After a pair of college basketball programs added G League players, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo ripped the NCAA, saying it needs to 'regroup'

The NBA plans to finalize franchise fees in the next few months with a goal of launching NBA Europe "in the next two years," the league's deputy commissioner and COO Mark Tatum said Tuesday.

Michael Jordan is back in the NBA with NBC, and that network brought the sounds of “Roundball Rock” back as well. Amazon Prime is entering the league after hiring many broadcasters who were with Turner Sports in recent years. ESPN acquired “Inside the NBA,” the most popular studio show in league history.

Kansas coach Bill Self says he needs to learn more about the situation in which Louisville has recruited and added an NBA G League player to its roster for the 2026-27 season before he finalizes his feelings about the NCAA allowing pros to enter college’s transfer portal and apply for eligibility.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver this week called expansion "a very deliberate process, and it’s something that the league, working with our teams, continues to consider and discuss," during an interview with Sports Illustrated. The decision ultimately rests with the league's 30 team owners.

Fans of NBA on TNT will have to adjust to the new schedule and studio shows. Major sports league contracts don’t change hands often. But on Oct. 21, Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal wrested the U.S.’s second most-popular — and fastest-growing worldwide — league out of Warner Bros.

The NBA's best all-around player faces the greatest 3-point shooter in league history on Thursday, Oct. 23, as Nikola Jokic leads the Denver Nuggets against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. This will be the season opener for Jokic and Co., while Curry and the Warriors are 1-0 after beating the Lakers on Tuesday.