The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations.

The San Antonio Spurs celebrated after beating the odds and defeating the defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder, to advance to the NBA Finals

New York will play the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs in the finals. The Western Conference finals is tied at two games apiece with Game 5 to be played on Tuesday.

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.

The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s Magic City adult entertainment club. Atlanta announced the plan last month, saying the team would pay tribute to the “iconic cultural institution” with food, music and exclusive merchandise.

Brandon Simmons was a standout basketball player in McDonough before a car accident left him paralyzed. 

A San Antonio Spurs center has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City, an adult entertainment club.

Trae Young's time with the Atlanta Hawks is over. A person with knowledge of the move says the Hawks have agreed to trade Young to the Washington Wizards for a package including veteran CJ McCollum.

Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson and sports writer Sam Smith talk about the stars who helped define the sport, including Jordan, Kobe, Shaq and "bad boy" Dennis Rodman.

Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups has pleaded not guilty to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and another former NBA player.

Basketball legend Lenny Wilkens passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. Wilkens coached the Americans to gold at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. He also coached Atlanta Hawks for much of the 1990s and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame three times. 

Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died at 88, his family announced on Sunday.

Prosecutors say Rozier and others passed confidential intel to organized crime groups to help wager on NBA games. Billups allegedly participated in a separate scheme involving underground poker games.

A new STARZ streaming series explores the history of Atlanta’s iconic Magic City strip club, its role in launching Southern hip hop, and its enduring cultural legacy.

Led by point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league's Most Valuable Player, the Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers for the team's first title since moving to Oklahoma in 2008.