Nets agree to deal with David Nwaba

Before Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals tips off on Monday (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC), we look at some key stats from the first four games of the series — contributions from role players to complement each team’s stars, the importance of limiting turnovers and points scored from mistakes, and the historic numbers that…

Last year’s No. 7 overall pick Killian Hayes (left) is one of eight lottery picks from the 2020 draft competing in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS — “Don’t skip steps” is a coaching and NBA mantra, a constant reminder that doing work in the proper order is the surest way to build an individual’s game, his…

They’d had a lousy shootaround Thursday morning. “And I talked to Brandon,” coach Luke Walton relayed later in the day, referring to second-year forward Brandon Ingram, “and I said to him, ‘you’re one of the captains. When something like that happens, I expect you to let the guys know about it.’ And he said, ‘I’m…

Taj Gibson returns for what will be his 15th NBA season. NEW YORK (AP) — Taj Gibson is returning to the New York Knicks, reuniting coach Tom Thibodeau with one of his trusted veteran players. Priority Sports, which represents Gibson, posted on social media Wednesday that the Brooklyn product was heading home to play for the Knicks,…

Monte Morris could be a difference-maker for your fantasy team this season. We’re a week away from the start of the NBA season and with fantasy basketball draft season in full swing, here are three guard sleepers being taken after pick 100 that will exceed their ADP this season. Tre Jones, San Antonio Spurs — Yahoo Fantasy…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A bouncing white ball, after receiving a swift kick, finds its way to an outdoor basketball court in a village of orphaned children and suddenly, a game-changer: Soccer is now in session. The kids are laughing and scampering along, and one player stands out. He is seven feet tall and his…