Basketball

2/4/2026 |  Cleveland Cavaliers Take a Massive Gamble Trading Darius Garland for James Harden (DEADSPIN) In a trade that had been brewing all day, the Cleveland Cavaliers had traded Darius Garland and a second-round pick for Clippers former MVP James Harden. Late last night, rumors of the deal were bubbling to the surface, but the two sides have officially come to an agreement to swap All-Star point guards.

2/4/2026 |  MAAC Extends Deal With Atlantic City For Basketball Tournaments (SportsTravel) Atlantic City will host the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament from 2027-2031, which will keep the event in the city where it has been held since 2021.

2/4/2026 |  NBC’s First ‘Sunday Night Basketball’ Draws Season-High Viewership (Front Office Sports) NBC’s first Sunday Night Basketball doubleheader delivered strong ratings for the network.
The NBA version of Sunday Night Football for the NFL began with a matchup between the Knicks and Lakers. The game, which tipped-off at 7 p.m. ET, drew 4.5 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo, per Nielsen and Adobe Analytics data.

2/3/2026 |  As the trade deadline nears, a history-based look at how this NBA season may end (Associated Press (AP)) he trade deadline is Thursday. The new U.S. vs. The World edition of the All-Star Game is Feb. 15. There will be some buyout moves in the coming weeks. And, to everyone’s dismay, there will be some tanking down the stretch of the season in pursuit of better odds at the draft lottery.

2/3/2026 |  NCAA Partners With Indiana Colleges on Final Four Data Analytics Competition (Athletic Business) The NCAA is joining forces with colleges across Indiana to host a data analytics competition that gives high school and college students the opportunity to apply cutting-edge data science and machine learning to real-world business and operational challenges faced by the NCAA.