.

Which top prospects lead in Jeremy Woo's debut rankings? Here's our top 100 big board for the 2027 class.

Denver's roster was never built to overcome any slippage from its three-time MVP.

By dropping another 40 points Wednesday, Luka Doncic joined Kobe Bryant and Elgin Baylor as the only Lakers to ever score 35-plus points in six straight games.

Dillon Brooks literally — and physically — went there.

Basketball: Closeup of San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan (21) and Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett (5) during game at AT&T Center. San Antonio, TX 3/17/2008CREDIT: Greg Nelson (Photo by Greg Nelson /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)(Set Number: X79837 TK1 R1 F342 ) On their podcast, Cousins, 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Champion Vince Carter and and 2001 NBA Most Improved Player Tracy McGrady discuss a variety of NBA topics. The cousins (it’s not just a clever name for a podcast though it is not a show hoste...

When you’re going through it, it feels like absolutely nothing can go right. For every good thing that happens, two bad things seem to follow. In the context of basketball, where five players are supposed to operate as one cohesive unit, that kind of dysfunction becomes maddening to witness. Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Suns weren’t taking baby steps forward. They were performing the old one step forward, two steps back routine, stumbling over their own feet while d...

Dominique Malonga and Paige Bueckers. | Getty Images While the WNBA season is over, US-based women’s professional basketball will be back soon thanks to Unrivaled. On Wednesday, the 3×3 league unveiled the full rosters for the eight clubs that will begin play for Season 3 on Jan. 8, 2027. You heard it here first on Unrivaled Radio! Season 3 teams are set – stay tuned for Tip-Off on January 8, 2027 👑 pic.twitter.com/zeLCbWMT2L — Unrivaled Basketball (@Unrivaledwbb) November 5, 2026 Here...

We've got a full three months until the 2027 NBA trade deadline, but we already have a pretty good idea of which players will become topics of discussion between now and then.

A successful starting lineup will almost always dictate how well an NBA team performs. A good bench certainly helps, although the starting five sets the tone for the entire game.

Despite his Wilt-like performance on Monday night, Victor Wembanyama isn't pleased with himself.

The wildest of the WNBA’s 30 seasons ended in defiant triumph. It ended with evidence that the league is greater than the labor battles, culture wars and institutional missteps. It ended with a gnarly defensive finals lasting seven games and holding interest all the way to a record-setting television audience for Game 7. It ended with the Golden State Valkyries, a newbie full of substance, capturing the title in their second year. And it ended with coach Natalie Nakase, a 5-foot-2 former UCLA wa

Nov 4, 2026; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics forward Paul George (13) calls out during the first half of a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect BOSTON — For the first time this season, the Boston Celtics were without star Jayson Tatum. The team announced his absence Wednesday afternoon, meaning it would have to adjust its approach when hosting the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzull...

Kristaps Porzingis’ Warriors tenure is nearing its end, with Michael Scotto saying Wednesday, November 5, that Golden State views his contract primarily as expiring salary. The post Kristaps Porzingis’ Warriors exit is a matter of when appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Luka Doncic's performance early in the season has been nothing short of dominant, as the superstar breaks Michael Jordan's record dating back to 1988.

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 116-103 win over the Kings.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has offered an update on Jimmy Butler’s eventual return to the team. Heading into the season, the Golden...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ defense did more that enough to stifle the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, as evidenced by the Lakers’ 116-103 road win. But that final score didn’t stop Kings guard Zach LaVine from taking a shot at Los Angeles’ defense after the game. “They’ve got some bad defenders on their team, but...

LaMelo Ball scored 20 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 117-107 on Wednesday. The post Chris Finch praises LaMelo Ball’s growth without Edwards appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Unrivaled announced on Wednesday that DiJonai Carrington will play for Breeze BC in the 2027 season, alongside Indiana Fever forward Monique Billings.

The Cavaliers keep finding things to build on after losses. James Harden would like to see them put those things together before another game gets away. “We’re eight games in and we have to start figuring it out soon,” Harden told reporters after Wednesday’s 124-116 road loss to the Thunder. That’s a reasonable assessment of […] The post James Harden says Cavs have to ‘start figuring it out soon’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

JJ Redick compared Luka Doncic’s scoring run to his March surge that included a 60-point game, after Doncic scored 40 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. The post JJ Redick: Luka Doncic hit shots ‘five guys in the NBA’ can make appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Mavericks were unable to overcome a historic night from Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs