Our antiquated ideas about what an elite athlete should be are evolving. And the league’s foreign stars are showing there is more than one way to win “Basketball is not Read more

12-time All-Star helped Phoenix reach NBA finals in 2020-21 38-year-old says he has no immediate plans to retire Chris Paul discovered that his career in Phoenix had ended in a Read more

Wizards will acquire Chris Paul from Suns as part of deal 29-year-old is a three-time All-Star Bradley Beal is being traded to Phoenix, where he will form a new power Read more

Grizzlies star hit with 25-game ban over social media post Suspension will cost Morant approximately $7.5m in salary Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games Read more

Woman says she was assaulted by UFC star in bathroom Representative for fighter says allegations are false A representative for mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has denied allegations he Read more

The Nuggets star’s casual disregard for the aftermath of the team’s first ever NBA championship have further endeared him to fans Nikola Jokić capped off a record-setting postseason when the Read more

The NBA postseason remains an eight-week psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything else in sport. Our correspondent looks back at her 20 biggest takeaways The “best player on Read more

Three people critical in hospital from shooting near Ball Arena, while three killed in Anapolis, Maryland on Sunday evening Nine people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday in Denver, Read more

The Nuggets have their first championship in their 47-year history. With a young core and the world’s best player more titles beckon Before Denver had the Nuggets, there were the Read more

Nikola Jokić named finals MVP after superb series As it happened: Beau Dure’s minute-by-minute report The Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday night to win a first Read more