Why There Are No NBA Games Scheduled for Election Day For the fourth time in five years, none of the NBA’s 30 teams will play on Election Day. Sports Illustrated · 11h ago
Pacers Used Just Six Players Against the Hawks and It Didn't Go As Poorly As You'd Expect The Indiana Pacers had just six players available on Monday, but the depleted roster competed much better than anyone expected. Sports Illustrated · 18h ago
Jayson Tatum Is Absolutely Thriving After Jaylen Brown’s Departure. Here’s the Proof. Without Jaylen Brown for the first time in his Celtics career, Jayson Tatum is balling out all the same. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2
After F1 world title at 20, is Kimi Antonelli now the best young sports star in the world? Ten sportspeople, ten sports, all aged 21 or under. And after reaching F1’s summit at 20, where does Antonelli rank? The Independent UK · Nov 2
Why the ‘Villain’ Label During NBA Playoffs Didn’t Bother Victor Wembanyama at All The 7' 4" phenom is not your typical superstar. In this Q&A, Wemby opens up about his travel plans, life in the United States, the Spurs’ postseason run and his expectations to win MVP. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2
Victor Wembanyama Just Sent a Message to the Rest of the Banged-Up NBA Victor Wembanyama’s first dominant game of the 2026–27 season was a loud reminder to the rest of the NBA as injuries take center stage in the early going of the season. Sports Illustrated · Nov 1
Kalshi NBA MVP Market: Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Luka Doncic Battling Victor Wembanyama is favored to win the NBA MVP on Kalshi. Sports Illustrated · Oct 22
Opening night in the NBA provided some hints of what may be to come this season NBA opening night featured the Philadelphia 76ers beating the New York Knicks with impressive ball distribution. The Detroit Pistons turned their game around to defeat the Boston Celtics after trailing significantly. Oklahoma City Thunder effectively challenged San Antonio Spurs, limiting Victor Wembanyama's performance in the process. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the… The Economic Times · Oct 21
SI:AM | Observations From Each NBA Opening Day Game An early tipoff, LeBron James’s Sixers debut and how the Thunder held Victor Wembanyama in check. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21
Chet Holmgren, Thunder Remind Spurs Who They Are in Return of the NBA’s Best Rivalry Five months ago, Oklahoma City’s 7'1" center was dominated by Victor Wembanyama in the Western Conference finals. But on Tuesday night, Holmgren punched back. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21
The Biggest Winners and Losers From NBA’s Opening Day LeBron’s debut. Championship rings. Wemby’s struggles. Let’s break it all down. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21
Victor Wembanyama's Nightmare Start Against Thunder Raises Questions About His MVP Expectations Victor Wembanyama endured a difficult offensive display in San Antonio's 116-104 loss to Oklahoma City, missing his first 12 shots despite recording 13 rebounds and six blocks. International Business Times UK · Oct 21
2026–27 NBA Season Predictions: Finals Picks, Award Winners and Bold Takes SI’s NBA team fills out playoff brackets and picks winners for MVP, Rookie of the Year and more. Plus, bold predictions from each writer. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20
NBA 2026-27 season predictions: A Knicks repeat and LeBron’s villain arc Our writers give their verdicts on the new season, which tips off Tuesday. Can the Spurs or Thunder thwart a New York repeat? And which youngster will make the superstar leap? The Guardian - US · Oct 20
Sports Illustrated · Oct 20 Charlotte Bet Big on Brandon Miller. Now, He Must Prove He Can Lead the New-Look Hornets Forward. Brandon Miller signed a five-year, $209 million contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Now, he has to prove he can be the team’s top option on a contending team.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19 The Five Players Who Will Define the 2026-27 NBA Season Here are the NBA stars who will write the story of the upcoming season, from Anthony Edwards to Jayson Tatum.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19 Blake Griffin’s Late Night TV Career Is Here, and He’s Doing It His Own Way Blake Griffin discusses the making of his new late night comedy show, ‘The Stepback With Blake Griffin,’ and what viewers should expect from the first season.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19 What Chet Holmgren Thinks About the Victor Wembanyama-Led Spurs—and How He Plans to Bounce Back Holmgren and the Thunder are back for another potential title run—a path that now goes through archrival Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 18 Breaking Down the NBA MVP Race: Four Clear Favorites, Plus Sleeper Candidates Breaking down the NBA MVP race with the 2026–27 season around the corner.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 17 The NBA’s Tallest Players of the 2026–27 Season There’s Victor Wembanyama, then who else? A look at the NBA’s tallest players this season.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 16 Sean Sweeney Q&A: What the Magic’s New Coach Loves About His Roster and How Orlando Can Improve Orlando’s new coach sat down with Sports Illustrated for an exclusive interview about how he rose through the ranks, superstars he’s coached and the Magic’s outlook this season.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 15 There Is One Clear Winner of the Annual NBA GM Survey The NBA released its annual GM survey on Thursday and one team emerged a clear winner from the straw poll of basketball’s brightest minds.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 15 Don’t Look Now, But Cooper Flagg’s Ascension to Stardom Is Nigh Cooper Flagg’s superstar arc is unfolding right before our eyes. Make sure you don’t miss it.
International Business Times UK · Oct 15 Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs Face Crucial Preseason Test After Ending Three-Game Losing Run San Antonio beat Phoenix 123-103 to end a three-game preseason losing streak, giving Victor Wembanyama and coach Mitch Johnson encouragement ahead of the Spurs' regular-season opener.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 14 Anthony Edwards Is Taking Center Stage This Season. The Results Will Be Spectacular—Win or Lose This season will be a turning point for Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves. But no matter what, the superstar will put on a show.