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His case: The “perils” of playing alongside a top scorer (Jalen Brunson) means you don’t always get the most touches. No matter — after a season-low nine-point output in a loss to Tatum and the ...

NBA All-Star Weekend is set to electrify the Bay Area, thanks to basketball’s biggest names and an innovative format. This go ...

The Timberwolves shut down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6-of-21 shooting), survived Anthony Edwards' own offensive woes (5-of-18) ...

The NBA All-Star Game and all the attendant weekend festivities come to San Francisco this year with the Golden State ...

NBA All-Star 2025 brings another format change: four teams of eight players will compete in a mini-tournament. Time will tell how the new format impacts the players but they’re the best of the best ...

You ready, Bay Area? NBA All-Star weekend is here. Events will be held across the Bay Area, from the All-Star celebrity game at the Oakland Arena to the All-Star game at Chase Center. Here's ...

500. Kevin Durant caught fire in the second half, scoring 20 of his 36 points in the third quarter on 8-for-11 overall shooting. He and Devin Booker iced the game for the Suns, combining for 17 ...

Even at 40 years old, LeBron James remains one of the best players in the NBA as he’s got the Los Angeles Lakers rolling ...

Kevin Durant is such a perfect model of a pure scorer that he might belong in a museum. Just ask former teammate Kyrie Irvig. "He's that guy that you see almost like a monument in a science museum ...

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are hovering around the playoff picture, being ninth in the Western Conference. On Friday night, the Suns kick off a four-game road trip with a stop to take on ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Jan. 31. Durant became the eighth player to reach 30,000 career points in the third quarter of Tuesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.