Basketball

Pelicans acquire a second 2025 first-round draft pick from the Pacers in exchange for a 2026 pick

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade their 23rd overall choice in next week's NBA draft to New Orleans for a 2026 first-round pick, the Pelicans announced Tuesday.

Jun 17, 2025 1:38 PM Read more >

Atlanta Dream off to hot start under new coach Karl Smesko and play of Allisha Gray

NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlanta Dream made a lot of moves in the offseason, hiring Karl Smesko from Florida Gulf Coast and bringing in Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones to complement Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.

Jun 17, 2025 11:46 AM Read more >

OKC's Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enter NBA Finals lore with Game 5 scoring spree

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jerry West and Elgin Baylor did it often. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James did it a couple of times. Magic Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes were among those who did it once.

Jun 17, 2025 4:00 AM Read more >

Gilgeous-Alexander supports Williams with 31 points, 10 assists to put Thunder 1 win from NBA title

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the NBA's Most Valuable Player this season primarily by being a dominant scorer. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he showed he's pretty good as a more traditional point guard, too.

Jun 16, 2025 11:18 PM Read more >

LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy in time for training camp.

Jun 16, 2025 11:05 PM Read more >

Pacers' Haliburton plays through lower leg injury in Game 5 loss to Thunder in NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton grabbed at his lower right leg after an awkward fall in the first quarter, briefly leaving Game 5 of the NBA Finals for treatment. He kept playing. He clearly wasn't right.

Jun 16, 2025 10:17 PM Read more >

Game 5: Williams scores 40 points and Thunder win 120-109 for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead over Pacers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Game 5 was starting to look like Game 1 all over again. Oklahoma City, at home, takes a huge lead. Indiana comes roaring back in the fourth quarter. Indiana won that one.

Jun 16, 2025 10:03 PM Read more >

Williams scores 40, Thunder grab 3-2 lead in Finals with 120-109 win over Pacers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams scored a career playoff-high 40 points, MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont.

Jun 16, 2025 9:50 PM Read more >

Rick Carlisle is a WNBA fan, and in the NBA he's far from alone in that club

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It's official: Rick Carlisle isn't just an Indiana Fever fan. He's a fan of the WNBA game in general.

Jun 16, 2025 5:47 PM Read more >

Reese's triple double and Van Lith's career-high 16 points push Sky past Sun 78-66

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Angel Reese had her first triple double, Hailey Van Lith led a dominant performance by the Chicago bench with a career-high 16 points and the Sky pulled away from the Connecticut Sun for a 78-66 win on Sunday.

Jun 15, 2025 7:09 PM Read more >