basketball

LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. James made the announcement on social media, saying it will be his “last decision”

Giannis Antetokounmpo is inspired by Lionel Messi's success and wants to follow his path. He recently joined the Miami Heat, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo says he needs pressure to grow and believes Miami is the right place for him. He admires how stars such as Messi, LeBron James, and Cristiano Ronaldo set the blueprint for long-sustained success

While soccer has been getting plenty of attention, basketball is still on the rise. It’s the world’s second-most popular sport, and a South Florida student-athlete academy is taking a different approach by teaching young people that success on the court goes hand in hand with reading, life skills, and character building.

Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding.

It’s Wilt, then Bam. Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books.

Erik Spoelstra is now the longest-serving coach among the four major U.S. sports leagues. Spoelstra, who has led the Miami Heat since 2008, expressed disappointment about the news.

Miami-Dade County fire officials say the blaze was reported early Thursday morning. Spoelstra was not at home when the fire broke out. He and the Heat played in Denver on Wednesday night and their flight back to Miami landed at 5:11 a.m.

Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they're being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts.

A former Miami Heat security officer has pleaded guilty to transporting and transferring millions of dollars worth of stolen game-worn jerseys and memorabilia.

It was the scream heard 'round Gainesville and, perhaps, all of collegiate sports. A thunderous clangor rang out from the more than 11,000 fans wedged together at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The national championship returned to Gainesville for the first time since 2014, and UF students greeted it with a deafening roar.

According to a report by the school’s student newspaper, Florida men's basketball coach Todd Golden is facing allegations of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, stalking and cyberstalking multiple women — including students — over the past 12 months.

Tyler Herro had a new haircut for media day. Jimmy Butler’s hairstyle was, well, ordinary. And with that, the Miami Heat season started in predictably unpredictable fashion.