Sportsnet.ca http://sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/feed/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:01:01 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 Mark J. Terrill/AP Giannis and LeBron NBA off-season storylines: Does Giannis Antetokounmpo finally get traded? 6360212 four_cols Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:14:49 EDT Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:40:17 EDT Zulfi Sheikh With the Knicks’ parade now in the rearview mirror, the final bow has been tied on another eventful NBA season.

Zulfi Sheikh looks at four storylines to keep tabs on with the off-season officially underway.

]]> Basketball NBA sn-article Darryl Dyck/CP Darko Rajakovic Contract extension for Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic in the works 6360212 four_cols Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:46:54 EDT Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:47:38 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Ryan Murphy/AP Knicks parade ‘Taking it all in’: Knicks fans swarm New York for championship parade 6360212 four_cols Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:38:47 EDT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:38:56 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA NY sn-article (Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo) Walter (1) Raptors optimistic heading into draft despite position, realities of NIL era 6360212 four_cols Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:54:22 EDT Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:59:05 EDT Michael Grange With the arrival of the NIL era, the challenges of finding NBA-quality talent outside of the draft lottery have grown increasingly difficult.

Yet the Raptors are optimistic they can find someone who can help them, writes Michael Grange.

]]> 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 Molly J. Smith/ AP Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Report: Grizzlies’ Caldwell-Pope exercising player option for 2026-27 5831758 headlines Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:16:46 EDT Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:17:18 EDT Sportsnet Staff Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is sticking with the Memphis Grizzlies.

]]> Basketball NBA MEM sn-article Heather Khalifa/AP Knicks Knicks revel in championship parade, joyous fans and celebs fill streets 5831758 headlines Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:25:08 EDT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:51 EDT Associated Press alen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks’ first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan’s skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.”

]]> Basketball NBA NY sn-article (John McDonnell/AP) CP175926815 Report: Wizards’ Trae Young plans to decline player option, enter free agency 5831758 headlines Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:29:50 EDT Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:29:58 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA WAS sn-article (Gerald Leong/AP) Russell Report: Wizards’ D’Angelo Russell opts into $6 million player option 5831758 headlines Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:07:36 EDT Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:07:43 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA WAS sn-article Sean Sweeney Sean Sweeney says Magic wound up convincing him the fit was right 5831758 headlines Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:59:13 EDT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:59:21 EDT Associated Press Sean Sweeney landed interviews for more than a few NBA head coaching vacancies over the last few years, and many of them seemed the same.

]]> Basketball NBA ORL sn-article karl-anthony towns Knicks’ championship run will go down in NBA, New York lore 5831758 headlines Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:37:00 EDT Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:37:03 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA NY sn-article Tony Gutierrez/AP dybantsa_aj1280 AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson headline forwards in NBA draft 5831758 headlines Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:50:42 EDT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:50:44 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA NBA Draft sn-article (Frank Franklin II/AP) 6567e73ec2391611e6c310c9aca45a185508bb91dd5260b5af874ec4d3ee94f6 Knicks’ Brunson, Hart throw first pitch at Yankee Stadium to celebrate NBA title 5831758 headlines Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:48:14 EDT Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:04:57 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA NY 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 17818143086644871 Knicks presented with keys to city by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani 6414058 carousel Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:26:49 EDT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:29:50 EDT Sportsnet Video New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gives keys to the city to the Knicks’ starting lineup during a portion of the team’s championship parade at New York City Hall on June 18. Courtesy: NBA Entertainment and MSG Networks.

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Thursday’s ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and ‘73, they weren’t honored with New York’s signature procession.

]]> Basketball NBA NY sn-article Tiago Splitter New Bulls coach Tiago Splitter promises team will compete nightly feed_column Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:09:45 EDT Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:10:16 EDT Associated Press Growing up in Brazil, Tiago Splitter used to watch Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the middle of the night.

“Hidden from my parents and at 1 a.m., watching M.J. games and rooting for the Bulls,” Splitter said with a wry grin.

]]> Basketball NBA CHI sn-article Ross D. Franklin/AP New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson Knicks take over The Tonight Show after winning NBA championship feed_column Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:06:47 EDT Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:49:37 EDT Sportsnet Staff The New York Knicks were the stars of the show on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday.

]]> Basketball NBA NY sn-article Darren Abate/AP The New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O’Brien Championship Resilient Knicks snap drought with one of NBA’s most remarkable playoff runs feed_column Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:12:47 EDT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:27:02 EDT Michael Grange The hard-fought 94-90 win topped a hard-fought series for the Knicks over the up-and-coming San Antonio Spurs, with the Knicks completing one of the most impressive playoff runs in NBA history.

]]> Basketball NBA NY SA sn-article (Kyle Phillips/AP) CP175864907 Cavaliers star James Harden arrested on weapons charge in Houston feed_column Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:58:29 EDT Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:40:17 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA sn-article Alex Sarr Wizards’ Alex Sarr undergoes surgery to repair fractured foot feed_column Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:41 EDT Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:01:47 EDT Sportsnet Staff Washington Wizards centre has undergone successful surgery to repair a fractured right foot, the team announced on Monday.

]]> Basketball NBA WAS sn-article (Andres Kudacki/AP) 160345d6a54a61756793e0ff4ef84b0f5e6ed7a825bc2d15364f3615a261129d Mayhem reigns as New York City celebrates Knicks’ championship feed_column Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:15:05 EDT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:15:34 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA NY sn-article Spurs vs Knicks Wembanyama era is fully underway, but no NBA title yet feed_column Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:15:43 EDT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:07:32 EDT Associated Press Victor Wembanyama had to watch the visiting team become champions, again.

]]> Basketball NBA NY SA sn-article Cole Burston/CP webster Raptors commit to Bobby Webster’s vision with long-term extension feed_column Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:45:53 EDT Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:42:14 EDT Michael Grange After a strong all-around season, the Raptors and GM Bobby Webster arrived at what appeared to be the most likely outcome.

Michael Grange breaks down the news of the two sides agreeing to a long-term extension.

]]> Basketball NBA TOR sn-article Colin Hubbard/AP quin Hawks agree to multi-year extension with head coach Quin Snyder feed_column Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:03:15 EDT Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:50:39 EDT Associated Press Head coach Quin Snyder has agreed to a multi-year extension with the Hawks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday.

]]> Basketball NBA ATL sn-article Ross D. Franklin/AP New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson Knicks’ Jalen Brunson named NBA Finals MVP feed_column Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:49:13 EDT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:19:39 EDT Associated Press Jalen Brunson put the New York Knicks on his back in the NBA Finals and was rewarded for his efforts.

]]> Basketball NBA NY sn-article Knicks NBA Finals Takeaways: Anunoby delivers defining moment as Knicks near title feed_column Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:05:59 EDT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:06:01 EDT Michael Grange Officially, historically, the craziest NBA Finals game of all time. 

]]> Basketball NBA NY SA sn-article Anunoby Knicks Game 4 comeback enters history book of finals ‘moments’ feed_column Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:20:23 EDT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:20:32 EDT Associated Press The NBA Finals are about moments.

And moments, by definition, are tiny slivers in time. A couple of seconds, maybe. An instant. Michael Jordan’s shrug. Michael Jordan’s pose. LeBron James’ chasedown block. Jerry West’s 60-footer to force overtime. Ray Allen’s 3-pointer to save Miami in 2013. Magic Johnson’s sky hook. Kobe Bryant jumping on a table, five fingers in the air to celebrate his fifth title. Willis Reed limping to the court for a Game 7.

]]> Basketball NBA NY sn-article David Zalubowski/AP stacey Three-time NBA champion, Bulls broadcaster Stacey King dies at 59 feed_column Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:29:38 EDT Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:29:40 EDT Associated Press Stacey King, who played on three consecutive NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls from 1991-93 before returning to the organization as an Emmy-winning broadcaster, has died. He was 59.

]]> Basketball NBA CHI sn-article Chris Young/CP Canada basketball logo Canada upsets U.S. to win first FIBA U18 AmeriCup feed_column Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:58:23 EDT Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:07:39 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball sn-article Tony Avelar/AP Paul Westhead Paul Westhead, champion coach receives Chuck Daly lifetime achievement Award feed_column Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:09:58 EDT Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:00 EDT Associated Press Paul Westhead had a coaching career like none other.

]]> Basketball NBA sn-article Nate Billings/AP Silver Commissioner Adam Silver says NBA continues to move toward league in Europe feed_column Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:01:03 EDT Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:06:05 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA sn-article Eric Gay/AP Spurs Superfans known as ‘Spurs Nuns’ aiming to bring divine intervention to NBA Finals feed_column Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:44:30 EDT Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:46:19 EDT Associated Press Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a quick prayer.

]]> Basketball NBA NY SA sn-article Seth Wenig/AP OG:Wemby Five key matchups to watch in the NBA Finals feed_column Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:16:46 EDT Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:43:46 EDT Ian Finlayson The NBA Finals is loaded with compelling matchups.

Ian Finlayson looks at five that the outcome of the series could hinge on.

]]> Basketball NBA NY SA sn-article victor wembanyama In Spurs vs. Knicks, NBA gets dream Finals matchup feed_column Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:10:28 EDT Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:13:28 EDT Michael Grange On one side, there’s the potential heir to the GOAT-adjacent throne in Victor Wembanyama. On the other, there’s a marquee franchise in New York. Add it all up, and there’s no losing for the NBA in a Spurs-Knicks Finals, writes Sportsnet’s Michael Grange.

]]> Basketball NBA NY SA sn-article Seth Wenig/AP wemby NBA Playoff Bracket: How post-season is playing out feed_column Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:01:20 EDT Sat, 30 May 2026 23:24:12 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball NBA sn-article David Zalubowski/AP Jamal Jamal Murray not included in Canada Basketball player pool for LA28 feed_column Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:18:39 EDT Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:12:12 EDT Sportsnet Staff Basketball sn-article Yuki Iwamura/AP Terry Rozier Rozier argues court order is blocking return to NBA feed_column Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:08:30 EDT Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:08:32 EDT Associated Press Terry Rozier’s efforts to continue his NBA career are hindered by a court order barring him from any contact with the Charlotte Hornets, his attorney argued in a motion Wednesday.

]]> Basketball NBA CHA MIA sn-article Nate Billings/AP Silver NBA bans fan who stormed court during Game 1 of Finals for life feed_column Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:20:24 EDT Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:21:40 EDT Associated Press The NBA banned the individual from league arenas for life, it said in a statement on Thursday, per NBA insider Marc Stein.

]]> Basketball NBA sn-article (Jeff Chiu/AP) 161e564935a7cb1d3311b5aa05d2a33b39e1a0b14f0ada78e48d562954deeb57 Warriors’ Stephen Curry signs long-term endorsement deal with Li-Ning feed_column Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:05:11 EDT Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:05:19 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA GS sn-article Gareth Patterson/AP mavs Mavericks have deal to move arena out of downtown for first time feed_column Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:23:09 EDT Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:32:53 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA DAL sn-article Eric Gay/AP Spurs Gregg Popovich vital to Spurs’ NBA Finals run feed_column Sun, 31 May 2026 20:51:00 EDT Sun, 31 May 2026 20:51:03 EDT Associated Press Basketball NBA SA sn-article