Alex Len, seen by some as the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, has long has the support of his mother, Juliya, even when separated by thousands of miles.

Alex Len was irritated. He had tweaked one of his ankles during the Suns’ practice on Feb. 24, three days after dominating the Spurs for 23 points and 13 rebounds.

Alex Len was born and raised in Antratsyt, Ukraine, near the southeastern corner of the country. It is about 1,000 kilometres due south of Moscow. The city sits atop a huge supply of coal.

PHOENIX-- Growing up in the coal mining town of Antratsyt, Ukraine, Alex Len's first love was gymnastics, a sport typically dominated by pint-sized people. That's not Len, who eventually would ...

Shams Charania: The Washington Wizards are expected to waive center Alex Len, who plans to sign with the Indiana Pacers upon clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN. In his 12th NBA season, Len ...

ATLANTA --Alex Len wasn't alive yet when the Atlanta Hawks toured the Soviet Union in the summer of 1988 and played one of their three games against the Soviet National Team in Vilnius, Lithuania ...

Maryland's Alex Len, picked fifth by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA draft, speaks during a news conference in Brooklyn. (Craig Ruttle/AP) ...

Alex Len's lengthy NBA career will continue with a familiar franchise. Len, 31, intends to sign a one-year deal worth $3.3 million to return to the Sacramento Kings, ...

Suns center Alex Len sprained his right ankle during Friday's game and said the latest sprain is worse than the one in suffered in early February, reports The Arizona Republic. "Just bad luck ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — In a message posted Thursday on Twitter, Ukrainian NBA players Alex Len and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk condemned Russia's invasion of their home country. The statement comes after ...

Five years is typically not that long in a young man’s life.Still, it seems to many Maryland fans that it’s been a lot longer since Alex Len was a Terp, his two seasons in College Park ...

That includes two NBA players. Alex Len and Svi Mykhailiuk both grew up in Ukraine before heading to the United States to play collegiate and then professional basketball, and now, both have taken ...