Sportsnet.ca http://sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/feed/ Sat, 09 May 2026 12:10:25 EDT en-US hourly 1 NBA Featured Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:32:51 EDT Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:29:54 EDT Mike Koreen four_cols_meta sn-collection Nam Y. Huh/AP draft lottery 2026 NBA Draft Lottery Primer: Could Thunder land No. 1 pick? 6360212 four_cols Sat, 09 May 2026 08:09:32 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 08:10:25 EDT Steven Loung After a season filled with tanking, some teams could be rewarded at Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery. Sportsnet’s Steven Loung explains how it will all go down.

]]> Basketball NBA sn-article (Abbie Parr/AP) CP176267931 Wembanyama’s 39 points lead Spurs past Timberwolves in Game 3 6360212 four_cols Sat, 09 May 2026 00:52:50 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 07:05:50 EDT Associated Press Victor Wembanyama delivered another masterpiece with 39 points, 15 rebounds and more game-wrecking defence for the San Antonio Spurs, who took a 2-1 lead in the second-round NBA playoff series with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

]]> Basketball NBA MIN SA sn-article Matt Slocum/AP Brunson Brunson scores 33 points, helps Knicks take 3-0 lead over 76ers 6360212 four_cols Fri, 08 May 2026 22:06:51 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 00:08:50 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA NY PHI sn-article Cole Burston/CP webster Opting for continuity, Raptors expected to offer extensions to Webster, Rajakovic 6360212 four_cols Wed, 06 May 2026 14:39:03 EDT Wed, 06 May 2026 16:14:49 EDT Michael Grange It’s expected that both general manager Bobby Webster and head coach Darko Rajakovic will be offered contract extensions in the coming weeks, Michael Grange has learned. He breaks it down here.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article NBA Headlines Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:20:30 EST Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:26:59 EDT Josh Beneteau headlines_meta sn-collection Frank Franklin II/AP OG Knicks’ OG Anunoby out for Game 3 with hamstring injury 5831758 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 17:45:34 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 17:45:43 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA NY sn-article Duane Burleson/AP Cavs:Pistons Harden plagued by turnovers, poor shooting as Cavaliers fall into 2-0 hole vs. Pistons 5831758 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 19:15:14 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 19:16:04 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA CLE sn-article brandon ingram Raptors’ Brandon Ingram undergoes heel surgery, expected back for camp 5831758 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 15:09:20 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 15:09:28 EDT Sportsnet Staff With the curtains drawn on the Toronto Raptors’ season, Brandon Ingram will have a full summer to recover from an off-season operation.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Jae C. Hong/AP LeBron ‘Worst whistle of any star player’: Redick says LeBron deserves more calls 5831758 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 01:38:09 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 01:59:49 EDT Sportsnet Staff After his team fell down 2-0 to the defending champs, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick wasn’t hiding his frustration with the officiating.

]]> Basketball NBA LAL sn-article (Nate Billings/AP) c3eb1fa5dc5904f4e7583f97b992ce9c13d7e68f4981fa1b7624682b84c1f305 Holmgren, Gilgeous-Alexander score 22 as Thunder beat Lakers for 2-0 lead 5831758 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 00:46:52 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 02:56:17 EDT Associated Press Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

]]> Basketball NBA NCAA Men's Basketball LAL OKC sn-article Pistons vs Cavaliers-2 Cunningham has 25 points, 10 assists to lift Pistons past Cavaliers for 2-0 lead 5831758 headlines Thu, 07 May 2026 21:57:13 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 00:17:02 EDT Associated Press Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.

]]> Basketball NBA CLE DET sn-article Gareth Patterson/AP mavs Mavericks hire Mike Schmitz as general manager 5831758 headlines Fri, 08 May 2026 16:07:09 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 16:07:17 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA DAL sn-article Nate Billings/AP SGA (3) NBA Playoffs: Round 2 schedule, scores 5831758 headlines Sat, 09 May 2026 00:32:48 EDT Sat, 09 May 2026 00:32:55 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA sn-article NBA Top Videos Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:25:25 EDT Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:27:50 EDT Josh Beneteau carousel_meta sn-collection 17782939876613485 Timberwolves’ Edwards cashes transition triple at first-quarter buzzer 6414058 carousel Fri, 08 May 2026 22:34:37 EDT Fri, 08 May 2026 22:34:37 EDT Sportsnet Video The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards gets the pass from Rudy Gobert and pulls up in transition and nails the deep three-pointer to beat the buzzer at the end of the first quarter in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals.

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]]> Basketball NBA DET videohttps://cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/1704050871/12509a13-84c7-4f97-900f-d2038cf463c7/e679ccd2-dab0-4f80-bdf8-dc8b96c912c5/160x90/match/image.jpgSportsnet Video bc-video Nate Billings/AP Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) looks for an outlet against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams (34), guard Luguentz Dort NBA Playoff Bracket: How post-season is playing out full_width Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:01:20 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 00:21:25 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA sn-article David Zalubowski/AP Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks co-owner wants Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future settled before draft feed_column Wed, 06 May 2026 19:50:56 EDT Wed, 06 May 2026 19:51:48 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA MIL sn-article Tony Gutierrez/AP cuban Mark Cuban joins ownership group of CEBL’s Brampton Honey Badgers feed_column Thu, 07 May 2026 10:56:06 EDT Thu, 07 May 2026 12:33:20 EDT Sportsnet Staff After selling his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban is getting back into the basketball ownership game.

]]> Basketball sn-article Matt Krohn/AP Lee Hornets sign coach Charles Lee to extension feed_column Thu, 07 May 2026 14:20:58 EDT Thu, 07 May 2026 14:50:58 EDT Associated Press The Hornets have signed head coach Charles Lee to a contract extension, the team announced Thursday.

]]> Basketball NBA CHA sn-article 17780851886611392 Webster, Raptors’ off-season plan is simple: ‘More, better players’ full_width Wed, 06 May 2026 12:36:55 EDT Wed, 06 May 2026 12:36:55 EDT Sportsnet Video Toronto Raptors GM Bobby Webster discusses the team’s outlook heading into the offseason, saying that dipping into the luxury tax is always a possibility for a contending squad, but that the Raptors are still looking to bolster their overall talent.

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]]> Basketball NBA PHI sn-article Raptors talk 2025-26 season Mon, 04 May 2026 11:28:41 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 14:45:03 EDT Steven Loung carousel_meta sn-collection 17779103466609546 Barrett on his Raptors future: ‘Want to be here the rest of my career’ 6609500 carousel Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:04 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:04 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch as RJ Barrett talks to the media following the Toronto Raptors season, and expresses his desire to stay with the team long-term.

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]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Pistons vs Cavaliers Cunningham scores 23, Harris has 20 to help Pistons beat Cavaliers in Game 1 feed_column Tue, 05 May 2026 21:59:33 EDT Wed, 06 May 2026 00:17:05 EDT Associated Press Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris had 20 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.

]]> Basketball NBA CLE DET sn-article Vanderbilt Lakers’ Vanderbilt suffers ‘gruesome’ injury to pinkie while trying to block shot feed_column Tue, 05 May 2026 23:10:47 EDT Wed, 06 May 2026 00:09:37 EDT Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt injured his right pinkie when he attempted to block a dunk by Oklahoma City Thunder centre Chet Holmgren during Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday night.

]]> Basketball NBA LAL OKC sn-article 17780855476611402 Raptors GM Webster reflects on 2025-26 season, weighs in on off-season plans full_width Wed, 06 May 2026 12:41:17 EDT Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:05 EDT Sportsnet Video Watch the entire year-end press conference from Toronto Raptors GM Bobby Webster, looking back on a good season of growth, a 7-game first round playoff series, and also touches on summer plans.

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]]> Basketball NBA DET sn-article ingram Raptors face several challenges in bid to maintain momentum in off-season feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 18:44:05 EDT Tue, 05 May 2026 01:40:11 EDT Michael Grange It was an enjoyable, refreshing season, but keeping the momentum rolling will be a tough needle to thread for the Raptors. Michael Grange looks at the situation for GM Bobby Webster.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article pistons NBA Playoffs Round 1 winners and losers, and what happens next feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 08:24:36 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 08:27:16 EDT Joseph Luca Casciaro What do we need to know about each first-round series in the NBA Playoffs? Joseph Luca Casciaro takes a look.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Frank Gunn/CP RJ (1) ‘Don’t ever want to leave’: RJ Barrett affirms commitment to Raptors feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 12:01:15 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 12:04:11 EDT Sportsnet Staff After cementing himself in Toronto Raptors lore with a season-saving shot in the playoffs, hometown hero RJ Barrett made it clear he doesn’t want to go anywhere.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Ross D. Franklin/AP sga NBA Playoff Power Rankings: Thunder, Spurs in driver’s seat after Round 1 feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:14 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 10:05:15 EDT Steven Loung If the Round 1 taught us anything about how these NBA playoffs are going to go, it’s that volatility is unusually high and conventional wisdom probably isn’t as conventional as one might think.

Steven Loung ranks the eight remaining teams chasing the Larry O’Brien.

]]> Basketball NBA CLE DET LAL MIN NY OKC PHI SA sn-article Eric Gay/AP Spurs and Wolves Edwards, Timberwolves overcome big game by Wembanyama to beat Spurs feed_column Tue, 05 May 2026 00:42:53 EDT Tue, 05 May 2026 02:15:05 EDT Associated Press Anthony Edwards scored 18 points in his unexpected return from injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a huge game by Victor Wembanyama and held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night.

]]> Basketball NBA MIN SA sn-article mosley Magic fire head coach Jamahl Mosley feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 09:53:19 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 15:02:45 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA ORL sn-article (Gerald Leong/AP) db1166ef010cc39744d481ddb60ff525c3761f82fed177a92db54a7f2c780173 Bulls hire Bryson Graham as VP of basketball operations feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 17:30:29 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 18:51:05 EDT Associated Press There’s a new front officeThe Chicago Bulls hired Atlanta Hawks executive Bryson Graham to lead their front office on Monday, hoping he can turn around a struggling franchise. leader in the Windy City.

]]> Basketball NBA CHI sn-article Sammy Kogan/CP RJ (2) Notebook: Raptors reflect on season, series vs. Cavaliers feed_column Mon, 04 May 2026 15:57:16 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 15:59:20 EDT Kai Gammage “It’s only the beginning.”

Heading into the season, making the playoffs looked to be the goal. But after pushing the Cavs to the limit, the Raptors’ goal posts shifted. They’ll carry that new weight of expectation in next season, Kai Gammage writes.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Frank Gunn/CP SCott (1) Scottie Barnes, Raptors run out of road in season that exceeded expectations feed_column Sun, 03 May 2026 22:27:36 EDT Mon, 04 May 2026 02:16:36 EDT Michael Grange The Toronto Raptors season is over, and by harsh NBA standards, there’s no cause to celebrate.

But the challenges ahead will be easier to take on because the Raptors learned definitively that Scottie Barnes is a superstar. The word is out, writes Michael Grange.

]]> Basketball NBA CLE TOR sn-article Colin Hubbard/AP paolo Banchero wonders about Magic’s future after playoff collapse feed_column Sun, 03 May 2026 20:07:53 EDT Sun, 03 May 2026 20:09:10 EDT Associated Press Shortly after Banchero’s Orlando Magic lost 116-94 to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday in Game 7 of their playoff series, he was asked if they have enough talent to win in the NBA.

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