Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the runaway winner in the Clutch Player of the Year award balloting, revealed Tuesday night.
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The NBA Defensive Player of the Year award has been around since 1983, and in that time, no player has ever received 100% of the first-place votes for the award.
- LORENZO REYES USA Today
What, exactly, can be gleaned from the early games of the playoffs? Plenty. Here are the winners and losers from the first weekend of the 2026 NBA playoffs.
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San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is a first-time NBA Most Valuable Player candidate, along with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Lorenzo Reyes USA TODAY
Here are the six biggest questions headed into the 2026 NBA postseason.
- TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint.
- TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press
James could take outright possession of his next record Saturday night, when he's scheduled to play in his 1,612nd career regular-season game — breaking a tie with Robert Parish.
Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in NBA history, to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Speculation about his future with the Milwaukee Bucks is rampant. Last week, Antetokounmpo criticized the team's performance, fueling rumors.
Other notable first-timers include Elena Delle Donne, Joe Johnson, and Mike D'Antoni. Nearly 200 players and teams are on the list, including some who missed out on the 2025 class.
OG Anunoby scored 28 points and Jalen Brunson added 25 as the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup.
Elden Campbell, a center who played 15 seasons in the NBA — including nine with the Lakers — and later won a championship with the Pistons, has died.
Lenny Wilkens, a legendary figure in basketball, has died at 88 Wilkens was a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, honored as both a player and a coach.
Michael Jordan has made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports' return to NBA broadcasting.
- TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press
Michael Jordan has made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports' return to NBA broadcasting.
- TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press
Robotic eyes now track just about everything on basketball courts as the NBA taps into technology to ensure plays get adjudicated correctly.
- TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press
Stephen Curry has released a book called "Shot Ready." The book quickly became a top seller on Amazon.
- KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press
Carmelo Anthony joined Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles for their induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
- KRISTIE RIEKEN Associated Press
Boban Marjanovic wants to be America's next big action hero. He recently appeared in "Happy Gilmore 2" and gained confidence from his role in "John Wick: Chapter 3."
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The Oklahoma City Thunder felt slighted last season when they were left off the NBA's Christmas schedule. That won't be an issue this year.
Robotic eyes now track just about everything on basketball courts as the NBA taps into technology to ensure plays get adjudicated correctly.
Stephen Curry has released a book called "Shot Ready." The book quickly became a top seller on Amazon.
Carmelo Anthony joined Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles for their induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Boban Marjanovic wants to be America's next big action hero. He recently appeared in "Happy Gilmore 2" and gained confidence from his role in "John Wick: Chapter 3."
The Oklahoma City Thunder felt slighted last season when they were left off the NBA's Christmas schedule. That won't be an issue this year.
Shaquille O'Neal knows exactly how much refurbishing a basketball court can mean to a community and the kids who play on it.
Brickyard 400 fans will get their own glimpse into a Pacers and racers weekend Sunday.
The Dallas Mavericks select Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
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Shaquille O'Neal knows exactly how much refurbishing a basketball court can mean to a community and the kids who play on it.
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Brickyard 400 fans will get their own glimpse into a Pacers and racers weekend Sunday.
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The Dallas Mavericks select Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
- Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram
All of these injuries are not hard to figure out why. Too big. Too fast. Too lean. Too much muscle. Too many games.
- AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer
The ability of college athletes to cash in on their collegiate fame has led to fewer players jumping early to the NBA draft.
- GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
The Lakers and Buss clan have been inextricable since 1979 — the longest active ownership tenure in the NBA — but Mark Walter's stunning coup effectively ends this improbable era.
All of these injuries are not hard to figure out why. Too big. Too fast. Too lean. Too much muscle. Too many games.
The ability of college athletes to cash in on their collegiate fame has led to fewer players jumping early to the NBA draft.
The Lakers and Buss clan have been inextricable since 1979 — the longest active ownership tenure in the NBA — but Mark Walter's stunning coup effectively ends this improbable era.
The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter for a record franchise valuation of $10 billion.
LeBron James may be daydreaming about deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there's no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy for training camp.
Jerry West and Elgin Baylor did it often. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James did it a couple of times. And now, Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have entered NBA lore.
Basketball never loses importance in Indiana. But these days, the state — and Indianapolis especially — probably feels like the center of the basketball universe.
In the ultimate moments of these playoffs, most recently Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Tyrese Haliburton keeps delivering.