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'This is a chess match': We asked NBA scouts and e...
We canvassed the league ahead of one of the best conference finals matchups in NBA history.[read more]

Kram predicts the historic Spurs-Thunder series: W...
Let's dive into what this season's Spurs-Thunder matchups can tell us about this epic clash of Western Conference titans.[read more]

Pistons bounced, but year 'not a disappointment'
Though he watched his Pistons suffer a 125-94 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff told reporters afterward that the season, overall, was "not a disappointment."[read more]

Sources: SGA wins MVP for second straight year
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs.[read more]

Rick Fox appointed opposition senator in Bahamas
Retired three-time NBA champion Rick Fox was appointed Monday as a senator for the main opposition party in the Bahamas after losing in the general election.[read more]

Mitchell, Cavs break through, rout Pistons in G7
The Cavaliers throttled the top-seeded Pistons in Game 7 to advance to the franchise's first Eastern Conference finals since LeBron James' final year in Cleveland.[read more]

Pelicans hiring Mosley as head coach, sources say
The Pelicans have hired Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach. He spent the past five seasons in Orlando, going 189-221 and earning three playoff berths.[read more]

Spurs' Fox (ankle) out for Game 1 vs. Thunder
Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox has been ruled out for Game 1 of the West finals against the Thunder on Monday night because of a right ankle sprain.[read more]

🏀 Thompson: Why Kerr stayed with the Warriors
Steve Kerr had nothing left to prove. But at a crossroads in his career, facing down the pains of his past convinced him he had everything left to play for.[read more]

'It's always beat Michigan': Cavs troll Pistons, M...
Moments after the buzzer sounded, Cleveland turned its attention to trolling Detroit multiple times.[read more]