The NBA’s latest attempt to eliminate tanking could create a bigger issue. By reducing lottery odds for the worst teams, the league risks trapping struggling franchises at the bottom. This breakdown ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The NBA spent the better part of the last year trying to get ahead of a ...

In the final days of the NBA regular season, basketball’s most ambitious franchises were going all-out in pursuit of the sport’s most sought-after spots. But these weren’t championship contenders ...

We reached the final day of the NBA regular season, and there was plenty of intrigue to be found as all 30 teams took the court – some in preparation for the postseason and some for the last time this ...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has proposed changes to the league's draft lottery to discourage teams from losing on purpose. Now there's a new wrinkle that could dramatically change the incentives for ...

Just when you thought NBA tanking couldn't get any more egregious, the Sacramento Kings appeared to take it to a whole new level on Tuesday night. With 3:15 to play in the fourth quarter and the Kings ...

Basketball: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference at the St. Regis Hotel New York, NY 9/10/2025CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Over the past two weeks, Warriors forward Draymond Green has witnessed an advanced form of an already-potent illness sweep through the NBA. No one knows who Patient Zero for this ...

Let’s start by making a few things clear. This is not about wins and losses. This is not even just about the Phoenix Suns. This is about the NBA. This is about a billion-dollar product that a lot of ...

The NBA invented the 65-game limit rule to address what it perceived to be a major problem (that, fairly or not, will always get tied back to Gregg Popovich and the Spurs): load management. The idea ...

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins claimed that NBA players and teams were picking games to sit out stars for “load management” before the season even started. The overall conversation was about the ...

The Timberwolves’ 30-point win in Dallas on Monday helped contribute to a, umm, record, and not one the NBA wanted to see set. Again. Through Friday’s results, there have been 89 games decided by 30 ...