LeBron James on Saturday became the first NBA player to score 40,000 career points, hitting a scoop layup off the glass in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers home game against the Denver Nuggets.

Former national basketball player Dale Wise Sauqaqa says that their “Go Connections” initiative has drawn numerous young girls over the past weeks.

Dennis Schroder scored 18 points as the visiting Brooklyn Nets earned their first win under interim coach Kevin Ollie, a wire-to-wire, 111-86 rout of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James will face off as All-Star captains for the fourth time when the best players from the Eastern and Western conferences square off against each other at the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday evening in Indianapolis.

Basketball Fiji was blessed with the presence of FIBA Head of National Federation, Michal Konecny in the country.

Putting aside everything the New York Knicks have accomplished this season, there still is no denying — in the aftermath of their home loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday — that their margin for error is small.

A host of former and current women’s national basketball reps are conducting weekly coaching clinics for young, female players at Ed’s Court in Raiwaqa.

Pierre Brooks drilled a go-ahead jumper with 19 seconds remaining as Butler downed Providence 75-72 in Indianapolis.

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Andre Drummond recorded a 21-point, 13-rebound double-double off the bench, and the Chicago Bulls opened a four-game road swing by sending the host Memphis Grizzlies to a seventh consecutive loss with a 118-110 decision Thursday.

Austin Reaves scored 14 points in the fourth quarter Saturday night as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers completed a comeback and snapped the New York Knicks’ nine-game winning streak with a 113-105 victory.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-100 win over the Denver Nuggets.

Jameer Nelson Jr.’s putback jumper with 10 seconds to play in triple overtime proved to be the difference as visiting TCU recorded a 105-102 win over No. 15 Baylor in an epic Big 12 battle in Waco, Texas.