NBA

Kyrie Irving requests trade from Brooklyn Nets before deadline – reports
Kyrie Irving has requested a trade ahead from the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, according to multiple sources
Agencies
03, Feb, 2023 @8:21 PM

‘Defense is a lost art’: has the NBA’s offensive explosion gone too far?
Has defense fallen by the wayside in today’s NBA? According to some of the most influential players and coaches in the league, the answer is a resounding yes
Oren Weisfeld
03, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

Ex-NFL star Sharpe gets in heated half-time altercation with Grizzlies players
Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe had a heated conversation with Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks and Morant’s father on Friday
Guardian sport and agencies
21, Jan, 2023 @5:43 AM

NBA midseason superlatives: Surprising Kings to Lakers questions
As the All-Star break looms, it’s time to look at the hits and the misses of the season so far
Claire de Lune
18, Jan, 2023 @8:30 AM

LeBron exits LA and an American F1 star: our bold sports predictions for 2023
On the heels of another sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to come
Oliver Connolly, Claire de Lune, Beau Dure, Hunter Felt, Bryan Armen Graham, Melissa Jacobs, Tom Kludt, Andrew Lawrence, David Lengel and Ewan Murray
30, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

The winning recipe: how the small-market Pelicans became legit title contenders
Even with the Pelicans having perched themselves at or near the top of the Western Conference all year, many don’t seem to take them seriously as contenders. It’s time for that to change
Claire de Lune
29, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM

How the New York Knicks saved my life
In looking to connect with my father, I asked him about the NBA team he loved. The hope that one day the Knicks – and in a way us – would see better days is what kept me alive
Lee Escobedo
23, Dec, 2022 @9:30 AM

Warriors’ Stephen Curry set for MRI after injuring left shoulder at Indiana
Golden State star Stephen Curry is expected to have an MRI on Thursday after leaving during the third quarter of the Warriors’ 125-119 loss at Indiana
Agencies
15, Dec, 2022 @4:13 PM

The badly misfiring Timberwolves are proof that NBA rosters aren’t math
As much as NBA owners and general managers like to believe otherwise, successful teams aren’t math: they’re science. Just look at the state of the once-promising Timberwolves
Claire de Lune
15, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

‘When you get to 20, it’s wow’: What it takes to play in the NBA for two decades
LeBron James joined an exclusive club when he started his 20th season this year. That type of longevity requires talent, interpersonal skills and a little luck
Jacob Uitti
13, Dec, 2022 @8:30 AM

The NBA tank for Victor Wembanyama will be ugly. But it could inspire change
There will be a race to the bottom for a chance at selecting the brilliant French teenager. Maybe it’s time to rethink a system that rewards failure
Oren Weisfeld
08, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

LeBron James queries why media asked him about Irving but not Jerry Jones
LeBron James took reporters to task on Wednesday for their failure to ask him about a controversial photo featuring Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones
Guardian sport
01, Dec, 2022 @1:04 PM
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