Mike Bass

NBA to bar players from wearing 'ninja-style' headbands next season due to safety concerns

Several players including All-Star Jimmy Butler sported the headgear last season, a band of fabric tied at the back of the head with the two ends flowing loose.

NBA opens probe into LA Lakers for improper wooing of Paul George while he was with Indiana Pacers

NBA is investigating whether Magic Johnson, the former Lakers star who is now president of basketball operations for the club, had improper contact with George.