2026-09-2 1c4621bd4ad012fbfe626b603f69022a03f87754 19 Kawhi Leonard 70 /wiki/kawhi%20leonard Los Angeles Clippers 36 /wiki/los%20angeles%20clippers NBA 13 /wiki/national%20basketball%20association Steve Ballmer 238 /wiki/steve%20ballmer basketball 1 /wiki/basketball draft 171 /wiki/nba%20draft league salary cap 115 /wiki/nba%20salary%20cap Kawhi Leonard Los Angeles Clippers NBA Steve Ballmer basketball draft league salary cap Basketball 2026-08-25 dc609fef8594f052c3b1ac804235208515897341 40 basketball 1 /feed/2026/08/25/in-basketball-the-women-s-national-basketball-association-s-chicago-sky-bans-enes-kanter-freedom-from-attending-home-ga In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association's Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games following his altercation with Natasha Cloud. 2026-08-23 568b2128d7a52a9eaa136f28da55b97798080ac4 28 NBA basketball 2 /feed/2026/08/23/in-basketball-former-national-basketball-association-player-enes-kanter-freedom-is-ejected-from-a-wnba-game-between-the In basketball, former National Basketball Association player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena after being confronted by Natasha Cloud for his controversy in declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft. 2026-06-23 4ae674a566d2db142972097ea6e887430e7a7d1e /feed/2026/06/23/the-80th-edition-of-the-nba-draft-is-held-at-the-barclays-center-with-the-washington-wizards-selecting-former-brigham-y The 80th edition of the NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center, with the Washington Wizards selecting former Brigham Young University (BYU) freshman AJ Dybantsa with the first-overall pick. 1782272758 2026-06-23 9c6a4123b7a413109155d86d6c5037eeeb745c0e 32 draft 1 /feed/2026/06/23/the-80th-edition-of-the-nba-draft-is-held-at-the-barclays-center-in-new-york-city-us-with-the-washington-wizards-sel The 80th edition of the NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in New York City, U.S., with the Washington Wizards selecting former Brigham Young University freshman AJ Dybantsa with the first-overall pick. 2026-05-30 3dac95deec4b38114cbb1bbdef96c867854efdb2 33 basketball 1 /feed/2026/05/30/in-basketball-the-san-antonio-spurs-defeat-the-defending-champions-the-oklahoma-city-thunder-in-seven-games-to-win-th In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks. 2026-05-25 92826399cae6c454c0196e975f0897328e08dfcf /feed/2026/05/25/in-basketball-the-new-york-knicks-eliminate-the-cleveland-cavaliers-in-four-games-with-a-130-93-victory-at-rocket-arena In basketball, the New York Knicks eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games with a 130-93 victory at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., to win the NBA Eastern Conference and advance to the 2026 NBA Finals, their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 1999. They will face the winner of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. 1779766687 2026-05-25 53df080fc03e35095d01e9ab4121b61a49e42681 36 NBA basketball 2 /feed/2026/05/25/in-basketball-the-new-york-knicks-eliminate-the-cleveland-cavaliers-in-four-games-with-a-130-93-victory-to-win-the-nba In basketball, the New York Knicks eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games with a 130–93 victory to win the NBA Eastern Conference and advance to the 2026 NBA Finals, their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. They will face the winner of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. 2026-04-6 4ca431f37aa02ba95aee54cb661980651c1fc396 63 basketball 1 /feed/2026/04/6/in-college-basketball-the-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team-beats-uconn-69-63-to-win-the-national-championshi In college basketball, the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team beats UConn, 69–63, to win the national championship. Michigan also becomes the first team to beat UConn past the Sweet 16 or later since Michigan State in the 2009 tournament. 2026-03-18 7ecdd8d76d2966b19bb9edfc48b13cee93578026 37 basketball 1 /feed/2026/03/18/in-basketball-the-wnba-and-its-players-union-reach-a-tentative-agreement-on-a-new-collective-bargaining-agreement-that In basketball, the WNBA and its players' union reach a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement that, if ratified by the league and union, will increase average player salaries and the team salary cap more than fourfold. 2026-03-10 8a35884d9b8a6ab5ae53eda11235c93d743fe194 34 basketball 1 /feed/2026/03/10/in-basketball-miami-heat-player-bam-adebayo-scores-83-points-in-a-150-129-win-over-the-washington-wizards-marking-the In basketball, Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in a 150–129 win over the Washington Wizards, marking the second-most points in a game in NBA history and most since Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. Adebayo’s 36 free throws and 43 attempts also set single-game NBA records. 2025-06-25 20b55336e20735a02bcb44ce960908312fcabdd8 /feed/2025/06/25/in-basketball-the-nba-draft-is-held-at-the-barclays-center-in-brooklyn-new-york-with-the-dallas-mavericks-selecting-d In basketball, the NBA Draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with the Dallas Mavericks selecting Duke player Cooper Flagg as the first overall pick. 1750991678 2025-06-25 798a8a8fcfd78939da84dad6c42292132de91534 18 basketball draft 2 /feed/2025/06/25/in-basketball-the-nba-draft-is-held-at-the-barclays-center-in-new-york-city-us-with-the-dallas-mavericks-selecting In basketball, the NBA Draft is held at the Barclays Center in New York City, U.S., with the Dallas Mavericks selecting Duke player Cooper Flagg as the first overall pick. 2025-06-22 398c5277d3bc50fd9dbaa2f1ad55fa9099c9313c /feed/2025/06/22/in-basketball-the-oklahoma-city-thunder-win-the-nba-finals-in-7-games-against-the-indiana-pacers-winning-their-first-c In basketball, the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA Finals in 7 games against the Indiana Pacers, winning their first championship in franchise history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is named NBA Finals MVP. 1751234026 2025-06-22 b8b71309078636e671ba7bc0cd785ecf70c94f99 16 basketball 1 /feed/2025/06/22/in-basketball-the-oklahoma-city-thunder-win-the-nba-finals-in-seven-games-against-the-indiana-pacers-winning-their-fir In basketball, the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA Finals in seven games against the Indiana Pacers, winning their first championship in franchise history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is named NBA Finals MVP. /feed/2026/09/2/in-basketball-the-nba-announces-the-results-of-its-investigation-into-the-los-angeles-clippers-signing-of-star-player ESPN 2 28b2801c152841181100328e1584b7d7e752deef 9 https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49806356/nba-announces-punishments-clippers-kawhi-probe 2026 In basketball, the NBA announces the results of its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers' signing of star player Kawhi Leonard in 2022. The league determines that the Clippers violated the league salary cap via a series of external dealings. Penalties include fines of $30 million for the Clippers and $700,000 for Leonard, the loss of the Clippers' first-round picks in each draft from 2029–2033, and a one-year suspension for Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.