Basketball

Hall of Fame college basketball coach Dean Smith died Saturday night at his home in North Carolina at Age 83. Former players and other...

Blake Griffin on finessing his jump shot, brick by brick by brick.

I was a tall, skinny 13-year-old kid who spoke Italian better than English. Basketball became the place where I could channel my frustrations about being differ

Patrick Patterson recalls the night he silenced Barclays Center with a game-winning play.

This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me AND in front of me.

Trailblazers guard C. J. McCollum shares crucial advice for navigating your first year in the league.

Willis McGahee became my muse. It sounds weird, I know, but he was the only guy I could really find, the only contemporary of mine who...

I've faced many, many gifted players throughout my career, but in my opinion, these five guys were the toughest to guard.

When I saw the red and blue flashing lights in my rear view mirror, I thought, "Okay, here we go."

Welcome to the first edition of What the (Blank)? Just like on the first day of elementary school, we asked our athletes to answer 10...

Your all-inclusive look at the best social media reactions from athletes in the wake of the Rondo-to-Mavericks trade.

I can’t watch replays of any injuries. I’ve never seen how Kevin Ware went down. I have no idea how Derrick Rose got hurt. Paul George?...

On Sunday night, Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Blake Griffin's mid-season form is a product of intense summer workouts. Nearly every day, he hits the gym in El Segundo for a workout...

Professor McCollum is back to break down the nuanced games of John Wall, Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard and more.

Paul Pierce is almost too excited to be back in his old stomping grounds.

In the NBA, even if you know everybody’s game, most of the time there’s nothing you can do about it.

Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson and Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley get acquainted over a game of FIFA 15.

You know what a real distraction is? Maintaining a lie 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for most of your career, for most of your life.

You can question my shooting. You can question my ceiling. Just don’t question if I’m giving my all every single night. Don’t talk to me...

So I did what I should’ve done on my own first day of school. I went and sat down next to the smartest kid in class, James Jones.

For people to ever think we were playing for Donald Sterling is comical.