While it is true that the NBA doesn't spare its players when they make a mistake, they also don't spare them from their contracts, which are the highest they have ever been. Green's career fines are only a fraction of his career earnings, less than two percent to be exact, so his statement doesn't hold much meaning.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA will resume having referees wear headsets with earpieces and microphones Tuesday, with the test scheduled to continue through games of Feb. 12 before the league breaks for All-Star weekend.

At the NBA’s midseason mark, ESPN's Kevin Pelton handed out grades for all 30 teams based on performance relative to preseason expectations, and the Sacramento

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If Durant stays healthy and plays the last two years of his contract with the Rockets, he should move into fourth place and could challenge for third.

A heckler at an NBA game in London interrupted "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Sunday with an outburst. The heckler said, "Leave Greenland alone!"

Giannis Antetokounmpo has spent his entire NBA career with the Bucks, but his name has been floated around the trade deadline for a few years now as Milwaukee has underperformed since its championship run in 2021.

Alba Berlin is Germany's most successful basketball team with a youth program that has produced more than 70 pros across the US and Europe.