-
Austin Reaves credits brother for pushing him on path to 2024 Paris Olympics
Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Austin Reeves is excited to bring his underdog story to the world stage.
-
Cal State LA Men's Basketball Team makes history
After record 24 win season, Cal State LA Men’s Basketball team will face Azusa Pacific in a win or go home tournament match up. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on March 14, 2024.
-
Cal State LA men's basketball team looks to build on historic season
Cal State LA embarks on the post-season after racking up the most single-season wins in school history.
-
Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92
The Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell has died.
-
Second Long Beach high school basketball coach resigns due to parental harassment
A wave of parental mistreatment and harassment has led to the resignation of a second high school head basketball coach in Long Beach.
-
Long Beach basketball coaches resign over mistreatment from parents
A second high school basketball coach from Long Beach Unified School District has resigned after being mistreated by the parents of players. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 29, 2024.
-
Boys varsity basketball coach fired abruptly in Burbank
Coach Austin Pope at Burroughs High School broke down in tears after announcing his termination to his former team. Students and parents demand he be reinstated. Tracey Leong reports for NBC 4 News on Dec. 5, 2023.
-
Iowa game breaks attendance records for women's basketball
The women’s basketball game between Iowa and DePaul game over the weekend broke the sports’ attendance record, which was set at the 2002 NCAA championship game.
-
Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson take leadership roles at Reebok basketball
Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson are returning to the shoe company that once helped grow their off-court fame.
-
WNBA in the Bay: Golden State Warriors get expansion team that will start play in 2025
The WNBA is coming to the Bay Area.
-
MrBeast, Charlotte Hornets ink first of a kind partnership
The Charlotte Hornets and MrBeast will partner in the 2023-24 NBA season in a first of a kind collaboration.
-
2023 WNBA playoffs: First-round matchups, schedule
Here is a look at the first round of the 2023 WNBA playoffs.
-
Canada holds off US to win bronze at Basketball World Cup in OT, 127-118
The U.S. played the bronze-medal game short-handed, and Canada sent the Americans home from the World Cup empty-handed. Dillon Brooks scored 39 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points and 12 assists and Canada survived a miracle from Mikal Bridges that forced overtime to medal at a global men’s basketball tournament for the first time in 87 years.
-
US falls to Lithuania at Basketball World Cup but still qualifies for Paris Olympics
The U.S. is going to the Paris Olympics next summer. Lithuania made sure that was the only good development for the Americans on Sunday night, when it pulled off a Basketball World Cup stunner.
-
Top matchups in the 2023-24 NBA season
With the NBA schedule released, these are the key matchups to look out for during the season.
-
Former Lakers player Derek Fisher hired by all-boys Catholic school in Encino
Derek Fisher, a five-time NBA champion who has coached in both the NBA and WNBA, will now try coaching at an all-boys prep school in Encino.
-
Mikal Bridges' transition from ‘LeBron guy' to ‘Kobe guy'
Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges talks about how he went back and forth between being a ‘LeBron guy’ and a ‘Kobe guy.’
-
Austin Reaves: Anthony Davis ‘a staple to what we do'
After Anthony Davis signed a record-breaking extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, Austin Reaves reacts to the news.
-
What to know about the FIBA World Cup: Dates, teams, NBA players competing and more
A ton of NBA players are set to compete in this month’s FIBA World Cup.
-
‘Here for you guys.' Bills' Damar Hamlin sends support after Bronny James' cardiac arrest
The Bills’ Damar Hamlin and other sports figures offered support Tuesday after learning of a frightening health emergency for Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James.