Connect Wallet
Wallet Connected
Disconnect Wallet
MetaMask
WalletConnect
Sign In
My Account
Manage Account
Digital Magazines
Subscriber Benefits
Help Center
Sign Out
SUBSCRIBE FOR 99¢
Subscribe
Spotlight Story
Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste
Close
My Account
Manage Account
Digital Magazines
Subscriber Benefits
Help Center
Sign Out
Sign In
Sections
Home
U.S.
Politics
World
Health
Climate
Personal Finance by NextAdvisor
Future of Work by Charter
Business
Tech
Entertainment
Ideas
Science
History
Sports
Magazine
TIME 2030
TIME Studios
Video
TIME100 Talks
TIMEPieces
The TIME Vault
TIME for Health
TIME for Kids
TIME Edge
Red Border: Branded Content by TIME
Join Us
Newsletters
Subscribe
Subscriber Benefits
Give a Gift
Shop the TIME Store
Connect Wallet
Customer Care
US & Canada
Global Help Center
Reach Out
Careers
Press Room
Contact the Editors
Reprints and Permissions
More
Privacy Policy
Your California Privacy Rights
Terms of Use
Site Map
Connect with Us
NBA
The Impact of Magic Johnson's HIV Disclosure, 30 Years On
By Francine Uenuma
Chris Paul on the NBA Strike, 1 Year Later
By Sean Gregory
Revisiting Kobe Bryant's Early-Career Cruelty
By Sean Gregory
NBA's COVID-19 Bubble Postseason Gets Underway
By Sean Gregory
More in
NBA
How
The Last Dance
Spoke to a Nation Missing Sports
Sunday night's highly anticipated The Last Dance finale was a basketball film, and a fine one at that
By Sean Gregory
May 18, 2020
NBA Suspends Season After Positive Coronavirus Test
Previously, it had been floated that the NBA might continue to play games, only without fans
By Peter Allen Clark
March 11, 2020
How LeBron James Reignited the NBA-China Conflict Just Days Before Tipoff
A scandal that was dying down has new life thanks to the superstar's comments
By Sean Gregory
October 15, 2019
NBA Teams Are Slowly Eliminating All-Female Dance Squads. Dancers Say That's Sexist.
On May 15, an executive with the Sacramento Kings told 48 female contract employees on a conference call that the team would be “evolving” their dance squad, and the women’s contracts would end June 30....
By Paige Skinner
July 29, 2019
'She Put Her Dreams Aside for Me.’ No. 1 NBA Draft Pick Zion Williamson Gets Emotional Talking About His Mother
"I wouldn't be here without my mom," said Zion Williamson in an ESPN interview.
By Melissa Locker
June 21, 2019
Fan Who Brought a Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals Is Sprouting Up Everywhere
"We the forest"
By Megan McCluskey
June 14, 2019
Meryl Streep Isn’t the Only One to Scream Herself Into Meme Status and This Guy Has a Gatorade Cup
Toronto Raptors assistant coach Jamaal Magloire has hopped on the scream meme train
By Megan McCluskey
June 14, 2019
A Look Back at 5 Memorable Player-Fan Altercations in Major League Sports
From the "Malice at the Palace" to Frank Francisco's chair throw
By Megan McCluskey
June 7, 2019
Why You Can't Blame the Lakers' Magic Johnson for Calling it Quits
Magic Johnson quit his gig as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday evening, in unforgettable fashion. Before LA's last game of its dismal regular season (the team finished 37-45), Johnson...
By Sean Gregory
April 11, 2019
How Netflix's
High Flying Bird
Upends the Conventions of the Sports Movie
Steven Soderbergh's latest arrived on Netflix on Friday
By Andrew R. Chow
February 8, 2019
Here's How LeBron James and the Lakers Paid Tribute to the Thousand Oaks Shooting Victims
The names of the victims were also read over the Staples Center PA system
By Megan McCluskey
November 12, 2018
President Trump's War on Sports Hits a New Low
"He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!"
By Sean Gregory
August 4, 2018
LeBron James Signs With the Los Angeles Lakers
This move's the mark of a player who's terribly secure with his impact on the game
By Sean Gregory
July 2, 2018
Everyone Wins Thanks to LeBron James's Game-Changing Reaction to J.R. Smith's NBA Finals Mistake
The Cavs star was not happy
By Megan McCluskey
June 1, 2018
The NBA's Philadelphia 76ers Give Us Reason to Put Our Faith in Failure
Even if tanking is a controversial strategy among basketball purists
By Sean Gregory
April 13, 2018
It's NBA Trade Deadline Day and the Internet Is Coping With All the LeBron James Memes
The Cleveland Cavaliers made a number of last-minute switch-ups
By Megan McCluskey
February 8, 2018
How Gregg Popovich Uses ‘Magical Feedback’ to Inspire the San Antonio Spurs
Inside the NBA team's practice
By Daniel Coyle
January 30, 2018
Adorable Viral Five-Year-Old Dancing at the Cavaliers-Warriors Game is the Real MVP
Meet Tavaris Jones
By Cady Lang
January 16, 2018
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers Are Trolling the NBA With These Viral Arthur Memes
The NBA star is scoring high with the Internet
By Cady Lang
November 15, 2017
Klay Thompson's Doppelgänger Upstaged Him on NBA Opening Night
The resemblance is uncanny
By Cady Lang
October 18, 2017
Internet Prophet Lil B on His Basketball Curses and the New NBA Season
Thank The Based God
By Cady Lang
October 17, 2017
Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo On Growing Up Undocumented, Taking on LeBron and Gunning for MVP
In 2013, Giannis Antetokounmpo, then 18 years old, finished a season in which he averaged 9.5 points and 5 rebounds for a second-division Greek pro team. Not exactly eye-popping statistics. Yet the Milwaukee Bucks picked...
By Sean Gregory
October 17, 2017
LeBron James: No, I Don't Regret Calling Trump a 'Bum'
The NBA all-star stands by his defense of rival Stephen Curry
By Mahita Gajanan
September 25, 2017
Athletes Beat Donald Trump In the Sport of Trash Talk
There are lessons the President could learn from Steph Curry and NFL players
By Sean Gregory
September 23, 2017
Watch Steph Curry Bust a LeBron James Move on the Dancefloor
Et tu, Kyrie?
By Cady Lang
July 31, 2017
This Basketball Team CEO Is Throwing the World's Luckiest Tinder Couple a Free Wedding
Love and basketball
By Cady Lang
July 12, 2017
How the NBA Off-Season Is Dominating Sports
Can anyone remember a sports league causing an off-season conniption like the NBA is doing this June?
By Sean Gregory
June 29, 2017
Drake Hilariously Roasted Golden Couple Steph and Ayesha Curry With a 'Get Out' Parody
Drizzy goes to the sunken place
By Cady Lang
June 27, 2017
Watch LeBron James Dunk On a Bunch of 10-Year-Olds at His Son's Birthday Party
King James is ruthless
By Cady Lang
June 19, 2017
The Golden State Warriors As 2017 NBA Champions
This past NBA season will be remembered not for the hard-fought duels but for the unrelenting excellence of the Golden State Warriors. After barreling through the opening rounds of the playoffs without losing a game,...
By Sean Gregory
June 15, 2017
Here's How Obama Casually Congratulated Kevin Durant After His First NBA Championship Win
Here's what #44 had to say
By Cady Lang
June 14, 2017
Kim Jong Un Effectively Made Dennis Rodman a U.S. Ambassador
NBA legend Dennis Rodman is performing the role of U.S. diplomats by engaging with the North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un. And that's a worry
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
June 14, 2017
Rihanna Proved She Was Queen of the Memes After the Cavaliers Lost the NBA Finals
Rihanna, longtime LeBron James stan and all-around bad gal, had a lot of feelings after her beloved King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the 2017 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors on Monday...
By Cady Lang
June 13, 2017
Dennis Rodman Returns to North Korea
Sources close to Rodman told TIME that the visit would likely last until the weekend
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
June 13, 2017
The Internet Is Losing It Over the Latest Athlete Meme: Steph Curry's Celebratory High Kicks
You've never seen a victory dance like this before
By Cady Lang
June 2, 2017
Rihanna Was the Real Winner of Game 1 of the NBA Finals
We all know who the real MVP of this game was
By Cady Lang
June 2, 2017
'He’s in a Game Show.' Gregg Popovich Criticizes President Donald Trump
"Everything that happens begins and ends with him, not our people or our country"
By Cady Lang
May 15, 2017
Game of Thrones
Superfan Kobe Bryant Just Achieved His Goal of Meeting 'Muse' George R.R. Martin
Mamba meets Martin
By Cady Lang
May 12, 2017
Watch Carmelo Anthony's 10-Year-Old Son Show Off His Insane Skills on the Basketball Court
The apple doesn't fall from the tree
By Cady Lang
May 11, 2017
Lonzo Ball's $495 Sneakers Aren't as Insane as You Think
Give LaVar , the outrageously outspoken father of Lonzo Ball — the former UCLA point guard who's sure to be a top pick in June's NBA draft — some credit. He said that if the...
By Sean Gregory
May 4, 2017
LeBron James Pulls Ultimate Troll Move by Grabbing Beer From Stands During Game
What a moment
By Megan McCluskey
May 2, 2017
Ayesha Curry Doesn't Want to Be a Celebrity Chef
'I’m just a mom trying to get stuff done'
By Katy Steinmetz
April 27, 2017
Watch Warriors MVP Steph Curry Jam Out With James Corden on 'Carpool Karaoke'
He's got some serious pipes
By Cady Lang
April 4, 2017
A Female NBA Head Coach Will Happen 'Sooner Rather Than Later'
Says commissioner Adam Silver
By Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated
March 30, 2017
Apparently the Cleveland Cavaliers Are Trolling Everyone in the NBA With PB&J's
Petty champs
By Cady Lang
March 22, 2017
Load More Articles
More from
TIME
More From TIME
