Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, including two from the free-throw line with 2.3 seconds remaining in double overtime, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-124 home win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the season opener.
Read More Thunder open title defense by winning 2-OT thriller vs. Rockets
When the Duke product heard his name called Wednesday at No. 1 overall in the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he experienced a flurry of emotions.
Read More Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe first picks of NBA Draft
Wooden Award winner and Duke freshman Cooper Flag is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the June 25 draft in New York.
Read More Duke’s Cooper Flagg declares for NBA draft
The Los Angeles Lakers have completed a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks, acquiring five-time NBA All-Star guard Luka Doncic.
Read More Lakers trade Anthony Davis to Mavericks for Luka Doncic in major NBA shakeup
Defending champions the US won their Group C opener against Serbia 110-84 in front of an ecstatic crowd in one of the most anticipated games of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
Read More Basketball: U.S. crush Serbia, South Sudan overcome Puerto Rico
With a star-studded lineup of NBA and WNBA greats, the United States will hope to maintain their golden grip on basketball at the Paris Olympics.
Read More Basketball-U.S. put unbeaten streaks on the line with records in sight