NBA All-Star x HBCU Student Showcase: Breeze Smith

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It is no longer enough for a basketball team to know how many shots a player makes, or even where he was standing when he made it. Sports data is going biometric, tracking players’ heart rates, movements and energy levels to get a better picture of what’s going on inside their bodies…

What’s better than a Game 7 on a Sunday? How about two? Knicks-Pacers at MSG. Nuggets-Wolves in Denver. How about a 3rd Game 7 this round? The Thunder and Mavs will decide that tonight in Dallas. THE LINEUP Pacers Force Game 7: Indy stayed perfect at home to set up an epic series finale at MSG Round 3: Knicks-Pacers will…

NBA.com’s John Schuhmann gets you ready for the 2016-17 season with a key stat for each team in the league and shows you why it matters. Today, we look at the Charlotte Hornets, who took a huge jump offensively. THE STAT The Charlotte Hornets were the most improved offensive team in the league last season,…

* Tonight on ESPN:  Wolves vs. Warriors, 10:30 ET The Minnesota Timberwolves will have their top scorer back in the mix tonight against the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors. Via Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters today that Butler will play after missing the Wolves’ last game…

The biggest stars in the NBA shine on Christmas Day! This game can make the world feel smaller. It can connect us in the most basic ways. Through joy. Passion. Feeling like you’re flying after your squad wins on a buzzer-beater, and that flattening agony of being on the other side of the shot. Through…

Al Horford steals the spotlight in Game 1 of NBA Finals. SAN FRANCISCO – Alone in the corner of a cramped visitor’s locker room in Dallas more than 850 days and two teams ago, a 33-year-old Al Horford politely disputed the notion that All-Star selections aren’t legacy-defining for a player’s career. “No, no, no, it…