Basketball

As a Purdue Boilermakers fan, I’ve experienced plenty of heartbreak during the N.C.A.A. tournament. Was it a matter of skill, or of chance?

The U.S.C. basketball star’s magnetism is generated by nowness, by the way she seems to embody an ever-refreshing present.

The Dallas Mavericks handed their leading man to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now everyone is trying to make it make sense.

The basketball star has been known to force his way off teams. So what makes his attempt to break free of the Miami Heat seem so fraught?

The dawn of J. J. Redick’s coaching career and the dusk of Lebron James’s playing years converge in an erratic season, while the N.B.A.’s ratings are tanking.

The fun of watching this young, undefeated team lies in the sense of possibility they project.

The team probably has too much talent to lose. Still, turning twelve superstars into a selfless whole may be an impossible task.

At the upcoming N.B.A. draft, perhaps the biggest question is where a likely role player—whose dad is one of the greatest athletes of all time—will end up.

Clark isn’t yet the best player the W.N.B.A. has ever seen. What can she learn from the player who is?

The ESPN star’s reporting on divisive subjects, including allegations of violence against women, has been as risky as it is refreshing.

The team has dominated all season. Why does it have so many doubters?

The Minnesota Timberwolves make the least glamorous part of basketball seem fun.

The podcast, co-hosted by J. J. Redick and LeBron James, combines analytical commentary with an insider’s perspective—and bypasses traditional media.

For years now, just in time for the N.B.A. post-season, sure as the daffodils, Jimmy Butler has transformed into the world’s greatest basketball player—or something close to it.

Talented and charismatic stars, including Caitlin Clark, JuJu Watkins, and Paige Bueckers, have made the games appointment viewing.

The L.S.U. star has had a weird season, but her charisma—and her rivalries with the University of South Carolina and with Iowa’s Caitlin Clark—is a gift to women’s basketball.

Officiating in the league is probably as good as it’s ever been. So why does everyone seem so angry about it?

The N.C.A.A. star has dominated the courts this season, breaking the women’s scoring record, with a conviction that the future is hers and that it comes now.

The San Antonio Spurs rookie, who stands seven feet four, with an eight-foot wingspan, is making other players look silly—when he isn’t looking silly himself.

The iconic filmmaker tells David Remnick how he got his start, how to direct Denzel Washington, and when he wants to retire. Plus, Thomas Mallon on “Fellow Travelers.”