Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. There's a long legacy of Hall of Famers ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. Cooper Flagg has a lot to live up to after the ...

As soon as he learned the NBA was returning to China, diehard fan Buke Liu scrambled to get his hands on tickets, paying almost a thousand dollars – a price you might expect for an NBA Finals game – ...

The NBA is vibrant and complex as ever, but viewer access has never been so expensive. Alonzo Adams / Imagn Images The NBA will look and sound different this season. Watching it will also cost more ...

Reed Sheppard is one of several second-year players who need to take the leap this season. Alex Slitz / Getty Images The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here ...

The NBA has gone on vacation, which means NBA 2K has taken advantage of the lack of news cycle. In anticipation of the NBA 2K26 Sept. 5 release, the annual video game has slowly rolled out the top 100 ...

Victor Oladipo went to work against an NBA team for the first time since 2023 on Monday night. Suiting up for the Guangzhou Loong Lions, Oladipo got a chance to take on the San Antonio Spurs in some ...

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama was already tall. But, if the latest official measurements released by the team are to be trusted, he actually got taller. Wembanyama came into the NBA two ...

NBA 2K26 Minor update brings smoother dribbling, meter fixes, and key MyCAREER stability improvements. Alright hoopers, grab your controllers and stretch those thumbs — it’s update day again. Season 2 ...