By DAVID BRANDT The evolution of the Christmas Day sports calendar in the U.S. has given fans a respite if they need a break from family gatherings or just some entertainment while they sip on

Ideas include limiting protections on traded picks, and prohibiting a team from drafting in the top four two years in a row.

The NBA announced that Lakers star Luka Doncic leads the list of the top-10 viewed players across social media platforms this season.

With sports betting becoming more popular, the NBA is reportedly "enacting several sports betting policies to its 30 teams."

We've played two months of the 2025-26 NBA season and the Christmas Day NBA slate is almost upon us, the best time of the year. Of course, in Yahoo's new fantasy basketball format, High Score, the top output for a player in a given week is all that matters.

The NBA and FIBA said Monday they will start the process of engaging with teams and owners about joining their planned new league in Europe next month.As has been expected, the league will offer both permanent spots and “a merit-based pathway” to qualifying on an annual basis through FIBA's Basketball Champions League or an end-of-season tournament,

NBA and YMCA announce year-long collaboration as part of World Basketball Day on Dec. 21 to help further the game's growth.

In an era of expansion in North American sports, the NBA might be the next major league to join the trend. The NBA is mulling potential expansion, and commissioner Adam Silver said this week that a decision on whether the league will add as many as two teams will be made in 2026.

The Houston Rockets have been one of the league's best teams in 2025-26. Unsurprisingly, as they were the second-best team in the Western Conference last season

Snoop Dogg expands his sports analyst business with his first NBA broadcasting role on NBC Peacock, starting January 5.

Unlike The Last Dance, the First Dance was literally about dancing. In 1991, hip-hop and R&B group "Full Force" collaborated with MJ to do a music video for the Bulls' superstar's "Michael Jordan's Playground" mini film. With the help of NBA vice president of talent relations Leah Wilcox, Full Force got Mike to participate.