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Thirteen more players withdraw from NBA draft pool
Thirteen additional early entry candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft, the league announced Tuesday.,The draft is scheduled for June 25-26 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ,The Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 overall pick and are widely projected to choose Duke for...
Tyrese Haliburton Battles Injury as Indiana Pacers Face NBA Finals Elimination
Tyrese Haliburton fights through a lingering calf injury as the Indiana Pacers trail 3-2 in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Can Indiana rally at home in Game 6?...
2025 NBA Draft Sleepers: Five Under-the-Radar Prospects Gaining Buzz
As the 2025 NBA Draft nears, these five underrated prospects including international standouts that are rising on draft boards. Get to know the hidden gems poised to make an impact....
Caitlin Clark's return scores massive ratings on ABC
Caitlin Clark's return Saturday after a five-game injury absence was ESPN's third most-watched WNBA game ever on ABC.,The Indiana Fever star, sidelined since May 24 with a left quadriceps strain, scored a season-high 32 points with seven 3-pointers, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 102-88 victor...
Kevin Durant Has His Eyes on the Spurs and It's the Perfect Fit
Kevin Durant reportedly prefers a trade to the San Antonio Spurs; a move that could be the perfect fit alongside Victor Wembanyama and the team’s rising young core....
Jalen Williams (40 points) leads Thunder to verge of title
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jalen Williams wasn't in much of a reflective mood after his Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.,Williams batted down questions about his monster performance, which moved the Thunder within one game of the franchise's first ch...
Hobbled Tyrese Haliburton misses all six shots in Game 5
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, playing through an injury, endured an awful night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.,Haliburton missed all six of his field-goal attempts while ending up with four points, seven rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes as the Pacers lost 120-109 to the host O...
Thunder withstand Pacers rally to take 3-2 Finals lead
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jalen Williams scored 40 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.,The Thunder lead the series 3-2, moving themselves within a game of the franchise's first NBA title since t...
Report: Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton limited by calf tightness
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is playing with calf tightness in his right leg, the same leg on which he injured his ankle in a previous contest, ESPN reported Monday night.,The All-Star guard got off to an extremely slow start in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Monday, missing a...
Aces' A'ja Wilson (concussion protocol) out again Tuesday
The Las Vegas Aces will be without three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player A'ja Wilson when they face the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday in Minneapolis.,Wilson remains in concussion protocol and is due to miss her third game in a row.,The Los Angeles Sparks' Dearica Hamby collided with Wilson in the third q...
Storm look to bounce back against slumping Sparks
The Seattle Storm continue a three-game road swing on Tuesday when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks for the teams' first meeting of 2025. ,Seattle (6-5) began its road trip on Saturday with a letdown -- falling 76-70 at Golden State after digging a 22-point hole. The loss came on the heels of the S...
MVP front-runner Napheesa Collier leads Lynx against Aces
Napheesa Collier is making a case for WNBA MVP honors with the way she is playing for the Minnesota Lynx this season.,Collier looks to keep her bid going strong when Minnesota (10-1) hosts the Las Vegas Aces (5-5) on Tuesday. The star forward leads the league with 26.1 points per game coming off a 3...
New-look Wings look for course correction vs. Valkyries
The Dallas Wings need to get something going in the right direction. Their trade over the weekend could do just that.,That said, Wings coach Chris Koclanes hasn't had much time to discern how to put 6-foot-7 center Li Yueru to best use during Tuesday night's game against the visiting Golden State Va...
Sky return home against skidding Mystics
On the heels of Angel Reese's historic performance and facing a struggling opponent, the Chicago Sky face a prime opportunity to begin a positive run. ,Looking to post back-to-back victories for just the second time this season, the Sky (3-7) also can hand the Washington Mystics a fifth consecutive ...
With Caitlin Clark back, Fever look to build momentum vs. Sun
The Indiana Fever survived Caitlin Clark's absence.,After handing the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty their first loss of the season, 102-88, on Saturday in Indianapolis in Clark's return from a five-game absence due to a left quad injury, the Fever (5-5) will try to build more momentum whe...
Liberty, Dream face off with chance to advance in Commissioner's Cup
The New York Liberty suffered their first loss of the season Saturday but have no time to fret with the Atlanta Dream in town for a key game Tuesday in the Commissioner's Cup series.,The Dream, Liberty and Indiana Fever are all 3-1 in the Cup standings with one game to play in the event. Atlanta and...
Vets crucial as Pacers, Thunder eye upper hand in Game 5
Moments like these are why the Oklahoma City Thunder traded for Alex Caruso in the offseason.,Heading into Monday's Game 5 of the NBA Finals at home against the Indiana Pacers, with the best-of-seven series tied 2-2, Caruso is as big of a reason as any why the Thunder are two wins from the franchise...
Satou Sabally stays hot, leads Mercury past Aces
Satou Sabally poured in 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the visiting Phoenix Mercury defeated the Las Vegas Aces by a 76-70 count Sunday afternoon.,Alyssa Thomas chipped in 14 points and 13 assists for a double-double while Sami Whitcomb made three four 3-pointers on her way to scoring 18...
Allisha Gray's hot shooting powers Dream past Mystics
Allisha Gray's career-high 32 points and 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point range powered a flurry of long-range offense as the Atlanta Dream cruised past the host Washington Mystics, 89-56, Sunday in Commissioner's Cup action.,Atlanta (8-3) shot a torrid 18-of-42 from beyond the arc, with Gray, Rhyne How...
Angel Reese's triple-double carries Sky past Sun
Angel Reese delivered her first WNBA triple-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Chicago Sky to a 78-66 win over the Connecticut Sun in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Reese's triple-double was the second in the WNBA this season, along with the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark. It w...