NBA

The most hyped basketball prospect since LeBron James has confirmed that he will play college hoops with the University of Kansas.

Indiana beat New York and Memphis defeated Oklahoma City to both go 2-1 in their playoff series.

The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs reclaimed home advantage with Game Three wins in the NBA playoffs on Friday night.

The Brooklyn Nets have fired P.J. Carlesimo as interim head coach after the defeat to Chicago Bulls.

Joakim Noah led the injury-ravaged Chicago Bulls to a 99-93 Game Seven win over the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA playoffs.

Flip Saunders has returned to the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves as president of basketball operations.

Jason Collins, a veteran center in the NBA, has announced that he is gay, breaking one of the final frontiers in US sports.

The Boston Celtics came through an amazing match against the Knicks, winning 97-90.

Nate Robinson scored 34 points before fouling out as Chicago beat Brooklyn to take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven series.

LeBron James began the Miami Heat's play-off campaign with a display of deadly efficiency on Sunday.

Round-up: Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili saw San Antonio Spurs easily beat Los Angeles Lakers in their first play-off match.

Golden State Warriors forward David Lee has a torn right hip flexor and will be out for the remainder of the NBA play-offs

Kobe Bryant was a frustrated television viewer and a passionate tweeter as he watched the LA Lakers lose to the Spurs.

Michael Jordan was poisoned before one of the most famous performances of his career, according to his trainer Tim Grover.

Kobe Bryant has undergone surgery on an injured Achilles tendon and could be sidelined for up to nine months.