Basketball

7/11/2025 |  NCAA: March Madness Expansion to 76 Teams ‘Still Viable’ for 2026 (Front Office Sports) The NCAA is still considering expanding March Madness as soon as next year, after leaders met this week and discussed the idea.
“The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees met this week. The topic of expanding the field for each championship was discussed at length but no decision or recommendation was made,” NCAA SVP of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a statement released late Thursday. “The still viable outcomes include the tournaments remaining at 68 teams or expanding the fields to either 72 or 76 teams in advance of the 2026 or 2027 championships.”

7/11/2025 |  Cooper Flagg Makes Mavericks, New Balance Debut in Win Over Bronny (Front Office Sports) Cooper Flagg’s long-awaited professional and New Balance debut started rough, but ended in a thriller. 
On Thursday night, the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA Draft helped fill the lower bowl of Thomas & Mack Center for summer league’s first marquee matchup, which pitted him and the Mavericks against Bronny James and the Lakers.

7/9/2025 |  Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will delay signing extension with Nuggets this summer, AP source says (Associated Press (AP)) DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

7/9/2025 |  Wizards Pushing Limits of Youth With 11 Players on Rookie Deals (Front Office Sports) On Tuesday, the Wizards traded veteran center Kelly Olynyk to the Spurs days after acquiring him, with San Antonio sending back Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, and a 2026 second-round pick. 
It might seem like a minor deal—Olynyk averaged ten points last year, while Branham and Wesley were bench players for the Spurs—but it gave Washington a whopping 11 players on rookie-scale contracts.

7/9/2025 |  NBA 2K26 launches Sept. 5 with Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony featured on special editions (Associated Press (AP)) 2K Games announced Wednesday that NBA 2K26 will be released on Sept. 5 and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special edition covers.
Thunder guard and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced a day prior as the cover athlete for the video game’s standard edition, which will cost $69.99 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X’S, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch 2.