NBA NewsFriday, Sep 25, 2026

Charles Barkley and his former Dream Team teammates still remind Clyde Drexler of his hilarious mistake.

Some moments are bigger than basketball.

Lively still hasn’t been cleared for training camp, but he feels good about where he’s at after a productive offseason.

For a while the 30-year-old forward was around, until he wasn’t, but now he’s here.

Phoenix enters the season with plenty of questions, and the answers will begin taking shape immediately.

Here's a fresh weekend open thread, just for you.

The New York Knicks snapped a 53-year championship drought. The majority of their core is returning. Do they have enough to repeat?

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. RIP to Hall of Famer Bob Pettit, who was the first recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award, and to longtime Lakers public address announcer Lawrence Tanter. Wizarding world Remembering MJ’s D.C. era On this date 25 years ago, a 38-year-old Michael Jordan announced his return as a player with the Wizards. “I’m doing it for the love of the game,” he said at the

You know things are gearing up when you cook a fresh list of links and notes spanning just three days’ worth of news, and it already goes up to nearly 1K words. We’re so close to basketball, folks! “I didn’t play for like a month, but me just being a pro, I had to stay […]

Dalton Johnson explains why the Golden State Warriors could hold competitions during training camp to decide two starters for the 2026-27 NBA season.

Win your 9-cat H2H fantasy basketball league in 2026-27 with draft strategy tips, targets like Jaren Jackson Jr. and Dejounte Murray, and fades like Julius Randle and RJ Barrett.

Let’s give our picks for the NBA preseason over/under win total lines.