Olympic Basketball News

NBA rookies are supposed to get dunked on. NBA rookies are especially supposed to get dunked on by established NBA All-Stars playing at home.

Shanghai Sharks were the most surprising team in this season's Chinese Basketball Association league so far, as they welcomed a road victory over defending champions Guangdong Hongyuan 101-92 on Friday, snapping their nine-game winning streak.

Group G containing Germany, Portugal, Ghana and USA is displayed on the big screen on stage behind the draw assistants, Fernanda Lima and FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke during the Final Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil at Costa do Sauipe Resort on December 6, 2013 in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil.

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers rises for a dunk against LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat at Staples Center on January 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Matt McGloin #14 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 28, 2013 in Arlington, Texas.

It's official. Sunday night, at home against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant will make his long-awaited return from a torn Achilles that's sidelined him since mid-April.

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It's no secret Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski loves his involvement with USA Basketball.

Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James is taking his game to the silver screen with a role in a comedy film Ballers.

"That the Bulls should move on [without me] .... What do you mean?'' Rose said Thursday afternoon, making his first media appearance since undergoing right knee surgery on his torn meniscus.

In this May 21, 2003 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, poses with England's soccer captain, David Beckham, in Johannesburg.

The Nike Kobe 7 "Prelude" was one of the last sneakers to be revealed on Wednesday in the Nike Kobe "Prelude Pack".

Though Wednesday's matchup against Minnesota in Mexico City was postponed due to unsafe playing conditions, the Spurs were at least able to get in one game during their ill-fated trip south of the border.

Call it what you will. Dumb versus dumber. Helpless versus hopeless. No matter your moniker, it's hard to recall a time when both local teams were this horrific.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - J.P. Tokoto had 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to help North Carolina beat No.

In an announcement by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and Allstate Insurance Company on Tuesday morning, Kansas State senior forward Chantay Caron was announced as a nominee for the 2014 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team.

Leadership is a tricky bag. It's best defined in the same ways as pornography and art, an "I know it when I see it" kind of nebulous, shifting concept.

Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans watches from the bench with a broken hand as his teammates take on the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, on Dec 2, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

We're just days away from the much-heralded return of Kobe Bryant to game action, but let's be honest: Kobe Bryant never really goes away.

The NBA is once again set to extend its reach beyond the US and Canada. On Wednesday, the San Antonio Spurs and the Minnesota Timberwolves will go toe-to-toe at the Mexico City Arena as part of the NBA Global Games Mexico City 2013.