Lakers star uses HBO ‘shop talk’ show to back detained star ‘How can she feel like America has her back?’ James says LeBron James is publicly criticizing the United States’ Read more

Star guard signs two-year, $127m extension with Trail Blazers Lillard to make about $59m in 2025-26, then $63m in 2026-27 Six-time All-NBA guard Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers Read more

The dust about the NBA’s annual free-agency hurlyburly has yet to fully settle, but it’s not too soon to grade the early winners and losers The ink isn’t even dry Read more

How do American players forging careers abroad adapt to life in the European leagues, both on and off the court? The Guardian spoke to several who have played across the Read more

Williamson, 21, signs max rookie extension with New Orleans Former No 1 overall draft pick has contended with injury Zion Williamson’s lost season to injury and unusual absence from the Read more

Minnesota acquire All-Star center for slew of draft assets Zach LaVine re-signs with Bulls on day two of free agency For Utah, one era is ending. For Minnesota, one seems Read more

Basketball star appeared in Moscow court Friday after being arrested four months ago on suspicion of cannabis possession US basketball star Brittney Griner has appeared in a Moscow court in Read more

Griner has been detained since February when authorities allege they found hashish oil in her luggage The US basketball player Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a court on Read more

Denver’s Nikola Jokić signs record $264m supermax extension Bradley Beal re-signs with Wizards for $251m over five years Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker and Ja Morant also sign The NBA generated Read more

The Basketball Africa League, a joint project between the NBA and Fiba, hopes to tap into a market with a huge, tech-savvy and youthful population. Will it take hold? On Read more