True basketball enthusiasts know that every image tells a story—especially the iconic snapshots from the NBA's storied history. While new legends rise and the game evolves, some moments remain ...

They literally and figuratively elevate basketball and are at the heart of “Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the ...

Duke began its road to a sixth national championship on Friday. As a No. 1 seed and the favorite to win it all, fans just wanted to see a blowout in the first game, with no funny b ...

The deafening chants of 'Trade for Kobe!' during the NBA China Games echo a profound nostalgia, shadowed by the stark reality of an evolved sports landscape. Once cherished icons like Michael Jordan ...

Plenty of NFL quarterbacks played hoops in high school,. So with the NCAA Tournament starting this week, Andrew Perloff ...

Dwight Howard entered the NBA as the No.1 pick, but it didn’t take long for Kobe Bryant to give him a ‘welcome to the league’ moment. With a reputation that saw him widely ...

Since the start of the century, Kansas has been seeded consistently in March Madness -- never worse than four until this ...

The following is excerpted from Mike Sielski’s Magic in the Air, a narrative romp through the history of basketball, culture, ...

Luka Doncic is already a part of one of those historic Lakers lists that is reserved for the greatest of NBA greats. Doncic's ...

Kobe Bryant's former basketball ... appreciate and understand it at such a young age. Where now I could have. It was just kind of a surreal thing the whole time.” On Jan. 26, 2020, a helicopter ...

The former walk-on, who played for Kobe Bryant with the Mamba Academy ... I couldn’t fully appreciate and understand it at such a young age. Where now I could have. It was just kind of a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Northwestern freshman Kat Righeimer, one of six women from Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Academy going through their ...