From a magazine prophecy to a record-breaking night, Cooper Flagg’s rise invites inevitable comparisons with LeBron’s ...

Every NBA player wants to be remembered forever. But only a handful get the chance to be part of an era-defining moment: a playoff buzzer-beater. We have mined the postseason game-winners that ...

The NBA season has been nothing short of exciting to start in the first 30 days, and it feels like there is a wire-to-wire finish almost every night. Those types of finishes come with buzzer-beaters ...

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. There was a debate on the internet this weekend about whether 100 men ...

For those of you who remember Deandre Ayton winning a Western Conference playoff game against these same Clippers in a very similar fashion: his was not a true buzzer-beater. Ayton slammed home an ...

Aaron Gordon's buzzer-beating putback dunk in Game 4 gives the Nuggets the win and NBA playoff history its latest immortal moment. Matt Petersen, NBA.com Aaron Gordon's slam was the 1st game-winning, ...

The NBA is hoping to bring back some end-of-quarter long-range highlights ... or at least encourage players to try for them. The NBA will attribute missed heaves at the end of the first three quarters ...

The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves are in the middle of a very competitive second-round playoff series, but going into it, but were looking forward to the superstar battle between ...

Prepare for a highlight reel filled with jaw-dropping NBA moments that left fans speechless. From LeBron James’ ferocious tomahawk dunk to Anthony Edwards’ spectacular slam, these plays will have you ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Change is coming to the NBA in the 2025-26 season, albeit a small one. After testing the change at Summer League in July, the league’s board of governors meeting finalized a new rule ...

Starting next season, NBA box scores might look a bit different. Fans of the Boston Celtics love Payton Pritchard and his halftime buzzer beaters. Well, in 2025-26, he might be encouraged to take ...