Kevin Durant effect? Rockets’ season-ticket base grows by 25 percent
The Rockets are becoming an increasingly lucrative team, and the 25-percent increase in Houston’s season-ticket base is the latest evidence of that. Entering the 2024-25 NBA season, the Houston Rockets…
NBA Cup change could help OKC Thunder host future semifinals game
Falling just short of an NBA Cup, the Oklahoma City Thunder could see future benefits if they once again advance in the in-season tournament. Adam Silver’s brainchild is still in…
Burden on NBA to find wrongdoing by Clippers, Kawhi Leonard
Tim BontempsSep 10, 2025, 05:36 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court,…
Adam Silver talks Kawhi Leonard investigation, details possible new All-Star Game format and ‘heave rule’
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league will need clear evidence the Los Angeles Clippers violated the rules when the team signed Kawhi Leonard back in 2019. Leonard, his uncle,…
Nets’ Ziaire Williams waived no-trade clause for new contract
Ziaire Williams waived his impilicit no-trade clause in his new two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, a league source told @spotrac. Williams was eligible for a NTC because his deal…
LeBron James writes op-ed as NBA aims to rebuild in China
HONG KONG — NBA great LeBron James wrote a rare op-ed in Chinese state media this week, pointing to basketball as an avenue for diplomacy amid tensions with the U.S.…
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird among stars inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2025 was officially enshrined on Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts. Headlining this year’s class were former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight…
The Mercury share famous contacts
Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts draws comparisons of Alyssa Thomas Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts draws comparisons of Alyssa Thomas to past basketball players he’s coached. Phoenix Mercury…
Sources – NBA All-Star Game to have 2 USA teams, 1 World team
The format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game is likely to be a round-robin tournament consisting of three eight-player teams — two USA teams and one World team — sources…
Report – Clippers skirted NBA salary cap with Kawhi Leonard payment
Baxter HolmesSep 3, 2025, 12:17 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the…