USA Basketball announced a veteran roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics, boasting a squad where each member has at least an Olympics or World Cup gold medal.

Jrue Holiday racked up a team-high 26 points and Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple-double as the Boston Celtics picked up a 105-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Kristaps Porzingis returned from a 10-game absence to record 20 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics snuffed a second-half rally to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Derrick White had missed 7 of 8 3-point attempts when he found himself open in the right corner of the floor in the final minute of a tie game with an NBA Finals berth at stake.

The Canadian city of Toronto was awarded a WNBA expansion franchise that will begin play in the 2026 season, making it the league’s first outside the United States.

Two national basketball reps and women’s coach Earl Hughes are currently attached with Geelong Association’s NBL1 teams in Victoria, Australia.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark limped off the court with an apparent left ankle injury in the second quarter of Monday’s game against the visiting Connecticut Sun.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 20-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-90 in Game 7 of a Western Conference semifinal series.

The Central Basketball Association’s Youth Challenge attracted teams from Suva and Nadi for a week-long competition ending yesterday.

Basketball Fiji conducted a series of activities over the two-week school holidays to engage the community in growing the sport.

Caitlin Clark is ready to put her WNBA debut in the rear view mirror, after an uneasy start saw the Connecticut Sun wallop her Indiana Fever on the road 92-71 on Tuesday.

The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA began to fanfare and a sold-out crowd, as fans piled into Mohegan Sun Arena to witness what they believe is a turning point for women’s basketball.