The Timberwolves are the lucky owners of maybe the loudest unique court in all its bright green glory. Minnesota hosted the Jazz at Target Center on Friday night in the Wolves’ first group-stage game. Trees are set within the court’s design, but the neon was the undeniable focus of the floor’s debut.

That surge suggests the NBA continues to thrive even without its biggest name.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is once again in the thick of the MVP and scoring title discussions, among oddsmakers and on the KIA MVP ladder, and in an exclusive interview with "The New York Times'" Sam Amick, he said he believes the Thunder didn't play their best basketball on their way to last season's championship.

ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game Injury reports.

Lenny Wilkens is one of five people inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1989) and a coach (1998).

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The first-ever full-size NBA and WNBA team branded basketball hoops available for home play, expanding the game's reach beyond the arena.

Kenny Anderson was highly critical of the new generation of point guards, comparing them to the era in which he played.

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment last month accusing three current and former NBA coaches and players of participating in an illegal sports gambling scheme. In doing so, FBI Director Kash Patel proclaimed: “Let’s not mince words, this is the insider trading saga for the NBA.”