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A report from sports journalist Pablo Torre claims that Los Angeles Clippers head coach Ty Lue attended one of the allegedly rigged poker games where Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups played.

A mobster connected with the Gambino crime family has been denied bail in relation to the NBA gambling case.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is denying wrongdoing after being arrested in the FBI’s criminal gambling probe.

The NBA is denying rumors that the league had quietly benched Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier after he was arrested by the FBI.

A former NBA referee, who is more than familiar with the perilous entrapments of illegal sports gambling, believes that the scandal rocking the NBA is just the “tip of the iceberg.” Tim Donaghy, who was once imprisoned for fixing games,

A New York tabloid has resurrected the moment that $23-million-a-year point guard Terry Rozier allegedly faked a foot injury to leave a 2023 game that generated “tens of thousands of dollars” in payouts to his pals on betting sites, according to federal authorities.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith falsely claimed that an FBI investigation into illegal gambling in the NBA is Donald Trump’s revenge.

A friend of Lakers star LeBron James sold injury information about the player to members of an illegal gambling ring.

FBI Director Kash Patel went behind the microphone on Thursday and offered the first public glimpse of the massive federal law enforcement probe into an alleged mob-linked poker scheme and “sports rigging” gambling scheme that led to the arrests of 31 people, including an NBA coach and player.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested for taking part in an alleged illegal poker gambling ring that has ties to organized crime, the New York Post reports.

You might think that a skilled and accomplished basketball player like Michael Jordan would never get nervous about shooting a free throw in front of fans, but you would be wrong.

Turning Point USA is calling for the NBA to fire an employee who posted offensive comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media.

Those who think it’s a bad idea to allow college athletes to bet on professional sports have a friend in NBA and NCAA legend Charles Barkley.

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers spoke out against ICE actions going on in Chicago as his team prepared to face the Chicago Bulls.

The NBA is finally launching its first games in China since 2019 and has pledged to “learn” how to bend to Chinese communist rule.

An Arizona sports news outlet has fired its lead Phoenix Suns reporter after the writer posted messages celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death.

The lead writer covering the Phoenix Suns for PHNX Sports, accused murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk of living a life devoted to “hateful rhetoric” and refused to “mourn” a “bigot spreading genocidal propaganda.”

Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele has issued a direct call for all major American sports leagues to “release statements & send condolences” to the family of murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, “kinda like you did when career criminal George Floyd died.”

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, husband, and father of two, was murdered at a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday by an assassin who, as of this writing, remains at large.

An article published on Monday in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, featured the byline of NBA superstar LeBron James – although it featured edited comments offered to the publication and was not an essay written by the athlete.

With an op ed by LeBron James published in China’s state-run media, it is clear that the NBA is apparently still groveling to the communists.

China’s state-run Global Times propaganda newspaper published a feature on Thursday praising NBA star Stephen Curry for his visit to Chongqing, China, this week, which regime-approved experts praised as a way to help “disseminate rich Chinese culture to the international audiences.”

Among the many casualties of our country’s brief but disastrous flirtation with extreme cultural insanity was Grant Napear, a longtime announcer for the Sacramento Kings who had the gall to tweet, “All lives matter.”

A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with the June 22, 2025, shooting in Oklahoma City that left a 14-year-old injured after the NBA Finals. 

Lawyers representing basketball star LeBron James have sent a cease-and-desist letter to a generative AI company for use of his likeness. 

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Marcus Morris is being accuse of ripping off two Las Vegas casinos for $265,000, prosecutors say.

Former Kansas Jayhawk and NBA player Ben McLemore has been sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a 21-year-old woman in 2021.

The Nets drafted rookie Israeli guard Ben Saraf with the 26th pick in this year’s NBA draft. He was quickly followed Monday by Israeli forward Danny Wolf at number 27.

Nike released WNBA Star Caitlin Clark’s new sneakers on Monday, but if you blinked you missed it because theiy sold out in five minutes.

Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley is reportedly under investigation by federal authorities over illegal gambling.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a photo of himself on Instagram wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words, “Protect Kids Not Guns.”

Tony Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth sang the national anthem before Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and, to at least some fans, it was not well received.

The Buss family, longtime owners of the Lakers franchise, is selling majority ownership of the legendary sports franchise to Mark Walter for a  valuation of approximately $10 billion.

The Shaolin Temple in Henan province, China, confirmed on Tuesday that San Antonio Spurs player Victor Wembanyama was staying at the site for a ten-day retreat after photos of the NBA star wearing dressed as a monk and sporting a shaved head began circulating on Chinese social media.