Great generals throughout history used retreat as a strategy, choosing to take short-term defeats as part of a long-term strategy for victory. NBA teams have borrowed that tactic for years, choosing to sacrifice whole seasons for a shot at a better draft position.

NBA rookies entered the 2025-26 season with high hopes, but their fantasy basketball output has proven volatile from player to player.

The struggling Los Angeles Lakers look to figure some things out as they take on a wounded Golden State Warriors team in a Pacific Division battle at the Chase Center on Saturday night. MORE: Stephen A.

The NBA has another full slate of basketball games on the schedule for today, February 20th, highlighted by Lakers vs. Clippers on ESPN.

Porter was banned from the NBA in 2024, and is awaiting sentencing on criminal charges related to the scandal

The Washington Wizards are signing two-way guard Jamir Watkins to a new two-year contract, agents Drew Morrison and Sam Rose of CAA Sports tell ESPN. Watkins has averaged 13.2 points and one steal in his last six games.

NBA scouts are hesitating about Kansas basketball guard Darryn Peterson as his frequent injury concerns continue.

Our aw-shucks Tony Bennett wasn’t a likely candidate for a TV desk, and I don’t see him coaching again – he’s too good for college, with NIL and the portal, and he’s ill-suited to holding a clipboard for NBA guys on max contracts.

It's been a long, somewhat strange trip for former Notre Dame basketball guard Cormac Ryan, undrafted after six years of college but now in the NBA.

Fantasy basketball turns into March Madness in the NBA too. Schedules pile up, fatigue sets in, and some stars fade. This guide shows who survives the 2026 playoff grind with reliable minutes and team motivation.

A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court. Scientists slid a shoe against a smooth glass plate over and over, filming it and recording the squeaking sounds with a microphone.