Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamal Murray scored 21 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 to begin defense of their title on Tuesday night.

Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams will have season-ending knee surgery. He’s been dealing with a knee problem since late January, and nonsurgical treatments didn’t work.

The Denver Nuggets head into the 2023-24 NBA season as defending champions but not necessarily the title favorites after the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns all upgraded their rosters via blockbuster offseason acquisitions.

In a heart-warming and inspiring narrative, Letava Kenny, affectionately known as ‘Whippy’ in Fiji, has triumphed over formidable obstacles as an athlete-mother on her journey towards basketball greatness.

Having played in a unified team at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago, North and South Korea’s women basketballers battled each other in Hangzhou on Friday in a full-blooded contest that the South won 81-62.

Two Australian basketball coaches are hoping there is long-lasting improvement of the game in Fiji.

Former coach of the Australian Opals, Lori Chizik, expresses her admiration for the Fijian basketball players.

Basketball Fiji’s preparation for the upcoming Pacific Games will be boosted with the presence of two Australian coaches.

The girlfriend of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. suffered a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye when she was assaulted in a hotel room, New York City prosecutors said at Porter’s arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Germany won their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title by beating undermanned Serbia 83-77 in a slugfest of the two European powerhouses on Sunday in Manila.

Serbia (Men) and France (Women) come out unscathed on Day 2 of the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup 2023 on September 6.

The United States and Serbia booked their tickets to the FIBA Basketball World Cup final four with rousing victories over Italy and Lithuania respectively.