Basketball Fiji’s quest to reign supreme at the upcoming Pacific Games has received a major injection from the Chinese government.

LeBron James scored 22 points, including a layup to force overtime and another late in the extra period, as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 117-111 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to build a commanding 3-1 lead in a first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored six points in overtime as the Minnesota Timberwolves avoided elimination by defeating the Denver Nuggets 114-108 in Minneapolis night in Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Devin Booker recorded 38 points and nine assists.

A transgender basketball player’s bid to play in an Australian semi-professional women’s league has been refused by Basketball Australia, the national governing body said on Tuesday.

De’Aaron Fox scored 11 of his team-high-tying 24 points in the fourth quarter and fed Harrison Barnes for a tiebreaking dunk with 5:14 remaining, delivering the host Sacramento Kings a second straight win over the Golden State Warriors, 114-106, Monday night in a Western Conference first-round playoff game.

LeBron James returned from injury in time to boost the red-hot Los Angeles Lakers’ hopes of winning the NBA championship.

Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert has been suspended for Tuesday’s play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers after he punched teammate Kyle Anderson in the chest during an incident on the sidelines of Sunday’s game, the NBA team said.

The Golden State Warriors set a first-quarter NBA record as the defending champions won 157-101 at the Portland Trail Blazers.

Keeping the sport of basketball alive in the communities, the Raiwaqa Basketball Players Association is organizing its tournaments in a way to achieve this.

Former pro-US basketball star Paul Pierce has agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to settle charges he illegally promoted digital assets, Wall Street’s top regulator said.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflected on the complicated relationship he has with LeBron James a day after sitting courtside to watch the Los Angeles Lakers forward break the NBA career scoring record he set nearly 40 years ago.