The story of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers of the early 2000s is a legendary story not only because of the three-peat from 2000 to 2002, as those Lakers remain the last team ...

Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes their picks.

Former Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics champion guard Tony Allen was arrested Wednesday in Poinsett County, Arkansas, following a traffic stop on Interstate 555, according to multiple media ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs is hanging with a former professional athlete in prison. The former rap star, 55, is currently imprisoned ...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was just spotted speaking to former NBA player Sebastian Telfair while at FCI Fort Dix. Here's what to know.

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday morning as part of FBI probes into alleged illegal gambling with ties to La Cosa Nostra crime families. The allegations come ...

Prosecutors have detailed seven 2023 and 2024 NBA games they say were targets of bettors placing illegal wagers after they allegedly obtained insider information about players and games from people ...

Winning is typically a good thing for the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. But six years ago, the scammers allegedly using Chauncey Billups as part of a sprawling criminal scheme to lure ...

Terry Rozier is one of three NBA figures indicted on illegal gambling charges. Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of the U.S. federal sports betting investigation into NBA ...

A prosecutor said Thursday that former NBA player and coach Damon Jones, arrested in Las Vegas as part of a federal probe into Mafia-linked gambling scams, has a “very serious gambling problem.” Jones ...

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets kick off their 2025-’26 NBA season Thursday night in San Francisco against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET ...

The Detroit Pistons have a chance to win four in a row against the Chicago Bulls when the two Midwest rivals open their 2025-26 NBA season against one another on Wednesday. Detroit travels to the ...