Basketball News · LatestWednesday, May 20, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Jessica Shepard had her second career triple-double and the first in the WNBA this season, Arike Ogunbowale scored 11 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 99-89 on Wednesday night. Shepard tied her season high with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting, added a career-best 12 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds. Natasha Cloud hit two free throws that cut Chicago’s deficit to three points with 2:32 left, but Ogunbowale answered with a 3-pointer 1...

What to know for the 2026 Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

What stood out most from Game 1 of the Western Conference finals and what to look for in Game 2 on Friday.

Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference finals by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday night.

The Thunder got a bounce-back performance from MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored a game-high 30 points, and Oklahoma City hold on for a 122-113 win over the Spurs to even their series at 1-1.

VJ Edgecombe has been named to the 2025-26 NBA All-Rookie First Team after an impressive debut season with the Sixers.

Thunder wing Jalen Williams went to the locker room after receiving treatment on his left hamstring during the first half of Wednesday's Western Conference finals Game 2. The team later announced he would not return because of left hamstring tightness.

Carter Bryant received seven second-place votes.

The former Warriors assistant banked on the Cavaliers guard getting tired and choking in a playoff game. He was right.

Spurs rookie guard Dylan Harper suffered a right hamstring injury Wednesday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Thunder.

Dylan Harper left Game 2 of the Western Conference finals after getting tangled up with Chet Holmgren.

Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White have helped the Indiana Fever secure a 2-2 record through their first four games of the 2026 WNBA season, taking down the Seattle Storm 89-78 on Sunday. On Wednesday, the Fever looked to move above .500 for the first time this year, remaining in Indianapolis to host the Portland Fire. Clark has been solid for Indiana to begin her third WNBA season, averaging a team-high 24.3 points, a league-leading 9.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Ionescu has been sidelined since sustaining a left foot injury during the final preseason game while Sabally has been dealing with discomfort from a cyst.

Hundreds of New York Knicks fans packed 33 Taps in Silver Lake during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, turning the Los Angeles sports bar into a wild “Left Coast Knicks” playoff scene.

The WNBA is probably going to look into the Indiana Fever's handling of Caitlin Clark's "injury" on Wednesday night, May 20. Clark, a third-year WNBA guard, was ruled out for Wednesday night's Fever vs. Portland Fire game. The announcement came a few hours before tipoff. Clark, who went No. 1 ...

The Lakers’ search to add to their front office included offering a high-ranking role to a Wolves executive.

Williams left the game in the first quarter and wasn't on the court for the start of the third.

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After Monday’s classic game, the Spurs look to press the advantage by taking both game in Oklahoma

Watch the Spurs' Stephon Castle elevate over the Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein for a highlight-reel dunk in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

While many watched the improbable Knicks comeback Tuesday night, one person was unable to stay awake.

Stephon Castle’s dunk in the NBA Playoffs is an all-timer.

The Spurs guard delivered a playoff poster, at the expense of Isaiah Harten

The Indiana Fever made a surprising decision regarding Caitlin Clark’s status for Wednesday game against the Portland Fire.

The Knicks’ injury report wasn’t quite complete. They might need to create a new one for non-players.

Both the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun may be without multiple key players in Wednesday night’s matchup.

The Spurs took Game 1 in double overtime.

Brandon Clarke's fiancée posted a heartfelt Instagram post mourning the death of the NBA player.

The first year of the NBA's media rights deal continues to deliver large amounts of viewers. San Antonio's 122-115 double overtime victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night was the most-watched Western Conference Game 1 final in league history, averaging 9.2 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. It was also the most-viewed television program of the night with 6.9 million on NBC.

The Indiana Fever had every reason to feel good heading into Wednesday night. Aliyah Boston was back from her lower leg scare, the Fever had just snapped a two-game home losing streak against the Seattle Storm, and Caitlin Clark’s name was nowhere to be found on the Tuesday injury report.