Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

For one half, the Lakers made Game 2 feel like a real series. For one half, Austin Reaves was cooking, LeBron James was still LeBron James, and Los Angeles had …

Kendrick Perkins may still be waiting on breakfast with Oprah and Beyoncé, but after Game 1, his Lakers-Thunder prediction did not look quite as ridiculous. Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles …

The Oklahoma City Thunder did not leave Phoenix any room for a miracle. In Game 4, the defending champions finished their first-round sweep with a 131-122 win over the Suns, …

Jeff Teague has always been generous with James Harden’s place in basketball history, which is what makes his latest praise of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more interesting. Teague was not dismissing Harden’s …

For a while, Game 2 looked like the kind of playoff night Phoenix needed. The Suns were more competitive, more composed, and far less overwhelmed than they had been in …

Gilbert Arenas offered a blunt description of how playoff basketball changes a player’s life, arguing that the postseason does not simply raise the stakes on the court, but narrows everything …

The NBA end of season retail report is a reminder that the league’s economy is powered as much by storylines as standings. Based on sales from NBAStore.com and Fanatics’ network …

The Oklahoma City Thunder did not just beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. They overwhelmed and dismantled them. Oklahoma City crushed Los Angeles 139-96, extending its winning streak …

The league is clearly tilting toward its next wave. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, and Cade Cunningham, you can clearly see it. And as that happens, the …