That is the reality of the 2025–26 season, a year when a stat line can matter less than a medical report. The league’s ...

Nikola Jokić is the leading MVP candidate — assuming he crosses the 65-game barrier. Wally Skalij / The Bounce Newsletter   | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The ...

Denver's Nikola Jokić (15) and San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama are MVP contenders, but will they be taken out of contention ...

The Pistons beat the Thunder 124-116 in the first half of our national TV doubleheader, as Cade Cunningham (29 pts, 13 ast) ...

We saw the Dallas Mavericks trade Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, so anything is possible in today’s NBA. Jokić is making $55.2 million this season, while Wembanyama is making $13.4 ...

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić is among a group of superstars competing for end of the season awards, who can't miss too many more games due to the NBA's 65-game threshold for eligibility.

LOS ANGELES — Mitch Johnson clearly had something he wanted to say. After fielding more questions about himself than he had since being officially introduced as Gregg Popovich's successor last May, ...