Basketball Page 27 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Fire rally past Storm in first-ever Pacific Northwest meeting
Carla Leite scored a team-high 20 points as the expansion Portland Fire defeated the host Seattle Storm 77-72 Saturday night in the first meeting between the WNBA's Pacific Northwest rivals at Climate Pledge Arena.,Bridget Carleton scored 14 points and Megan Gustafson added 10 points and nine reboun...
Report: Patrick Ewing, Steve Clifford joining Wizards staff
Patrick Ewing is returning to the coaching ranks, joining the Washington Wizards as an assistant to head coach Brian Keefe, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Ewing, 63, had been serving as an ambassador for the New York Knicks, with whom he starred from 1985-2000. His first coaching position came as an ass...
No. 2 overall pick Darryn Peterson scores 28 in Summer League debut
No. 2 overall draft pick Darryn Peterson shined in his Summer League debut, scoring 28 points in 27 minutes to help the Utah Jazz notch a 103-102 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at Salt Lake City.,Peterson has the microscope on him after a much-maligned one college season in whic...
Multiple All-Stars could be out when Aces host Fever
The Indiana Fever didn't go away. They just haven't played in more than a week.,They're eager to get back on the court for Sunday's game at the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces.,"The players are probably looking forward to it," Indiana coach Stephanie White said. "Certainly, nobody likes t...
Veronica Burton nets 21 as Valkyries continue domination of Dream
Veronica Burton scored 21 points on Saturday afternoon to help lift the visiting Golden State Valkyries to an 88-83 victory over the reeling Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Gabby Williams added 19 points and Janelle Salaun had 14 for Golden State (14-7), which won its fourth straight game and its...
Paige Bueckers on a scoring binge as Wings visit Tempo
Paige Bueckers figures to play a key role again Sunday against when the Dallas Wings look for a 2-0 start to their four-game road trip in a visit to the Toronto Tempo.,Bueckers scored 25 points for the third consecutive game on Thursday when the Wings (12-8) opened the trip with an 86-83 victory ove...
Without A'ja Wilson, Aces survive Sky in OT
The Las Vegas Aces may have been without perennial MVP A'ja Wilson, but the defending WNBA champions still survived at home despite a turbulent effort in a 98-90 overtime victory against the Chicago Sky on Friday. ,Forward NaLyssa Smith picked up where her frontcourt partner Wilson was unable to, ta...
Breanna Stewart's season-high 36 leads Liberty past league-best Lynx
All-Star starter Breanna Stewart scored a season-high 36 points as the host New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 99-86 on Friday night.,New York (13-8) got good support from Sabrina Ionescu (17 points, six assists), Jonquel Jones (14 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and five assists), rookie ...
Reports: C Andre Drummond agrees to 1-year deal with Knicks
The New York Knicks have agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million deal with veteran center Andre Drummond, according to published reports on Friday.,Drummond, who turns 33 next month, will replace Mitchell Robinson, who spent eight seasons with New York and was a solid defender and key cog on the team tha...
Fever's Caitlin Clark speaks out against ill will players face
Caitlin Clark said the growing hostility around WNBA players has gone too far, speaking out Friday against the harassment directed at her, her Indiana Fever teammates, coaches and opponents.,Clark addressed the issue after several days of fallout from Indiana's June 24 game against the Phoenix Mercu...
Fire pay first visit to Storm after recovering from 4OT thriller
By the time the expansion Portland Fire take the court Saturday in Seattle, they will have had five days off to recoup from their record-tying 124-123 loss in quadruple overtime at Washington.,"I think so many times we could have just given up, but every single time, (we) fought back," Fire coach Al...
Dream looking to halt slide vs. streaking Valkyries
Trending in opposite directions, the Atlanta Dream meet the Golden State Valkyries for the third time in 11 days on Saturday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (12-8) dropped all four games on a road trip that began with defeats on June 24 and 26 at Golden State. It marks the longest skid for th...
Report: Wizards acquire C Deandre Ayton from Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are trading center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for guard Jaden Hardy and two second-round draft picks, ESPN reported Friday.,The picks are in 2031 and 2032, per the report.,Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, averaged 12.5 points and 8....
Report: Hornets acquire Dorian Finney-Smith, 3 picks from Rockets
The Charlotte Hornets are acquiring forward Dorian Finney-Smith and three second-round picks from the Houston Rockets, ESPN reported on Friday.,The Hornets are receiving the Memphis Grizzlies' 2027 second-rounder as well as the Rockets' 2028 and 2033 second-round selections.,The move gives Houston s...
Agent: LeBron James would've joined Knicks if not for title
LeBron James would have taken his talents to Madison Square Garden next season had the building's tenants not just won the NBA title, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said.,Given the New York Knicks ended their 53-year NBA title drought last month, James and Paul have been left to examine their options w...
Report: Javonte Green back with Pistons on 1-year contract
Forward Javonte Green is returning to the Detroit Pistons on a one-year, $3.95 million contract, ESPN reported Friday. He was a free agent.,Green, who turns 33 this month, appeared in all 82 games (six starts) for the Pistons in the 2025-26 season, averaging 6.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17.6 minut...
Report: G Kyle Lowry to sign 1-day contract with Raptors, then retire
Kyle Lowry, a veteran of 20 NBA seasons, intends to sign a one-day contract with the Toronto Raptos and retire with the franchise for which his name is synonymous, Sportsnet reported Friday.,The Memphis Grizzlies selected Lowry, now 40, with the No. 24 overall pick of the 2006 NBA Draft and at the 2...
Report: Celtics' Neemias Queta agrees to 4-year, $56M extension
The Boston Celtics are picking up their team option on Neemias Queta for next season and will sign the 7-foot center to a fully guaranteed four-year, $56 million contract extension.,Queta's agent, Bill Duffy of WME Basketball, told ESPN of the deal on Friday morning that locks in his client through ...
Why Tim Hardaway Sr. Refused to Unretire His No. 10 for His Son
Tim Hardaway Jr. joins the Heat, but his father's retired No. 10 remains untouchable. Here's why Tim Hardaway Sr. said no....
NBA Free Agency Has Changed Forever, and Fans Are the Real Winners
NBA free agency isn't what it used to be. Here's why sign-and-trades have taken over and why fans are benefiting from the league's new offseason landscape....