The 6-foot-9-inch teenager from New England is living up to his nickname — “The Maine Event” — with an easy confidence, just over one year after he decided to reclassify, foregoing his final year in high school to play for Duke at the age of 17.

Looking for some NBA props on Wednesday night? There are just two games in action before most of the league returns to the court on Thursday, but two contenders

But on the very first night of the new NBA season in October, a scout watching San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama raised a proverbial white flag as the 21-year-old from France completed a 40-point highlight reel of body-contorting dunks, blocked shots, crossover dribbles and deep 3-pointers.

Reports revealed that Wembanyama's grandmother passed away in France early in the morning before their NBA Cup finals clash.

The 2025 NBA Cup is behind us, as the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night to become the third NBA Cup champion in league history. No

Here is the full National Basketball Association schedule for Dec. 17 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NBA schedule to filter by team or division. All times Eastern and accurate as of Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at 4:20 a.m.

Welcome to the officially unofficial start of NBA trade season, everybody. Let's mark the occasion by updating each squad's top-three assets as they get set for negotiations between now and the Feb. 5 deadline.

Alperen Sengun became the fifth player in franchise history to record a 30-point triple-double in Monday's loss at Denver, joining James Harden, Hakeem Olajuwon, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Porter Jr. Keep an eye on how the Rockets perform moving forward in clutch games. Six of their seven losses have been in clutch-time games. -- Wright

The respective players associations organized two NBA-ABA All Star games in 1971 and 1972. This was against the wishes of the NBA owners, who were frustrated by the costs of competing with the ABA. For its part, the ABA was running out of money and wanted a merger, something the NBA had also come to see as desirable.