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The NBA Conference Finals are set and filled with surprises

The East and West Conference finals start in the coming days.

Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes' highest-paid athletes list again, almost doubles the second

Cristiano Ronaldo increased his annual earnings in Saudi Arabia by $15m.

Giannis Antetokounmpo could join Los Angeles Lakers

A poor season for the Milwaukee Bucks may have accentuated the Greek's desire to leave the franchise.

The conspiracy that surrounds Dallas Mavericks No. 1 pick

After the NBA Draft Lottery, theories about possible rigging by the Association have emerged.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffers a ruptured Achilles tendon, crushing one of his best performances ever

Jayson Tatum could miss a big part of next season due to his rupture of the Achilles tendon.

The Cavs, stand-out NBA team this year, now eliminated from NBA semi-finals

Cleveland Cavaliers was the best in the East by far, but shockingly fell to Indiana Pacers.

Michael Jordan involved again with NBA in a special role

Michael Jordan will become a contributor for NBC's coverage of the NBA 2025/26 season.

After months of bad luck, Dallas Mavericks gets incredibly lucky in the NBA draft

Dallas Mavericks wins the Draft Lottery with only 1.8% chances.

Defending champions Boston Celtics hanging from a thread in NBA semi-finals

Boston Celtics has lost the first two games of the semi-finals despite playing at home.

Stephen Curry leads Warriors to NBA semi-finals: all teams and calendar

All NBA semi-finalists and when do games start.

LeBron James unsure if he will return next season, leaving door open to retirement

Los Angeles Lakers lost 4-1 to Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs.

Kobe Bryant's jersey from 1996 sold for $7 million at auction

Kobe Bryant wore that jersey in his rookie season in 1996.

Minnesota Timberwolves player fined $50,000 for saying "my d**k is bigger than yours"

Anthony Edwards must pay $380,000 in fines for his behaviour this year.

Los Angeles Lakers fights back and is still alive in playoffs thanks to Luka Doncic

Doncic scored 31 points and punished Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter.

Dallas Mavericks general manager "didn't know" how important Luka Doncic was to the fans

Dallas Mavericks was eliminated in play-ins while Luka Doncic thrives with Los Angeles Lakers.

How do NBA playoffs work and which teams are winning so far in 2025

NBA playoffs have just begun: this is how the post season is looking for the 16 remaining teams.

NBA play-ins day 1: Warriors, Grizzlies, Hawks, and Magic fight for survival tonight

The NBA post-season begins with the play-ins, including the fate of Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors.

NBA playoffs and play-in: bracket and dates for the post season

The NBA playoffs begin this week, with the play-ins first between teams ranked 7-10 in each conference.

Luka Dončić cries in his return to Dallas, but later scores a season high against former club

Dallas Mavericks paid tribute to their former star, who later thrashed them scoring 45 points, ensuring a a 112-97 win for Lakers.

Luka Doncic's controversial ejection makes Lakers supporters furious

Luka Doncic was expelled and it may have led to the Lakers defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder.

Nikola Jokić makes historic 61 points triple-double but Denver Nuggets lose in the last second

Denver Nuggets lost 140-139 to Minnesota Timberwolves despite Jokić scoring 61 points.

Coach involved in big NBA brawl is proud of his players: "Those are non-negotiables in our locker room"

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Detroit Pistons 123-104 on Sunday.

LeBron James ends a losing streak with a buzzer-beater in one of his worst games

Los Angeles Lakers finished 120-119 over Indiana Pacers thanks to a buzzer-beater by LeBron, who only scored 13 points.

Damian Lillard is the second high profile NBA player to miss the rest of the season due to a blood clot

The Milwaukee Bucks point guard won't play again this season.

The European NBA league starts to take shape, a vote could happen this week

European NBA league would be semi-open, with new franchises owned by external investors and the best clubs from EuroLeague.

Los Angeles Lakers suffer their largest defeat of the season by far despite LeBron's return

Los Angeles Lakers' defence was dismantled by an inspired Chiacgo Bulls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overshadows Nikola Jokic in the pursuit for NBA MVP

Canadian player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favourite for MVP after defeating Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić.

Stephen Curry reaches 25,000 points in NBA, the 26th player to achieve it

Curry, four days before his 37th birthday, has reached another NBA milestone.

Powerful moment in NBA: Kyrie Irving chooses to take free throws despite having a season-ending injury

Kyrie Irving is the latest Dallas Mavericks player to get injured: the curse after trading Luka Dončić continues.

LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score over 50,000 points... and counting

LeBron James, at 40 years old, seems determined to break every possible record in the NBA.

Lakers's resurgence with Luka Dončić: second in the West and six straight victories

Los Angeles Lakers are now a serious candidate for the NBA title this year.

Luka Dončić doesn't hold back in his first Lakers game against Mavericks, breaking an NBA record in the process

Los Angeles Lakers 107 - 99 Dallas Mavericks, with a great match for Dončić and LeBron James.

Golden State Warriors retire Andre Iguodala's number, honouring the "glue" of the four-time winning franchise

Andre Iguodala, wingman for Golden State Warriors, helped the team win four times in eight years.

Victor Wembanyama diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, will miss the rest of the season

The French player, star for the San Antonio Spurs, will not play any more this season.

NBA All-Star had almost twice as many minutes devoted to ads than basketball, and fans can't stand it

Yes, someone did the maths.

"You brought a book?": Nikola Jokić bullies Victor Wembanyama in a viral video

During the NBA All Star, Jokić couldn't believe Wemby's rituals before every game.

Stephen Curry leads an improved NBA All-Star format, although there is still some criticism

The NBA All-Star mini-tournament was more entertaining than last year's, but still drew some criticism.

Lakers win in festive debut for Dončić... while the nightmare continues in Dallas

Luka Dončić scored 14 in his debut with Lakers, a placid victory against one of the worst NBA teams.

More bad news for Dallas Mavericks: Anthony Davis will be out for a month due to injury

Dallas Mavericks will have to compete without Anthony Davis for a month, after getting injured in a brilliant debut.

LeBron James becomes the oldest NBA player to score over 40 points in an incredible victory over Warriors

LeBron James is now the youngest and oldest 40+ point scorer of all-time.

Jimmy Butler gets his way and is traded to Golden State Warriors as part of a four-team deal

Jimmy Butler leaves Miami Heat after two months of "disregarding team rules".

Luka Dončić says it's a dream come true to play alongside LeBron, but "it was really hard at first"

Luka Dončić has been welcomed as a Lakers player, but his debut will have to wait.

Dallas Mavericks fans brought a coffin to the stadium to protest about Luka Dončić trade

Some Dallas Mavericks were extremely moved by the trade...

The uncomfortable truth behind the Luka Dončić and Anthony Davis NBA trade

The trade of Luka Dončić to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to Dallas Mavericks still doesn't make sense, 24 hour later.

Jimmy Butler's saga continues: The Miami Heat player is suspended for a third time in a month

Jimmy Butler really doesn't seem to care about how he plans to exit Miami Heat.

NBA, Lakers and more pay tribute to Kobe Bryant on the fifth anniversary of his tragic death

The Lakers legend and his daughter died in a helicopter crash five years ago.

2025 NBA All-Star players announced with big changes in the format

Ten starter players have been chosen for the NBA All-Star, rewarding the veterany of LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

Nikola Jokić transforms lucky shot into an incredible three-pointer for Nuggets

The Serbian All-Star scored an incredible three-pointer from 66 feet or 20,1 meters.

NBA still exploring creation of a new European league, threatening EuroLeague

NBA boss Adam Silver talked again about the plans for an European NBA league.

Wemby leads Spurs to a huge 140-110 victory before a captivated audience in Paris

Local hero Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio Spurs to a brilliant win in NBA Paris Games.