Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a quick prayer.

No matter what, the basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion to celebrate when these NBA Finals are over.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday night.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama started Sunday in Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers after clearing the NBA's concussion protocol.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has a concussion.

After public backlash, the NBA has canceled an upcoming promotion from the Atlanta Hawks centered around a notable Atlanta strip club.

The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s Magic City adult entertainment club.

Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.

The Houston Rockets continued their offseason improvements by adding veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith on a four-year, $53 million deal shortly after the NBA’s free agency window officially opened.

The Boston Celtics entered this season with hopes of ending the NBA’s six-season drought without a repeat champion.

Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Payton Pritchard scored 34 points and the Boston Celtics swept consecutive home games against the Charlotte Hornets with a 93-86 victory despite blowing a 21-point first-half lead in a regular-season ending matchup of all reserves.

Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Al Horford scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics swept a six-game road trip for the first time in franchise history with a 117-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.

The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year.

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Evan Mobley had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the top-seeded Boston Celtics 118-94 and tie their second-round playoff series at one game apiece.

Jaylen Brown scored 22 points to lead a balanced Boston attack and the East-leading Celtics stretched their winning streak to eight with a 126-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.