Basketball News · LatestSaturday, May 16, 2026

It feels like the Indiana Fever’s fortunes are tied to injuries. Last year, it was almost everybody in their core except Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell.

The San Antonio Spurs were well on their way to the Western Conference finals in the fourth quarter when Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went down to their bench to briefly offer his congratulations. The young Spurs left no doubt they’re already a serious NBA title contender. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs romped past the Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night in Minneapolis to finish in the second-round series in six games and reach the conference finals for the first time since 2...

Mike Brown kept his faith in Mikal Bridges. And Bridges has since rewarded him.

Blackjack and buildup

It’s been a roller-coaster journey for the Knicks point-of-attack and perimeter defense. And it’s an area that will be pivotal to reaching the finals.

The Houston Rockets' Toyota Center will be undergoing major changes, in advance of the Houston Comets arrival.

It's been a common theme.

Buffalo goaltender Alex Lyon started Game 6 against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, with his Sabres facing elimination, but was pulled halfway into the first period after allowing three goals on three shots, giving way to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

San Antonio moves on thanks to a full-team effort.

Many players made significant strides last season, but there’s still plenty of room to grow.

With 21 players within four shots of leader Alex Smalley, Sunday figures to be unpredictable and chaotic.

The Timberwolves are a good team, but the gap between them and San Antonio (and OKC) is big and growing.

Steve Kerr and Mike Dunleavy discussed Friday the potential returns of veteran big men Al Horford and Kristaps Porziņģis to the Golden State Warriors.

The Cavs will try to regroup after an ugly loss in Game 6.

Napoleon Solo held off Iron Honor down the stretch to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, rebounding from a pair of fifth-place showings for his first victory of the year.

LeBron James should retire from the NBA, according to one Hall of Famer. But his reasoning has nothing to do with his current skillset.

Did someone leak the “script” for the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals?

Steve Kerr shared that the Golden State Warriors' thrilling NBA play-in win vs. the Los Angeles Clippers was an all-time "top 10" game for him.

Okay, the Stephanie White hate has got to go.

Atlanta Dream star guard Rhyne Howard won't play on May 17 in a game against the Las Vegas Aces. Here's the latest on what we know about Howard.

A new WNBA advanced statistic, confirms the excellence of A’ja Wilson, while revealing the winning impact of others.

Here are the results from Week 8 of the 2026 UFL season.

How to Bet on Francis Ngannou vs Philipe Lins.

The WNBA is calling more fouls early in the season. Here's why that's an issue.

Jody Demling has revealed his win, place and show picks for the Preakness Stakes 2026 on Saturday, May 16

Arizona basketball star T.J. McConnell led the Wildcats to two Elite Eight appearances in 2014 and 2015. Watch his March Madness highlights here.

All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place.

Once the Minnesota Timberwolves had conceded defeat midway through the fourth quarter of their series-clinching loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Anthony Edwards came out of the game and sat down next to Donte DiVincenzo. All those double-teams Edwards faced in the second round once he crossed halfcourt could've been a lot easier to counteract with a simple pass to his trusty teammate DiVincenzo in the slot to set up a 3-point shot and make the Spurs think twice about trapping. “Missing Donte is...

Well, this could have been much worse.

PHOENIX — At the start of the WNBA season, many fans had not heard of Jovana Nogic. One week in, Nogic’s name is now cemented in league history.