STORRS, Conn. — Recording the first and last chapters for the audio version of his new book felt like a hostage situation for UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley. Narrating, as he described, each line like it was an item on a grocery list, it took him around four hours to get through the first chapter alone.

Taking on the entire ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When the Unrivaled women’s basketball league launched last winter, it brought numerous benefits to the players involved.

There was the ability to make money playing on home soil during the WNBA offseason, which became even more critical after Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia. And there was a lot of money to make, both ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Aces are returning to the WNBA Finals, but nothing about the path that led to their desert showdown with the Phoenix Mercury indicates that the pursuit of a third title will be easy.

It took a 16-game win streak, the longest to close a regular season in WNBA history, for the Aces to lift themselves from below .500 to the No. 2...Read more

CHICAGO — The offense in Chicago officially will run through Josh Giddey and Coby White this season.

The duo represents a turning point for the Bulls as an organization — two guards under 26 who could develop into the future leaders of the franchise. And after ripping off 40-point games and breathless buzzer-beaters to fuel a 15-5 finish to...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Kuminga wants to be somewhere else.

The Warriors want him to be someone else.

Well, “I’m here now,” Kuminga said Thursday.

This, folks, has the makings of a toxic situation.

Sure, the summer contract saga is over, but it’s hard to believe the Kuminga Conundrum is at all settled.

Yet Warriors coach Steve ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — For years, a younger brother had balked at his older sibling’s dream.

As he embarked upon his Hall of Fame career, Steph Curry had always wanted to team up with Seth, two years his junior.

And for the better part of a decade, Seth, 35, had pushed back.

“I’ve said a few times in the past that I don’t want to be on the...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — A second ACC championship, this one in dominant fashion, and a first Final Four berth earned Jon Scheyer more stability as Duke’s basketball coach.

Scheyer and the school agreed to a contract extension on Thursday, adding two more years on to his deal so it covers the 2030-31 season, Duke announced.

“Jon’s remarkable ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The plan, Luka Doncic said Thursday after the the Lakers' third day of training camp, is to go "a little bit slower" during these sessions so he doesn't totally tax his body after a summer of playing hoops with his country's national team.

About a month ago, Doncic and Slovenia were eliminated from the 2025 EuroBasket in the ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The first commit is on the board for the UConn men’s basketball program in its 2026 recruiting class.

Junior County, a 6-foot-4 guard from Wasatch Academy in Utah, made his decision to join the Huskies on Thursday, according to multiple reports. A consensus four-star prospect, County is ranked No. 29 in his class by ...Read more

Napheesa Collier covered a lot of bumpy ground in her lengthy end-of-season statement. Yes, officiating in WNBA games is substandard. Sure, the collective bargaining agreement is about to expire and negotiations could cripple the league's extraordinary popularity.

But let's not bury the lead. It was a comment Collier attributed to WNBA ...Read more

BOCA RATON, Fla. — One preseason waiting game is over for the Miami Heat, with an NBA source confirming to the Sun Sentinel that fourth-year forward Nikola Jovic has agreed to a four-year, $62.4 million extension.

The contract, according to the source, is a straight four years, with no option clause for either side, with the deal fully ...Read more

NEW YORK — Having appeared in 158 games in his last two seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr. joins the Nets with durability now part of his identity, a far cry from the health concerns that once defined him.

Two back surgeries cost Porter nearly all of his lone collegiate season at Missouri, dropped his stock in the 2018 NBA ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The contract is signed. The saga is far from over.

Jonathan Kuminga will walk into the Warriors’ facility sometime later this week a much richer man than the last time he set foot on the property. The soon-to-be 23-year-old put pen to paper on a two-year, $46.5 million deal earlier this week, putting an end to the biggest ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain is, once again, on the road to recovery.

The 76ers announced Wednesday morning that the guard underwent surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament tear in his right thumb on Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr. Michelle Carlson performed the surgery on McCain.

McCain suffered the injury...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Aaron Gordon telegraphed the prevailing ethos of the Denver Nuggets training camp the day before it began.

Prompted about balancing his focus between offense and defense after a breakout year shooting the 3-pointer, Gordon volleyed back a counterpoint: There will be no balance.

“I’m gonna just turn up on defense,” the power...Read more

National champion, WNBA Rookie of the Year, the list of accolades just keep growing for former UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers.

On Tuesday, she added another — as the Dallas Wings guard was named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 Most Influential Rising Stars. The Time100 Next, as the publication dubbed it, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Quentin Grimes restricted free-agency saga is finally over.

A source confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer that Grimes has accepted his $8.7 million qualifying offer to return to the 76ers for the 2025-26 season, before becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer. The deal comes with a full no-trade clause for this ...Read more

DENVER — All anyone wants, Jamal Murray, is ownership.

Ownership of responsibility. Of accountability. Of leadership. Of example. Of legacy.

These Nuggets are all stewards of The Nikola Jokic Era, long may it reign. Don’t do it for us. Do it for him.

The Joker turns 31 in February. Aaron Gordon just turned 30. It’s been the time of our ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — A few minutes after concluding the first day of his 11th training camp as coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr was uninterested in reflecting upon past glories with the team.

He was also not keen on discussing several players who are not yet on the roster, with free agents Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton tied to the team ...Read more