Five Wild Stats From the First Seven Days of the 2026–27 NBA Season A look at the numbers that stand out from the first week of NBA hoops. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27
Zendaya Steals the Show at WNBA Finals as She Cheers Wildly for Golden State Valkyries Zendaya cheered for the Golden State Valkyries during their WNBA Finals Game 5 clash with the Atlanta Dream, joining a crowd of notable Bay Area figures. International Business Times UK · Oct 27
Eight Overreactions From the First Week of the 2026–27 NBA Season Is it time for the Heat to panic? And are the Knicks the worst defending champs of the modern era? It’s time to overreact. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27
Borlase's WNBA dream fading after game-five loss A former Bendigo Spirit star has produced a masterclass to help Miela Sowah's Golden State Valkyries move within one win of a historic first WNBA championship. AAP · Oct 27
Without Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, Thunder Become the Most Interesting Team in NBA Trade Market With Cason Wallace and Jalen Williams out for considerable time, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be the NBA’s most interesting team come trade season. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27
Brian Scalabrine Pours Gasoline Onto the Jaylen Brown-Jayson Tatum Feud. Now Everyone Has a Take. The Celtics’ television analyst weighed in on the ongoing beef between the two stars on Monday. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26
'We're Not Doing Great': Thunder Heartbroken as Jalen Williams Suffers Devastating Lower Leg Injury Jalen Williams was carried off after injuring his lower left leg during Oklahoma City's 108-101 win over the Clippers, leaving teammates concerned ahead of the Phoenix game. International Business Times UK · Oct 26
What Jalen Williams’s Horrific Injury Means for the Thunder and Their NBA Title Hopes Jalen Williams went down with an awful injury on Sunday night and the Thunder’s place in the title picture changed as a result. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26
We're Not Doing Great': Thunder Coach Reacts as Jalen Williams Is Stretchered off Against Clippers Jalen Williams was stretchered off after landing awkwardly during Oklahoma City's win over the Clippers, with no diagnosis or recovery timetable announced immediately after the game International Business Times UK · Oct 26
SI:AM | And Then There Was One Losses by the Niners and Chiefs leave just one undefeated team standing. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26
Thunder star Jalen Williams suffers horror injury as teammates fight back tears Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder was taken off the court on a stretcher Sunday night The Independent UK · Oct 26
Jalen Williams Injury Update: Could Thunder Star Miss the Entire NBA Season After Suffering Horrific Leg Injury? Jalen Williams was stretchered off after landing awkwardly during Oklahoma City's win over the Clippers, with no diagnosis or timetable announced immediately after the game. International Business Times UK · Oct 26
Doncic sets new bar as Thybulle's Lakers stay unbeaten Luke Doncic produced the highest individual points tally of the new NBA season as he and Matisse Thybulle helped extend the Los Angeles Lakers' unbeaten start. AAP · Oct 26
Jaylen Brown Passed on Chance to Stamp Out Jayson Tatum Feud, and Now the Story is Bigger Than Ever Jayson Tatum gave Jaylen Brown a chance to quash their growing feud. The 76ers star declined to do so, and now the story is bigger than ever. Sports Illustrated · Oct 25
The Guardian - US · Oct 25 The WNBA finals are a basketball wonderland – unless you’re part of the Maga machine The Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate
AAP · Oct 25 King Kendric outgunned as Sydney toppled in NBL upset Cole Anthony has taken the honours in his match-up with fellow American guard Kendric Davis, steering Melbourne United to a 10-point win over the Sydney Kings.
AAP · Oct 25 Taipans win NBL thriller over Breakers The Cairns Taipans have overturned an 11-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the New Zealand Breakers by two to leap into the NBL's top four.
AAP · Oct 25 Daniels, Giddey on losing end as Hawks, Bulls beaten Australians Dyson Daniels and Josh Giddey have suffered home defeats in the NBA, with Atlanta losing to Houston and Chicago to Washington.
AAP · Oct 24 Valkyries turn up heat, draw level with Borlase's Dream Australian guard Izzy Borlase scored 10 points and grabbed two steals for Atlanta but they couldn't prevent Golden State from levelling the WNBA Finals at 2-2.
The Independent UK · Oct 24 Former NBA star Malik Beasley negotiating plea deal over gambling charges Former NBA player Malik Beasley is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice after initially pleading not guilty to charges of altering his play in 2024 to benefit sports bettors and ease his debts
The Independent UK · Oct 24 Knicks try to clear up 'misinformation' about rings, say employees will get them in 4-6 weeks The New York Knicks sought to clear up what they said is “misinformation” regarding the awarding of their championship rings
International Business Times UK · Oct 24 Mark Walter Seeks Over $700M for LA Sparks as Federal Probe Examines His Insurance Firms Mark Walter is reportedly seeking more than $700m for the Los Angeles Sparks and their new practice facility, potentially setting a WNBA franchise-sale record.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 24 The Most Unbreakable Streaks in NBA History, Including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Run of 20-Point Games No one is touching SGA’s streak of 141 consecutive games with at least 20 points. What are some other unbreakable streaks?
The Guardian - US · Oct 24 Attention LaMelo Ball: only losers boast about avoiding diaper duty The basketball star seems proud to leave the job to his partner. That’s so last century
AAP · Oct 24 Phoenix shoot the lights out to down the 36ers in NBL South East Melbourne Phoenix have survived a fierce Adelaide 36ers fightback, led by a Bryce Cotton masterclass, to defeat the 36ers by 14 points.