Choosing a jersey number is a hugely important moment in a basketball player’s journey… at least for some guys, as you’re about to find out below. Some players chose their NBA number because it was ...

Between the aprons decimating rosters, the ever-present threat of injuries and the impossibly high bar each postseason sets for who is and is not playable on the biggest stage, we have officially ...

At the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Suni Lee Is Showing Up "Exactly as I Am" Cardiologist: 9 American foods you 'couldn't pay me to eat'—after 20 years of treating heart attacks Democrats set ...

Who can we expect to be the best of the best in the NBA this season? Jalen Brunson, Luka Dončić and Victor Wembanyama figure to be in the conversation. Illustration: Will Tullos / The Athletic; photos ...

Nikola Jović, Victor Wembanyama and Ausar Thompson are three players in position to take a leap forward in 2025-26. Illustration: Daniel Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos: David Berding, Stacy Revere, ...

Champions, like Oklahoma City, preach continuity. Continuity is boring. At least to many NBA fans it is — player movement is the lifeblood of the sport. The more the better. It’s what drives ratings ...

Former NBA point guard Jeff Teague, a 2009 first-round pick who played from 2009 to 2021, has reignited controversy over LeBron James’ influence around the league. On the Club 520 Podcast, Teague ...

NBA fans are a hard group to satisfy. When a team wins a title, the discussion quickly turns to whether it can back up the achievement with another. Players who hit new levels don't earn a break ...

Thank you, Director Patel. To be clear, we're announcing today indictments in two major cases, both involving fraud. One involves sports betting and the other involves illegal gambling, very ...

Already reeling from LeBron James’ lingering sciatica, the injury-hit Los Angeles Lakers just can’t catch a break as the start of the season looms. The absences leave coach JJ Redick facing a ...

As glamorous as the lifestyle of NBA players may seem, there's a darker side that often comes to light. Over the years, countless reports have surfaced about players cheating on their partners or ...

It was A'ja Wilson's trophy, given at the culmination of A'ja Wilson's season, smack dab in the middle of the A'ja Wilson era of women's basketball. It is hard to have a true GOAT conversation while a ...