The Pacers got the No. 2 pick in the first ever NBA draft lottery and picked in the top 3 three times in the first four years ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, Bill Russell secured his final NBA title in 1968, serving as the player-coach of the Celtics ...

ESPN's Zach Kram analyzes the most important developments coming out of the postseason's first round.

For a few days, it appeared the New York Knicks would have some trouble getting by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of ...

We've made our picks for the 12 best central Ohio high school basketball players ever. Vote in our poll, and let us know if ...

Every year, as the NBA playoffs roll around, there's an anticipatory sense of dread surrounding Joel Embiid and the ...

Jeff Teague reveals the "depressing" reason his family couldn't celebrate his NBA debut. See how Michael Jackson’s death overshadowed the 2009 draft.

When the Chicago Sky open their 2026 WNBA season at the expansion Portland Fire Saturday, the 35-year-old Faris will make her ...

From Isiah Thomas to Bill Laimbeer to Joe Dumars, the Bad Boys of the late 1980s and early 1990s defined Detroit Pistons basketball and NBA culture.

Auerbach, who announced his retirement earlier, is replaced by center Bill Russell, the first black head coach of a major U.S. sports team. 1967 — Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the U.S. Armed ...

Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell didn’t have much time to revel in reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals after surviving grueling first-round matchups ...

The Boston Celtics have been in the NBA since the league’s inception in 1949. Even with over 70 years on the court, the ...