EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — For Bronny James, the focus over the next couple of weeks will be on his summer league play with the Lakers.

Not the growing speculation surrounding his dad, LeBron James, and his future with the franchise after comments from his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, made it less clear how much of the elder James’ future ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rong “Krystal” Niu, the acrobat known as Red Panda, suffered a severe fracture to her left wrist during her halftime performance at the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final Tuesday night at Target Center.

Niu’s agent, Patrick Figley, gave an update Wednesday after Niu was hospitalized after the fall at the WNBA’s midseason ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — When Thursday’s game tips off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Fever will be down a superstar, while the Aces debut a familiar player to Indiana fans.

Guard Caitlin Clark, who was ruled out Wednesday, will miss her fourth straight game for the Fever (8-8) with a left groin strain.

NaLyssa Smith, a 6-foot-4-inch forward who was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers finally got a center they have so desperately needed when they agreed to a deal with Deandre Ayton, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

The Lakers were able to get Ayton after he received a buyout from the Portland Trail Blazers of his $35-million contract, giving up about $10 million, ...Read more

Red Panda, the popular halftime acrobat known for balancing bowls on her head while perched high on a unicycle, fell hard to the court Tuesday night while performing at the Commissioner's Cup final between the WNBA's Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis.

Riding on her custom-made unicycle at least 7 feet off the floor, Red Panda ...Read more

NEW YORK — Turn on the jets. Mike Brown is coming to Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks are expected to hire Brown to replace Tom Thibodeau and become the 32nd head coach in franchise history, league sources told the New York Daily News. Brown is one of just 11 in NBA history to win Coach of the Year honors more than once. He helped end the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Toward the end of one of the biggest news conferences of her time as WNBA commissioner, Cathy Engelbert looked across the room. A reporter she knew had been called on, and she was pretty sure she knew what was coming.

“No more questions about Philly!” she exclaimed.

There was no doubt about the magnitude of the moment when ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — Damian Lillard has worn the No. 0 for his entire Hall of Fame career as an homage to Oakland, the city he still considers home.

Milwaukee will release Lillard to sign former Pacers center Myles Turner, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday morning. The move brings up a fascinating question for the Warriors.

Should ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The good news is that Tuesday’s game, despite its national broadcast, significant hype and rather large purse, won’t count in the WNBA standings.

The bad news: The Lynx chose the Commissioner’s Cup championship game against a .500 Indiana team playing without Caitlin Clark to play some of the worst basketball seen at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It has been more than a year since Cameron Brink suited up for the Sparks, and excitement is building around the return of one of the team’s biggest stars.

Sidelined by a torn ACL and meniscus, Brink has steadily progressed through drills and contact work since training camp.

Head coach Lynne Roberts, who spoke with her last ...Read more

DETROIT — Duncan Robinson and the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a three-year contract worth $48 million.

The move will be part of a sign-and-trade deal, which will send forward Simone Fontecchio to the Miami Heat, a source confirmed to The Detroit News following an ESPN report.

Robinson, a former Michigan standout, is a career 39.7% 3-point...Read more

DETROIT — Malik Beasley thrived on the basketball court last season for the Detroit Pistons while coping with a federal gambling investigation and more than $8 million worth of financial problems that include being sued twice by his Detroit landlord and having part of his Pistons paycheck seized, public records show.

Court records obtained by...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings finalized an agreement with free agent point guard Dennis Schroder on Tuesday without giving up Malik Monk as part of the deal.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Schroder has agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with the Kings. There was speculation Monday night that Sacramento might send Monk ...Read more

NBA players make more money than their counterparts in other team sports. NFL and MLB might conjure fields of green, but NBA courts are the equivalent of the WALDIS Ultra safe — the preferred place to stash cash.

The reasons involve simple math. NBA rosters are half the size of those in MLB and a fraction of the size of those in the NFL. ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark will miss the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game Tuesday at Target Center against the Lynx because of a groin injury.

The Indiana Fever guard, a second-year pro who will be one of the team captains at the league’s All-Star game (along with Lynx forward Napheesa Collier), was listed as questionable Monday...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark is the best player in the WNBA.

At least that’s what the public seems to think. The Indiana Fever superstar received a record 1,293,526 fan votes for the 2025 WNBA All-Star game.

Her fellow players, however, don’t seem to agree. Clark finished in ninth place among WNBA guards in player voting.

Nonetheless, ...Read more

MIAMI — Too Lillard too late? Well, yes and no for the Miami Heat.

Two summers after their trade pursuit of Damian Lillard fell on the deaf ears of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Heat yet again could be in play for the All-Star guard.

This time, though, as part of a waiting game.

Having been dealt in the 2023 offseason from the Trail ...Read more

SEATTLE — First impressions can be tricky to accurately assess because most everyone is often on their best behavior and anxious to please.

Such was the case early Monday morning when the Washington men’s basketball team gathered for its first summer workout at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Near the end of a lively and frenetic two-hour workout, ...Read more

DENVER — The Nuggets refused to accept the status woe.

With the Western Conference looking like an arms race and the Eastern Conference a pillow fight, Denver did not act scared, bored or play the victim.

In their first move as a two-headed monster, Nuggets executives Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer shipped Michael Porter Jr. and a future first-...Read more