Basketball

Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Jamal Crawford, the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson are among the first-time nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Victor Wembanyama joined an exclusive club Friday night, becoming just the third NBA player to record a block in 100 consecutive regular-season games.

Kings center Domantas Sabonis, who has not played since Nov. 16 due to a partial meniscus tear in his left knee, will miss four to five more weeks, the team announced.

NBA official Tre Maddox appeared to roll his ankle as he was running off the court, leaving Friday’s Bulls-Cavs game with just a two-person crew.

Hawks point guard Trae Young will sit out the second of a back-to-back and not play in Friday’s game against San Antonio because of right knee injury management.

Using the Spurs’ and Trail Blazers’ wins over Oklahoma City as a blueprint, let’s evaluate the most important factors of a Thunder loss.

SGA? Jokic? Cup MVP Jalen Brunson? We polled 100 media members in a ballot that mirrors the league’s official vote.

Nikola Jokic passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career assists leader among centers in Thursday’s win over the Magic.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said he was “locked in” on getting healthy and told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he can’t control reports about his future with the Bucks.