Basketball

The Nets have signed head coach Jordi Fernandez and his entire coaching staff to multiyear contract extensions, sources told ESPN.

The Bulls have started the search for their new head of basketball operations, receiving permission to interview multiple NBA executives, sources told ESPN.

A 25-year-old LeBron strategy for the Lakers, a new defense in Cleveland and a message from Oklahoma City: Here’s what we learned as the postseason tipped off.

Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points, the most by a Spurs player making his postseason debut, while leading a 111-98 win over the Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their first-round series Sunday night.

The Magic showed an intensity and fight that had been missing for most of the season as they stunned No. 1 seed Detroit in Game 1 of their series.

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The Magic extended the NBA’s longest home playoff losing streak after upsetting the No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their first-round series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s defending champions and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, opened their latest postseason run Sunday afternoon with a dominant 119-84 performance at the Paycom Center over the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama were named finalists for this season’s Most Valuable Player award.