Articles by Marc J. Spears
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Doc Rivers felt nervous on the morning he expected a call from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame about whether he would be inducted as a coach in the Class of 2026. Rejection a yeaοΏ½...
Aug 9, 2026, 10:44 PM ET
Free agent forward Ben Simmons is expected to be a full participant with "zero restrictions" at a player-led private minicamp for the Australian men's basketball team, beginοΏ½...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. Quiet as itβs kept, there are not many American cities that love the game of basketball and have a rich hoop history like Washington, D.C.
Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Edwin Ba...
CHICAGO AJ Dybantsa learned that the nations capital could very well be his future home when the Washington Wizards were awarded the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft on Sunday. But with Darryn PetersοΏ½...
Dec 19, 2025, 12:00 PM ET
Former NBA referee Eric Lewis, who retired in 2023 after violating the league's social media policy, is on a potential path back to the league after being reinstated into tοΏ½...
Before a recent game against the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson intently watched a YouTube highlight reel on his cell phone. It was of two-time NBA champion point guard RaοΏ½...
OKLAHOMA CITY As Queens Dont Stop Me Now blared through the Paycom Center speakers while the Oklahoma City Thunder and their fans celebrated advancing to the NBA Finals, Minnesota Timberwolves guard οΏ½...
OKLAHOMA CITY Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just received the NBA Most Valuable Player award when he noticed something suspicious. There was a man sitting courtside next to his wife, Hailey, that he haοΏ½...
