A Missing Woman, an N.B.A. Hopeful and an Arrest That Shocked a Team

In 2023, Chance Comanche was playing some of the best basketball of his life. His teammates thought he was on his way to the N.B.A. Instead, he was accused of murder.

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How the Star WNBA Couple Natasha Cloud and Isabelle Harrison Spend Their Day Off

Natasha Cloud and Isabelle Harrison, New York Liberty teammates, have different approaches to practice, but they share a bowl of pho and a love of TikTok.

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Sophie Cunningham Avenged Caitlin Clark. Now Sponsors (and the Right) Love Her.

The W.N.B.A.’s Sophie Cunningham is riding her viral moment to endorsements and brand deals. But she doesn’t want to talk politics.

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Sure, These Comics Can Make You Laugh. But Can They Hit a Jump Shot?

A weekly pickup basketball game in Manhattan is populated almost entirely by professional funny people from all corners of the comedy landscape — stand-up comedians on their way up, comics past their primes and even industry A-listers.

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Congo’s Teens Brave Bombs, Rebels and Abduction to Play Hoops

A basketball academy that offers young people a lifeline and a chance to dream is hanging on in the Congolese city of Goma, despite years of war and the chaos and violence that have followed a rebel takeover.

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A W.N.B.A. Star Loves These Sneakers. She Gets Fined for Wearing Them.

When an upstart women’s shoe brand made a sponsorship deal with Courtney Williams, a Minnesota Lynx all-star, it put the hugely popular league in an awkward position.

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How the NBA Finals’ Champagne Celebration Became a Marketing Moment

Brands have seized on the spectacle of the post-championship celebration as a marketing moment.

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Famous for Basketball and Now the Setting for an Opera

“Bounce: A Basketball Opera” will be staged at Holcombe Rucker Park, where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving have played.

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Was Basketball Invented in Herkimer, NY? The Human Calculator Thinks So.

The official story is that Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Mass., in 1891. But what about the teenager tossing cabbages in upstate New York a year earlier?

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Jalen Brunson Could Be the King of New York. He Just Needs the Crown.

The Knicks are better than they have been in decades, and the city has fallen for the team’s unassuming but sharpshooting point guard.

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