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NBA memo: Must assess ‘dire risks’ of gambling

An NBA memo sent to teams said the league is reassessing its measures on legal sports betting, how it should be regulated and ways to protect players from “dire risks.”

Who’s got next? Predicting five breakout players for the 2025-26 NBA season

Which NBA players are primed to take the next step in their development? Jeremy Woo predicts the top five breakout players for the 2025-26 season.

Sports’ mafia ties run deeper than NBA gambling scandal

Prosecutors say two former NBA players played in rigged poker games run by mob members. Organized crime has long exploited athletes’ vulnerabilities.

NBA gambling investigations: How players, coaches have reacted to the news

Players and coaches share their reactions to the betting scandal that has upended the NBA.

Spurs quietly unveil banner to honor Pop’s career

The Spurs, without a public ceremony, quietly unveiled a banner honoring the Hall of Fame career of Gregg Popovich, who had 1,390 wins and five NBA titles as their coach.

Doncic sidelined with finger sprain, leg contusion

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out for at least one week with a left finger sprain and lower left leg contusion.

Hornets’ Miller ruled out with shoulder soreness

Hornets forward Brandon Miller, who left early in Saturday’s game with left shoulder soreness, has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Wizards.

Mavs 0-2 as ‘Fire Nico!’ chants grow loud again

Many Mavericks fans vented their frustration by again chanting “Fire Nico!” as the final minute played out in a 117-107 loss to the Wizards that dropped Dallas to 0-2 on the season.

X-ray tables, marked cards and the Mafia: How the FBI says poker games were rigged

Details of how poker games, some involving Chauncey Billups, were allegedly rigged to make people lose big.

NBA intel: Wemby’s new game plan, and early concerns for Lakers and Rockets

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst take the pulse of the league after a thrilling first few nights of 2025-26.