Basketball

12/15/2025 |  NBA Cup 2025: Players, coaches on future of in-season tournament (ESPN) As the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic tipped off the first of two Emirates NBA Cup semifinal games Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, plenty of empty seats -- particularly in the upper level -- were scattered across the building.

12/11/2025 |  Why Oklahoma City Thunder Could Own the Next Decade of the NBA (DEADSPIN) There have been only three times in NBA history when one franchise won at least half of the championships over a 10-year span.
George Mikan’s Minneapolis Lakers collected five titles in six years (1949-54) during an era when the league generally consisted of a dozen teams, give or take a Sheboygan Red Skins.

12/11/2025 |  Europe’s basketball boom – and the NBA behind it (Insider Sport) There’s no question about it – basketball is having its moment in Europe.
Driven by a new generation of European stars and rising talent at all levels, basketball has become the region’s fastest-growing sport. With more than 270 million fans across Europe and the Middle East, and record engagement across social, digital, and broadcast platforms, momentum around the NBA in the region is at an all-time high.

12/11/2025 |  Why Bucks can't count on a massive haul for Giannis Antetokounmpo (Yardbarker) Sorry, Milwaukee Bucks, but Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t bring back the motherlode.
Yet again, the Bucks’ megastar has been at the center of swirling trade and roster speculation. In the past, Milwaukee’s front office has made costly moves to build around Giannis — including trading significant draft capital for Jrue Holiday and later acquiring Damian Lillard. Most recently, the Bucks waived and stretched Lillard’s contract to create cap room to sign Myles Turner in free agency.

12/10/2025 |  A’ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP (Associated Press (AP)) A’ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons.
For that, she earned The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday for the first time in her career. It’s the second consecutive year a basketball player won the award after Caitlin Clark was honored in 2024.