NBA player Kevin Durant has been revealed as one of four members of the Brooklyn Nets to test positive for coronavirus. Only one player has shown symptoms while the other three are asymptomatic. All four players are currently isolated and under the care of team physicians, according to a statement from the team.
The New York Knicks are the most valuable professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association for the fourth consecutive year, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday. The Knicks' estimated value is US $613 million, up $5 million from last year's list, according to the magazine.
Hot favorites the United States won Olympic men's basketball gold by beating Spain 118-107 in a final. Athens champions Argentina took bronze by outmuscling Lithuania in a 87-75 victory earlier on the final day of the Games.
A chest-thumping Yao Ming relentlessly powered Olympic hosts China to their first victory in the men's basketball competition on Thursday.
NBA champion Detroit Pistons eased past the Wizards 105-96 for their fourth consecutive win.
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to an 111-104 victory over the Houston Rockets.
US soccer might be hoping for a surge in popularity with the arrival of David Beckham, but some fashion critics are also hoping he can teach US sports stars a thing or two about clothes.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sporting world lost some of its favourite stars this year.
Eddie Jones registered 18 points as the Miami Heat overcame a sluggish start to defeat the New Jersey Nets 90-65.
Shaquille O'Neal picked up 33 points and 13 rebounds to drive the Miami Heat to a 107-90 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Tim Duncan hit a 19-foot jumper just before time expired to give the San Antonio Spurs a dramatic 94-92 win over the Cavaliers.
Allen Iverson collected 15 points, 10 assists and five steals to spark the Eastern Conference to a 125-115 win over the Western Conference in the 54th All-Star Game.
Karl Malone, the second highest scorer in NBA history and twice league Most Valuable Player, ended his career Sunday where it all began with the Utah Jazz.
Vince Carter poured in 43 points to reach 10,000 in his career as the New Jersey Nets rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-97 in overtime.
Houston's Yao collected 2.558 million votes, the most ever, in balloting by fans around the world.
Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade teamed up to lead the Miami Heat to a 100-88 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Lawyers for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge on Monday to order attorneys for a Colorado woman who has sued him for rape not to ask the Los Angeles Laker about his sexual past.
Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).
With O'Neal and Bryant out to prove a point, fans can expect to be treated to some of the greatest individual performances since Michael Jordan in his heyday.
The young woman who accused basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape must disclose her identity in her civil case against him, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
Yao Ming netting 27 points as his team beat Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 to knock the world champions out of the tournament.
They feel the matters to be discussed could taint the jury pool.\n\n
The defense in the rape cae launched an all-out effort to cast the 19-year-old accuser in the worst light possible.
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy had a chance to thank knee surgeon Richard Steadman who saved his career.
Prosecutors in Colorado will decide NBA star Kobe Bryant's fate in the sexual assault case today.
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant gave himself up to police in Colorado after a woman accused him of sexual assault in a hotel.
Moments before Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the pilot had tried to climb out of layer of clouds, but the aircraft then banked sharply and lurched toward the ground. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute.
Investigators call for civilian photos of weather in Kobe Bryant helicopter wreck
'Kobe is easily among the five greatest basketball players of all time. This is such a tragic loss.'
A true global superstar, the depth of Kobe Bryant's popularity quickly surfaced as reports were confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers great had been killed along with his daughter Gianna and seven others when his helicopter crashed in a remote field near the city of Calabasas.
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