NBA Commissioner Points to Social Media for Fans Upset With Rising Streaming Costs
Adam Silver sparked backlash by suggesting fans can watch highlights on social media instead of paying for streaming. With 75 broadcast games and new deals with Amazon, NBC and ESPN, the 2025 season marks a major media shift....
Without Caitlin Clark, WNBA Still Sees Historic Growth in Fans and Viewership
Caitlin Clark is out, but WNBA ratings and attendance keep climbing in 2025, breaking records and proving league growth goes beyond one star....
Malik Beasley Free Agency Fits: Cavaliers, Pistons Among Best Landing Spots
Malik Beasley’s free agency market is heating up despite an ongoing investigation. The Cavaliers and Pistons lead the race, with the Knicks and Timberwolves also showing interest....
WNBA MVP Watch: A’ja Wilson Surges, Napheesa Collier Returns, Alyssa Thomas Stays Steady
With the season winding down, three stars are vying for WNBA MVP. Wilson, Collier and Thomas all make their case in the final two weeks of the regular season....
The NBA Is Boring Now, But One Warriors Move Could Ignite Chaos
Golden State could reshape the NBA with one move: dangling its 2028 pick swap. Here’s how Jonathan Kuminga and league egos make it possible....
How False Gambling Allegations Screwed Malik Beasley Out of $42 Million Extension
Malik Beasley was cleared in a federal gambling probe, but false allegations may have cost him a $42 million contract extension with the Detroit Pistons....
NBA Schedule Hands Mavericks and Spurs Marquee Games Despite Missing Playoffs
Despite missing the playoffs, the Mavericks and Spurs land NBA Christmas Day games, while the Pacers are left off after Tyrese Haliburton’s injury....
LeBron James and Anthony Davis Share Cryptic Instagram Posts, Sparking Reunion Rumors
LeBron James and Anthony Davis posted the same cryptic Instagram message, leaving NBA fans to wonder if a reunion could be in the works after a tremendously weird offseason....
NBA Christmas Day Schedule Grades: The Best and Worst Matchups of 2025
The NBA’s 2025 Christmas Day slate is stacked. We graded every matchup, from Cavs vs. Knicks fireworks to Wemby vs. the defending champs....
Natasha Cloud, Liberty take Game 1 from Mercury in OT
Natasha Cloud tied a season high with 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 18 and the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty took a 76-69 overtime victory over the host Phoenix Mercury in the first game of their playoff series Sunday.,Cloud hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring in overtime and the Liber...
Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard help Dream get long-awaited playoff win vs. Fever
Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard scored 20 points apiece on Sunday to lead the Atlanta Dream to an 80-68 victory over the visiting Indiana Dream in the opener of a best-of-three first round playoff series in College Park, Ga.,Naz Hillmon added 16 points and nine rebounds for the third-seeded Dream, who...
Lynx open playoffs with dominating win over Valkyries
The Minnesota Lynx showed why they are the class of the league WNBA, rolling to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday at Minneapolis in the opener of a best-of-three playoff series., ,MVP candidate Napheesa Collier led the top-seeded Lynx with 20 points and six rebounds. Kayla M...
Aces host gritty Storm in Game 1 with eyes on the championship
Pursuit of a third WNBA championship begins for the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday when they host the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of their best-of-three opening-round playoff series.,Closing the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, just two shy of matching the league all-time record, Las Vegas climbed ...
Liberty finally at full health as WNBA title defense begins vs. Mercury
The New York Liberty are healthy at the right time. The Liberty will begin defense of their WNBA title in a first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a full complement of players, a rarity this season.,Breanna Stewart, the 2023 MVP in her first season in New York, missed ...
Unsatisfied Dream face determined Fever in playoff opener
For the better part of the last two months, no team has appeared to play with as much confidence as the Atlanta Dream.,Fresh off its best regular season in franchise history with 30 wins, No. 3 seeded Atlanta has much more it would like to accomplish. After six straight losing seasons, the Dream hir...
Valkyries face uphill battle in Game 1 vs. Lynx
The WNBA playoffs for the No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx begin in Minneapolis on Sunday when they face the eighth-seeded Golden State Valkyries for the second straight game.,Minnesota and Golden State had a warmup for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season on Thursday, when the Lynx posted a...
Blazers' sale deal signed, governors' approval next
A group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reached a formal agreement to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul Allen, a deal that will require approval from the NBA board of governors to become official.,The Trail Blazers announced the agreement on Friday. The Oreg...