Follow live coverage of the NBA regular-season finale. Stephen Curry remains one of the NBA’s greatest draws. His limitless shooting range, ballhandling wizardry and child-like joy for the game still cause fans to line up around the court to watch his pregame warmup. For more than two years, one of the league’s must-see talents didn’t…
Editor’s note: This story is part of a multi-part series examining the issues and concerns about the current NBA. Stephen Curry processed what was happening, and about to happen, in about a tenth of a second. In his 1,009th NBA game, the future Hall of Famer curled off of a screen by Kevon Looney, in…
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets in a thriller, 104-98, on Monday, March 31, at Crypto. Com Arena. Bench duo Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith had a top-flight shooting performance. Vincent and Finney-Smith combined to hit six three-pointers each, and each scored 20 points as they led the Lakers (46-29) to their third…
Get ready for a different kind of free agency this summer: Less wild, perhaps, but weirder. At first, the 2025 NBA free-agent class doesn’t exactly overwhelm you with front-line talent. This isn’t the year for superstars holding meetings in the Hamptons while teams wait on pins and needles for franchise-altering decisions. Only one likely All-NBA…
March Madness is underway, which means it’s time to update The Athletic’s 2025 NBA Mock Draft. Scouts and executives have traveled all over the United States to see conference tournaments, one of the best ways to get eyes on a significant number of prospects in one place. Particularly, the SEC tournament was littered with NBA…
SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a shared skill among former NBA stars who played from 1991 to 2009. Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag. After all, they saw the original up close. Vernon Maxwell, a longtime guard, does a particularly strong version by adding the subtle trash talk…
After every game, when the duties of that night are complete and Jalen Brunson has a chance to unwind, he opens his phone to dozens and dozens of messages on social media. It doesn’t matter if he scores 40 points or 20 points. It doesn’t matter if the New York Knicks win by 30 points,…
As free agency kicked off last month and star players began shuffling around the WNBA, another important date loomed on the league’s calendar. Bids for the 16th WNBA franchise were due on Jan. 30, according to a league source briefed on the matter, resulting in a flurry of interest. More than 10 potential ownership groups…
Activity at the NBA trade deadline reshaped the league for years to come with maneuvers that will take weeks, if not months, to fully process. There are winners and there are losers, as outlined below, but no cheap shots. There is also a fundamental sea change under way as to who calls the shots. LeBron…
The NBA trade deadline is right around the corner, and front-office executives across the league are working the phones to scan the market and figure out the best paths forward for their respective teams. The Athletic NBA staff decided to offer an assist. For all 30 teams, we’ve selected a short-term route — buy, sell…