Now, it appears one NBA All-Star could be lacing up for that very same leap when the time comes. Should Porziņģis follow through, he would instantly make history as the tallest MMA fighter ever to compete.

NBC will showcase opening night, and there also will be Sunday Night Basketball, Peacock NBA Monday and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday.

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NBA legend Ray Allen made a post on Instagram that showed all the jerseys he wore throughout his college and professional basketball career.

While that's an improbable scenario in real life despite how amazing Clark is at basketball, NBA 2K26 allows for gamers to pit the two hoops legends against each other to the point where Clark can actually dunk on James.

Eleonora Boi, the pregnant wife of former NBA player Danilo Gallinari is speaking out for the first time after surviving a shark bite.

The NBA has spoken. With national television appearances already confirmed for Christmas Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the season opener, and multiple Emirates NBA Cup games, the league is making an unprecedented early commitment to Cooper Flagg as appointment television.

Toscano enjoyed brief stints in Mexico and Venezuela before joining Golden State’s G-League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, in 2018. However, the Oakland, California native didn’t receive his big break until 2020, when he inked a multi-year deal with the big dogs.