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In today’s NBA, fashion isn’t just a niche topic. For many, it’s become an essential part of following the league and learning more about players’ individual personalities. But that love of fashion doesn’t stop at what guys wear in the back tunnels when they arrive for games. Some of the most iconic uniforms in NBA…

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced Sunday night he’s complying with the NBA’s punishment in the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention case. The decision marks a stunning turnaround from Ballmer, who had vowed to fight the league’s “witch hunt” when the league’s ruling was handed down 11 days before. Advertisement “This has been a very difficult…

The NBA recently informed teams of its updated salary-cap projections for the 2027-28 season, league sources told The Athletic, with the new projections coming in $2 million higher than the league’s previous numbers. Those sources, speaking on condition of anonymity because the projections have not been made public, said the league is now projecting the…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Hello! Zach’s traveling the world, so I’m on Bounce duty for the next couple of weeks. My likes: Chicago, northeast Ohio and carrot cake. My dislikes: dirty sneakers, ice cream (I know, I know!) and squirrels.…

In less than two years, the United States men’s basketball team will be in Los Angeles, looking to defend its Olympic title. Kevin Durant, who will be a couple of months shy of turning 40 years old when the Summer Olympics start, still wants to be there. Durant recently spoke at a USA Basketball charity…

We will ask them because that’s what we do. On fields and diamonds from Lewiston, Maine, to Los Angeles, we will ask them. What do you remember? Where were you when the planes hit the towers? What does Sept. 11 mean to you? The answers to the questions are changing. For most of the last…

Twenty-one days. That’s how long Jalen Duren has to decide whether to take the most extreme route available in his stalemate with the Detroit Pistons: the $9.6 million qualifying offer that has a current deadline of Oct. 1 (more on that later). For the 22-year-old All-NBA center, who league sources say is very seriously considering…

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dwight Howard isn’t done playing basketball. The 40-year-old center is signing to play internationally with Black Fortress Tbilisi of the Georgian A-League, according to the team’s Instagram account. Howard, who hails from Atlanta, set his sights on the country of Georgia, despite having announced his retirement in March. Advertisement In…

One year after surrendering his preferred No. 3 jersey to franchise legend Chris Paul, LA Clippers guard Bradley Beal could be in line to don the number this season. Several fans noticed the LA Clippers’ online store offering Beal No. 3 jerseys for sale Thursday, sparking speculation that a number change is in order. Advertisement…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed in on the Dallas Mavericks’ infamous Luka Dončić trade, which happened over a year and a half ago. Trump, who spoke at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of the Republican midterm convention, said the Mavericks’ decision to send the perennial MVP candidate to the Los Angeles…