Review-Journal reporters Ben Gotz and Elaine Wilson preview this week’s biggest basketball matchups in Southern Nevada.
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The sixth day of the 2017 NBA Summer League is the first day of tournament play and will feature eight games in total.
The Pac-12 Player of the Year has hired an agent, which ends his eligibility with the Ducks.
LeBron James understands what it’s like being a kid on the outside looking for hope. He’s giving them some.
Gonzaga freshman center Zach Collins on Tuesday declared for the NBA Draft, becoming the first one-and-done player in program history.
Adam Hill from the Las Vegas Review-Journal recaps the finals in the WAC, Pac-12 and Mountain West finals and also talks about what teams will go to the NCAA tournament and which teams are on the bubble.
UNLV was picked to finish eighth at Mountain West media day, and no Rebels were selected to the preseason all-conference team.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not ready to expand and is content having Las Vegas serve as the home to the NBA Summer League and USA Basketball.
If you didn’t catch any of the NBA Summer League action last weekend, there’s still plenty of time before it leaves Las Vegas.
Senior guard Marvelle Harris scored 18 points to help second-seeded Fresno State beat top-seeded San Diego State 68-63 in the championship game of the Mountain West tournament on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Kansas’ Wayne Selden’s dunk in the Jayhawks’ 70-66 win over Baylor was amazing, but his uncle’s reaction stole the show.
The New Mexico State men’s basketball team cruised into the Western Athletic Conference tournament final with a 78-64 victory over No. 5 seed Missouri-Kansas City at Orleans Arena on Friday.
Former Arizona basketball star Michael Wright was found slain in a vehicle in New York City.
ABC got a little too close to LeBron James on Thursday night. Prior to the start of Game 4 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, James adjusted his shorts during a team huddle, briefly exposing himself on live television.
The New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Monty Williams on Tuesday. In five seasons, Williams led the Pelicans to the postseason twice and an overall record of 173-221.
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