With the portal days winding down and rosters nearing completion, it's not too early to talk about defensive stars.

John Tonje had a quiet performance in his first scrimmage at the NBA Draft Combine. Here's a look at his stint in Chicago so far.

Although the Tennessee high school boys basketball ... 4-3A player of the year and was named Second Team All PrepXtra for 2025. Ray'Quan Watson, Oak Ridge: Watson was a lock-down defender who ...

With that in mind, here are my top 40 players ... he was the closest defender, opponents shot 9.7% worse inside six feet, 9.5% worse inside 10, and 5.5% worse beyond 15. He blocked jumpers at ...

Brunson’s clutch 3 sends the Knicks to the East semis, Clippers push Nuggets to Game 7, and Warriors face Rockets in a ...

Esa Lindell blocked a Artturi Lehkonen shot, not even four minutes into overtime ... an ill-fated coin toss with the Dallas Mavericks. Basketball Hall of Famer Vince Carter will join NBC Sports ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The OKC crowd gasped for air after Chet Holmgren missed his second free-throw attempt. The final nine seconds felt like nine hours as Russell Westbrook quickly shuffled the ball toward ...

Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball coach Mia Smith, shown accepting a commemorative basketball in recognition of her 500th career victory, has announced a nine-player recruiting class.

Tyrese Haliburton met with media Saturday but was cryptic as to why he didn't talk after the Pacers' Game 3 loss to the Cavs ...

W elcome to SportsLine on Thursday, May 15. The NBA's Western Conference Finals would be set tonight if the Oklahoma City ...

The Cavaliers were largely competitive in their second-round series with the Pacers, at least outside of Game 4's blowout, ...