Kevin Durant and Draymond Green are engaged in a back-and-forth about the relative value of offense and defense in the NBA.

After coming off the bench in three straight games, the 26-year-old guard will return to the starting five with Zion Williamson (hamstring) sidelined. Over six regular-season appearances (three starts ...

Victor Wembanyama, Giannis Antetokounmpo and a leaguewide emphasis on full-court defensive pressure are among the most exciting early stories of the 2025-26 NBA season.

But it still wasn’t quite enough as Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard buried a 20-foot jumper as time expired to hand the Pelicans a tough 126-124 loss. “He hit a shot that we’ve seen him hit ...

The shot came nine seconds after Pelicans ... And obviously trying to hone in on one of their best players in Zion and trying to make it, I guess, a little bit more difficult for him.” Jordan Poole ...

That’s what the Knicks have in Deuce McBride, a spot-up shooter and excellent point-of-attack defender. They know, and he ...

Already averaging 130 points through three games, Nikola Jokic and company eviscerated the Pelicans with ball movement ...

Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers had lively moments, but many of the fans at Capital One Arena were ...

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, including eight straight during a crucial fourth-quarter stretch, and rookie VJ ...

Anfernee Simons scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics went on a 18-point surge to end their ...

Fans of team in the midst of long rebuilds typically are insulated from criticism. After all, fans of franchises like the Washington Wizards have to watch their ...

The Wizards have not been great over the past few seasons, and it looks like the fans in the arena also felt that, which led ...