Feb 08 Watch 6:24 How LeBron James changed the game and became NBA's all-time leading scorer By Geoff Bennett, Mary Fecteau He's known as King James in the world of basketball, and Tuesday night, LeBron James only added to that title and his legend when he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time scoring king in NBA history. Greg Anthony, a… Continue watching
Feb 08 LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record set by Abdul-Jabbar By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press With 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, James outstretched his arms, threw both hands in the air, then smiled. Continue reading
Dec 16 Brittney Griner says she intends to play basketball again next season By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. Continue reading
Dec 11 Paul Silas, 3-time NBA champion and longtime coach, dies at 79 By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Paul Silas — who touched the game of basketball as a player, coach and president of the National Basketball Players Association — has died, his family announced Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 09 WNBA star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony after failed appeal By Associated Press American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. Continue reading
Oct 15 Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo being treated for brain tumor By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 20 After Brittney Griner conviction, WNBA players avoid Russia during offseason By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Top WNBA players are finding other places to compete this winter, not wanting to go back to Russia after the arrest and conviction of Brittney Griner on drug possession charges and the country's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 31 Bill Russell, NBA great who anchored Celtics dynasty, dies at 88 By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press A Hall of Famer, five-time Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star, Russell in 1980 was voted the greatest player in the NBA history by basketball writers. He remains the sport’s most prolific winner and an archetype of selflessness who won… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 6:01 How the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry built a dynasty After a two-year absence from the playoffs the Golden State Warriors are back on top of the NBA. With their fourth title in the last eight years, they are staking a new claim on the reach and influence of their… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Federal grand jury indicts 18 former NBA players for defrauding health care plan By Larry Neumeister, Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Eighteen former NBA players were charged Thursday with pocketing about $2.5 million illegally by defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan in a scam that authorities said involved claiming fictitious medical and dental expenses. Continue reading