After a 40‑point night vs. Minnesota, Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander reached a milestone not seen since Michael Jordan’s 1986‑87 ...

Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird was feeling the wear and tear of playing professional basketball by the 1986–87 NBA season.

K.C. Jones, who played for the Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s before becoming their coach in the 1980s, once saw how scared ...

For the better part of the past decade, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been a staple at the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference ...

The NBA's 2025-26 season is underway. The Detroit Pistons debut Wednesday night at the Chicago Bulls (8 p.m.), which means it's time for our annual Pistons predictions and NBA Finals picks. We tasked ...

The NBA season begins Tuesday night, when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets and raise their first championship banner. In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in ...

Labor Day is typically a down time in the NBA calendar. The summer free agent frenzy has subsided and training camp is still weeks away. But on September 3rd, Pablo Torre broke news that vaulted the ...

The NBA recently revealed plans to host six regular-season games in Europe over the next three years. Yet, according to Commissioner Adam Silver, the league’s vision appears to go far beyond ...

The NBA, like other sports leagues, is filled with what-ifs. With so many factors at play, some changes in the variables had the power to change the course of history. While it's great to appreciate ...

NBC Sports has completed its on-air team for the return of NBA coverage starting with the 2025-26 season, adding five former NBA players as game analysts and one new play-by-play announcer, the ...

The Boston Celtics' 18 NBA championships are the most in the league. They are one of the oldest and most prestigious teams in league history, and they've been contenders for nearly all of their ...