Local Sports

Our NBA insiders reflect on the best moments of the year and look ahead to 2022.

Superstar point guard Luka Doncic is among three Dallas Mavericks who are expected to clear the NBA’s health and safety protocols and rejoin the team before Sunday’s game in Oklahoma City, sources told ESPN.

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Saturday, according to the league portal.

G League referee Sha’Rae Mitchell has been called up to work Saturday’s Spurs-Pistons game. She becomes the fourth G League ref to be called up amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Lakers star LeBron James, one day after his 37th birthday, continued his recent tear with a season-high 43 in Friday’s win over the Blazers, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to have seven straight […]

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan beat the buzzer with a deep 3-pointer off one leg to deliver a 108-106 win over the Pacers and extend his team’s winning streak to six.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade Denzel Valentine to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Rajon Rondo, sources told ESPN.

The NBA has shortened the return time for players who test positive for COVID-19 if they are vaccinated and asymptomatic, sources told ESPN.

Spurs assistant Becky Hammon is nearing a five-year deal with the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces that will make her the highest-paid coach in the league, sources confirmed to ESPN.