The Knicks were dazzling champs in the 1970s. They haven’t won since.
The New York Knicks had a mini-dynasty in the early 1970s, but that marked the high point of professional basketball at Madison Square Garden.
By Frederic J. FrommerSerbia’s sports mountaintop has Novak Djokovic, Nikola Jokic as peaks
A sports-mad nation ranked 108th in population and 117th in land area has a pair of incandescent stars thriving at the top of their respective games.
By Chuck CulpepperSuns to hire former Lakers coach Frank Vogel to replace Monty Williams
Frank Vogel is returning to the NBA coaching ranks with the Suns after he was fired by the Lakers last year.
By Ben GolliverThe mesmerizing Denver Nuggets better get accustomed to attention
On their way to becoming a great team, the modest Denver Nuggets just might end up as a popular brand, too.
By Jerry BrewerNikola Jokic, rested Nuggets blitz Heat in NBA Finals opener
The two-time MVP delivers his ninth triple-double of the playoffs as Denver starts fast and cruises to a 104-93 win.
By Ben GolliverWizards hire former Hawks executive Travis Schlenk to front office
President Michael Winger's first hire will serve as the senior vice president of player personnel as a new front office begins to take shape.
By Ava WallaceWizards hire Michael Winger, former Clippers GM, as new president
Winger assumes the Wizards’ top job with less than a month before the NBA draft on June 22, where the Wizards hold the eighth, 42nd and 57th picks.
By Ava WallaceFindings of Ja Morant investigation will be announced after NBA Finals
Commissioner Adam Silver said the league would wait out of respect to the players and teams still playing.
By Ben GolliverDenver’s one-of-a-kind basketball history has all been leading to this peak
The Nuggets are here, at last. With a team full of core players in their prime, they could be more than a one-time visitor, too.
By Jerry BrewerA Heat title is unlikely. But so was Jimmy Butler.
Butler, the NBA’s petty king, is the perfect leader for the underdog Heat.
By Michael LeeNikola Jokic and Jimmy Butler took the long way to NBA Finals showdown
The Nuggets’ two-time MVP and the Heat’s Mr. Clutch have been cast as underdogs throughout their careers. Now one’s a prohibitive favorite.
By Ben GolliverThese Finals are only about basketball — and just what the NBA needs
The 2023 NBA Finals are unfamiliar, and as odd as it seems right now, the change may prove refreshing.
By Jerry BrewerThe sublime brilliance of Nikola Jokic
Though the Nuggets star prefers to keep the public at arm’s length, his game is utterly magnetic — an ideal mix of substance and style.
By Ben Golliver and Artur GalochaBob Myers resigns as president after 12 years with Warriors
Myers’s exit ends a tenure that produced six trips to the NBA Finals, four championships and a record-setting 73-win season in 2015-16.
By Ben GolliverThe Miami Heat’s playoff run is the NBA’s most surprising in 35 years
Based on the opening series prices of each playoff round, the Heat was given less than a 1 percent chance to reach the NBA Finals.
By Neil GreenbergUndrafted Caleb Martin is the new poster boy for Miami Heat culture
Becoming the Miami Heat’s Game 7 hero was the next step in Caleb Martin’s improbable rise.
By Candace BucknerHeat thwarts Celtics’ comeback bid with Game 7 blowout to reach NBA Finals
Eighth-seeded Miami visits Denver on Thursday night to tip off the NBA Finals.
By Ben GolliverWhat to know about the 2023 NBA Finals between the Nuggets and Heat
Jimmy Butler and No. 8 seed Miami out of the Eastern Conference will take on Nikola Jokic and No. 1 seed Denver out of the Western Conference.
By Ben Golliver76ers are set to hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse
Philadelphia dismissed Doc Rivers earlier this month after three seasons.
By Ben GolliverJimmy Butler is all that stands between the Celtics and NBA history
The Miami star has struggled as Boston has erased a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference finals with Game 7 on Monday.
By Ben GolliverAfter a Game 6 buzzer-beater, the Celtics are approaching history
Derrick White's tip-in gave the Celtics a Game 6 win over the Heat and set up an epic Game 7 as Boston attempts to complete a historic comeback.
By Candace BucknerMichael Winger loves to build. He’ll get his chance with the Wizards.
Winger isn’t promising a quick fix and isn’t yet ready to discuss the looming decisions on free agents Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma.
By Ben Golliver