Tempers flared in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs-Detroit Pistons game, a matchup of two of the NBA’s top teams on Monday night.

If you still didn’t like the NBA’s newest All-Star Game format, you probably just don’t like All-Star games.

Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading his “Stars” team past their fellow Americans on the “Stripes” team 47-21 to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game.

The NBA is trying its fourth All-Star Game format in four years this weekend as it attempts again to answer one of the bigger existential questions in professional basketball.

De’Aaron Fox scored 27 points and Victor Wembanyama added 26 to send the San Antonio Spurs into the All-Star break on a six-game winning streak after beating the Golden State Warriors 126-113.

NBA All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year.

LeBron James is an All-Star again, marking his 22nd consecutive selection.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic, Golden State's Stephen Curry, New York’s Jalen Brunson, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey, Boston’s Jaylen Brown and San San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama were announced as NBA All-Star starters Monday.

San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama needed a fresh start after two frustrating losses so he decided to let it all go — his hair, that is.

San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama left Wednesday night’s rematch with the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter after suffering an apparent left leg injury, but returned to the bench in time to see the Spurs win 134-132.

The NBA is dealing with a wave of injuries affecting top players.

OG Anunoby scored 28 points and Jalen Brunson added 25 as the New York Knicks rally to beat the Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup.

Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Victor Wembanyama plans to play in the NBA Cup semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The NBA has announced that national games on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, or ESPN have drawn over 60 million viewers in the first month of the regular season.

Victor Wembanyama will miss at least two to three weeks due to a strained left calf.

The NBA is targeting October 2027 as a possible launch date for a new Europe-based league in collaboration with FIBA.

The San Antonio Spurs can open the season 5-0 for the first time in franchise history.

The NBA has strict rules against betting on its games, and the consequences are clear.

VJ Edgecombe scored 34 points for the Philadelphia 76ers in their 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics.

Victor Wembanyama is back in action after recovering from deep vein thrombosis.

Voters in Bexar County, Texas, are set to decide on November 4 whether to allow $311 million in venue taxes to go toward helping build a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs.

LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Kyle Lowry are making history as they enter their 20th NBA seasons or more.

Kevin Durant is back in Texas.

The NBA is planning to revamp the All-Star Game format, pitting U.S. players against international stars in a tournament setting.

NBA general managers overwhelmingly expect the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the league's first repeat champion in nearly a decade.

The NBA is returning to China with preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns in Macao.

Victor Wembanyama is back in action for the Spurs after recovering from deep vein thrombosis.

The NBA's Media Day happens on Monday for most teams, marking the start of training camps.

Georgia has advanced to the quarterfinals at the EuroBasket tournament for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France.

Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer.

San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox has agreed to a four-year, $228 million contract extension, an AP source has confirmed.

The NBA will play at least six regular-season games in Europe over the next three seasons, starting with a pair of games between the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic this season.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama says he expects to play this coming season and has been fully cleared after dealing with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder for the past few months.

Opening night at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has turned into an annual spectacle.

Cooper Flagg is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, who may have found their next franchise superstar less than five months after trading one away.

Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were together celebrating a victory over North Carolina the night of Feb. 1 when one of them saw the news that had rocked the basketball world.

Rutgers star Ace Bailey remains a mystery heading into the NBA draft.

Kevin Durant has been traded to Houston.

Victor Wembanyama is in China, and it’s not all about vacation.

The NBA is working on a plan to turn next season’s All-Star Game into a U.S.-vs.

Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days.

These are the NBA playoffs of survival, where not even the stars are safe.

Mitch Johnson never expected to be coach of the San Antonio Spurs, not even on an interim basis.

The San Antonio Spurs have back-to-back rookie of the year award winners.

It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard isn’t sure exactly when he will be playing again.

They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP favorite who plays for Oklahoma City surely helps lure in fans who are north of the border.

Atlanta Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher is the lone survivor of the influx of French players who have dominated the top of the last two NBA drafts.

San Antonio guard Stephon Castle went through a little of everything in Year 1 of his NBA career.

Michael Malone paid the price for the myriad problems plaguing the Denver Nuggets this season.

De’Aaron Fox spent much of his time in Sacramento as the fan favorite and face of the Kings franchise that ended a record-long playoff drought and brought much-needed joy to what had been a downtrodden team.

The NBA is on the cusp of accomplishing something that it hasn’t seen before.

The French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a photo of Victor Wembanyama across the entirety of its front page on Friday, the San Antonio star looking down with his hands on his hips.

Tyronn Lue and Doc Rivers said they were saddened.

Victor Wembanyama is one of the faces of the NBA, the star of the San Antonio Spurs and already one of the biggest names in basketball around the world.

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama's season is over.

Kevin Durant went back to the Bay Area last weekend.

Victor Wembanyama has already gone up against the U.S. in international events, most notably last year’s Paris Olympics when he led France’s march to the gold medal game against the Americans.

The verdicts were mixed, as would be expected.

The winning total last year: 211 points.

Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul made history on All-Star Saturday night.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a message to those Dallas Mavericks fans who are still angry, two weeks later: He feels your pain.

This will be an actual All-Star matchup.

Mac McClung pulled off four perfect dunks for an unprecedented NBA dunk contest three-peat.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less one of the hottest tickets at All-Star weekend.

There are six first-time All-Stars set to play in Sunday's NBA midseason showcase in San Francisco.

A person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday that Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play in next weekend’s All-Star Game because of a strained left calf.

LeBron James got drafted No. 1 again.

The final numbers from trade-deadline time: no fewer than eight current and past All-Stars, some of them recent All-NBA selections, some among the league’s highest scorers and even three Olympic gold medalists, all of them headed to new homes.

De’Aaron Fox had a quick description of his first game as the point guard for 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama.

The list of NBA players who might get traded before the 3 p.m. Eastern deadline on Thursday is a long one, according to Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Victor Wembanyama has a new point guard.

Victor Wembanyama sat out the San Antonio Spurs’ game Saturday night against the Miami Heat because of an undisclosed illness.

Jimmy Butler remains part of the Miami Heat, for now.

The NBA All-Stars have been selected.

NBA coaches are obviously convinced: Victor Wembanyama is one of the league’s very best players.

Victor Wembanyama has had enough.

At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season’s NBA rookie class.

San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famer Tony Parker says Victor Wembanyama can be the best player in the NBA.

The final tally for Victor Wembanyama’s trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives.

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood outside in the rain on a cold Paris night.

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records.

Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110.

The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started.

The NBA is still exploring ways to expand its role in European basketball.

Caitlin Clark turned 23 on Wednesday.

Here are some of the things on Victor Wembanyama’s Paris itinerary to this point: arranging a shopping trip and then a dinner for San Antonio Spurs teammates on Monday, dedicating a pair of outdoor courts in his hometown and then some Fashion Week appearances on Tuesday and heading to the Paris Saint-Germain vs.

Celebrities including Bradley Cooper squeezed into Louis Vuitton as the brand transformed the Louvre’s historic heart into a stunning stage for Paris Fashion Week.

Victor Wembanyama stood on the center stripe of a new outdoor court in his hometown, his arms outstretched to their full 8-foot wingspan as he posed for a slew of photographers.

Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday.

Victor Wembanyama had 23 points and eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Lakers 126-102 in Los Angeles’ first game back from two postponements due to the wildfires devastating the area.

The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles’ first two NBA games since catastrophic wildfires killed at least 24 people and destroyed significant sections of their hometown.

NBA games are scheduled to return to wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Monday night, with the Clippers planning to resume their schedule when they play host to the Miami Heat and the Lakers set to host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was sidelined for Denver’s clash with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night because of an illness.

Victor Wembanyama’s days as a 20-year-old in the NBA are over.

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday.

LeBron James is going to have to make room for the NFL.

Victor Wembanyama had 42 points and 18 rebounds in a memorable Christmas Day debut.

Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.