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NBA: Lakers’ LeBron and Bronny James make history by becoming first father-son duo to play together

An enormous roar went up from the home crowd as the James duo approached the scorers table to check into the game after the Lakers had surged into a double-digit lead.

NBA: Tournament format, teams, schedule, LIVE streaming and all you need to know ahead of 2024-25 season

From the schedule, tournament format to the teams, here's all you need to know ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season.

NBA 2024-2025 talking points: Boston aim for back-to-back titles; LeBron James teams with son Bronny

As the NBA gets ready for a brand new season, we take a look at the major talking points including trends and players to watch out for.

How NBA is working to stop active players from partaking in sports betting

The NBA banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for life earlier this year after a probe found he placed bets on league matches.

Carter, Billups among 13 new Basketball Hall of Fame inductees

Billups and Carter headlined a 2024 class that featured 13 inductees, seven who went into the Hall of Fame as players.

Miami Heat condemn Donald Trump's controversial claim on Haiti immigrants: 'Hurtful and offensive'

During the televised US presidential debate on 10 September, Trump made a false claim that illegal Haitian immigrants who were settled in Springfied, Ohio, were 'eating the cats and dogs' of the residents living there.

NBA signs mega $76 billion media rights deal with Walt Disney Company, NBC and Amazon

Even though no financial details were officially revealed, ESPN, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine have reported the $76 billion combined figure for the deals.

Klay Thompson bids farewell to Golden State Warriors, fans in Instagram post

Klay Thompson won four championships with the Golden State Warriors alongside Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

Bronny James, LeBron's teen son, picked by Lakers in NBA Draft

LeBron James has said for years he dreamed of playing alongside his son Bronny in the NBA.

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers announce JJ Redick as new head coach after sacking of Darvin Ham

JJ Redick's appointment as the head coach of Los Angeles Lakers, which was first reported last week, has raised eyebrows across the NBA given his lack of coaching experience.

Boston Celtics — led by Jayson Tatum — beat Dallas Mavericks in NBA finals to win record 18th title

Celtics' emphatic win came 16 years to the day after Boston's last NBA Finals win — over the Los Angeles Lakers — in 2008.

NBA Finals: Luka Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past Celtics to avoid sweep

The 38-point margin in the end was the third-biggest ever in an NBA Finals game

NBA finals: Boston Celtics on brink of title after 106-99 win over Dallas Mavericks in Game 3

Boston Celtics, who currently share the record of 17 NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, can close out the series in game four in Dallas on Friday.

NBA Finals: Celtics beat Mavericks 105-98, take 2-0 lead as series heads to Dallas

It was the ninth time the Boston Celtics have won the opening pair of games in the NBA Finals

NBA Finals: Boston Celtics rout Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1

Boston Celtics powered past the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals

NBA: Doncic, Irving help Mavericks crush Timberwolves 124-103, book title showdown with Celtics

Denied a sweep at home on Tuesday, the Mavs left no room for doubt in Minneapolis as they wrapped up the best-of-seven conference finals 4-1 to return to the NBA Finals for the first time since they won the title in 2011.

NBA: Celtics rally late to sweep Pacers in Eastern Conference finals

Boston Celtics swept Indiana Pacers 4-0 with a 105-102 victory in Game 4 to earn their second trip in three years to the NBA Finals

NBA: Timberwolves knock out defending champion Nuggets, Pacers oust Knicks

Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference finals while the Indiana Pacers booked an Eastern Conference finals showdown with Boston Celtics

NBA: Mavs beat Thunder 117-116 to reach Western Conference finals

Dallas Mavericks erased a 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City Thunder and reached the NBA Western Conference finals

NBA: Celtics edge Cavaliers into third straight Eastern Conference finals

Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight season

Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons

Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was second and Dallas’ Luka Doncic was third in NBA MVP race.

Rudy Gobert wins record-tying fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award

Rudy Gobert of Minnesota Timberwolves has won the trophies in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024.

Victor Wembanyama named NBA Rookie of the Year after record-setting season

Victor Wembanyama is the sixth player since the award debuted in the 1952-53 season to get every first-place vote.

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers sack head coach Darvin Ham after playoffs exit

Darvin Ham, a former NBA forward who won a title with Detroit in 2004, had served as a Lakers assistant coach from 2011-2013. He spent four seasons as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, helping them win an NBA title in 2021 before being named in June 2022 to replace the fired Frank Vogel as Lakers coach.

NBA Playoffs: Haliburton's winner helps Pacers pip Bucks; Timberwolves push Suns to brink

The Pacers let a 19-point lead get away, but finally thwarted the short-handed Bucks' rally to gain a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first round series.

NBA Playoffs: Denver Nuggets push Los Angeles Lakers towards elimination; Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks

Aaron Gordon scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic added 24 points, another 15 boards and nine assists for the Nuggets, who took a 3-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.

NBA: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry wins Clutch Player of the Year award

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