The Latest Breaking News from Basketball

The United States said Tuesday that Russia has unjustly detained basketball star Brittney Griner, a finding that steps up efforts to free her more than two months after she was seized in Moscow. "The Department of State has determined that the Russian Federation has wrongfully detained US citizen Brittney Griner,"…

Before Mainland Pouākai guard Tessa Morrison was offered a professional pathway in basketball, she helped at-risk youth turn their lives around.

Joe Dumars, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is leaving the Sacramento Kings organization after three years to take a high-ranking position in the NBA office.

Joe Dumars' contract was expiring, and I'm told he wanted more direct control over the front office if he was going to return. In Dumars' desired structure, Monte McNair would have reported to him rather than Ranadivé. Ranadivé didn't share an ...

Basketball player turned football player? Not unusual. The Browns officially signing a college basketball player who either didn't play football in high school or only played as a freshman? Unusual. Meet Marcus Santos-Silva:

MSU basketball guard Davis Smith withdraws name from transfer portal

Shams Charania: Sacramento Kings chief strategy officer Joe Dumars is departing from the organization and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer is joining the NBA as its Executive Vice President Head of Basketball Operations, sources tell ...

Julius Marble has found his new home

LOS ANGELES — It's after hours at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility, and Magic Johnson is alone on the darkened court, practicing the skyhook, the signature weapon of team captain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. When the veteran star spots Johnson, he grudgingly gives the rookie a private lesson, demonstrating how the…