Why Philadelphia was willing to wait for Paul George
The Sixers' first attempt to land George came a year ago, and they bided their time. Then, finally, came a meeting Sunday night.
Inside the Celtics' championship locker room: Champagne, confetti and a powerful lesson
Despite nearly a decade of noise and calls to break up the Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown duo, Boston stuck to its guns -- and will hang its 18th banner because of it.
What Kyrie Irving learned from LeBron -- and how it guides Luka Doncic
The lessons Kyrie Irving learned in Cleveland, with LeBron, and in Boston now guide his mentorship of Luka Doncic, who in so many ways mirrors The King himself.
Luka has yet to truly grasp what defined Jordan, LeBron -- and these Celtics
The flaws of the Mavericks' 25-year-old star have been on full display, and like legends before him, he'll have to conquer them to become a champion.
The backbreaking strategy that has driven Luka Doncic and the Mavericks to the brink
A cold, hard strategy has Doncic and the Mavericks reeling.
What Anthony Edwards has accomplished at 22 -- even before Kobe, LeBron and Steph
The Wolves toiled in irrelevance and mediocrity for decades. That is, until their audacious 22-year-old leader stepped foot on the court this season, when he made sure his team would be neither one -- for years to come.
'He wasn't scared': How Chet Holmgren became a perfect fit for SGA and an OKC team built for a dynasty
There's Jokic and Murray in Denver, Tatum and Brown in Boston, KAT and Luka and Kyrie in Dallas. Then there's OKC's Chet and SGA, the youngest and most tantalizing duo of them all.
Six coaches in 13 years: What's behind this constant churn for the Lakers
The Lakers will hire their seventh coach since 2011 as yet another summer of upheaval and searching begins.
Malone: Late-arriving shoes not why Nuggets lost
Some Denver players took the court before the Nuggets' 119-108 loss to the Lakers in Game 4 without any shoes because of a mix-up in getting insoles onto the early bus to the arena, according to a team spokesman.
The harshest truth behind the Lakers' 0-3 deficit to the Nuggets
On the brink of yet another "competitive sweep" to the Nuggets, the differences between the two franchises are stark. One spent years building a championship roster and identity; the other, after years churning and searching, remains in the wilderness.