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American basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire said he decided to leave the NBA to play for Hapoel Jerusalem for ideological rather than financial reasons.

TEL AVIV – Retired NBA forward Amar’e Stoudemire has reportedly closed a deal to play with Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team, a team he co-owns.

After initially sticking to its rules and fining players and teams for violating uniform rules by wearing t-shirts in support of the violence-prone Black Lives Matter movement, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has now bowed to pressure from players and reversed its decision to levy the fines.

[LANGUAGE WARNING] Two men in Houston, TX now face criminal charges after a short video of the two playing basketball on a busy roadway went viral on Instagram, says a KHOU report. Edward Gonzales, 25, has been charged with obstructing

Immigration officials in Windsor, Canada, have arrested an illegal immigrant from Africa who has been playing basketball for a local Catholic high school for the past six months. Authorities suspect the immigrant is a 30-year-old man, and not a teenager.

The NBA is reporting a $93 million payroll short fall as the salary cap is set to rise to $92 million, reports say.

On Tuesday the NCAA announced it had inked an eight-year deal with CBS and the Turner cable network to broadcast the NCAA Tournament all the way through the 2032 season.

TEL AVIV  – Former NBA star Nate Robinson’s TV interview was interrupted when a shirtless bicyclist approached the basketball player to challenge him to a game of one-on-one. Robinson, who forwent both his NBA and NFL dreams to play basketball for

Riverside University High School (Milwaukee, WI) junior guard Melvin Lee is listed at 5’5″ 150 pounds. Although considered small for the sport of basketball, Lee showed his lack of height cannot stop him from getting to the rim. On this particular play, the

A 14-year-old Wisconsin basketball player is recovering after a freak accident on the court left her impaled by a floorboard, according to a report by Fox 6 Now. The girl was sliding on the court after bumping into an opponent and

The University of Louisville has announced a self-imposed postseason ban for its basketball program after months of allegations that coaching staff hired nude dancers and prostitutes to give sexual favors to players and recruits.

Basketball has become a staple on Martin Luther King Day. Every year multiple NBA games are played throughout the day in which we honor the amazing civil rights leader. In the Philadelphia area there’s another tradition that focuses on Reverend King and hoops, all while helping to feed the hungry.

Fans, and Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, criticize the University of Utah for putting its basketball rivalry with Brigham Young on hiatus.

In the latest episode of “The Big Podcast,” host and former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal was asked by a listener if he would let President Barack Obama score in a game of one-on-one. Shaq said not only would he not

Three basketball players at a Tennessee high school have been accused of the rape and aggravated assault of a 15-year-old teammate after the teen collapsed following a hazing incident, authorities say.

Stephon Marbury didn’t enjoy as much success in the NBA that he’d hoped, but becoming a member of the Beijing Ducks has brought him much more acclaim. In fact, he’s become so famous there that a museum dedicated to his career is set to open in China’s leading city.

A Mississippi woman now faces felony assault charges after punching and knocking unconscious her daughter’s basketball coach during an argument after an away game.

Per a report by Columbus, MS CBS affiliate WCBI, a Mississippi high school girls basketball coach was hospitalized Thursday night after she was attacked by a parent. Hamilton (MS) High coach Sue Verner was “knocked out cold” by Heather Thompson, 36, and taken

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced his retirement from basketball effective at the end of the 2015-2016 campaign, saying that “this season is all I have left to give.”

University of Colorado men’s basketball team sophomore forward Tory Miller was ejected Wednesday night for biting an opposing Air Force Academy player during a fight for a loose ball in the second half. The video shows Miller leaning over the victim’s

A prostitute who wrote a book charging that a University of Louisville employee hired her for “sex parties” for recruits will now meet with the NCAA to discuss her charges, a report says.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James needed one simple slam to hit another major milestone.

Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James expressed his excitement that President Barack Obama might be in the audience during the upcoming season opener between with the Chicago Bulls in Chicago on Tuesday night.

A student at the University of Louisville is suing self-proclaimed “escort” Katina Powell after she charged in her book that she was paid by a member of the basketball program’s staff to have sex with basketball players and recruits.

In the wake of multiple investigations in states across the country over allegations of “insider trading,” the NCAA has imposed a ban on advertising for the fantasy sports betting sites FanDuel and DraftKings.

A group of basketball recruits for the University of Louisville disclose that their visit to the college was more like an extended party—including sexual favors—than an assessment of an academic career.

Rick Pitino says that allegations that the Louisville Cardinals basketball program provided escorts left him almost “sick to my stomach.”

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed his disappointment Thursday over the fact that the Women’s National Basketball Association attracting far fewer fans than projected upon its founding twenty years ago.

On Tuesday the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that coach and president of basketball operations Flip Saunders has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a curable form of cancer.

The basketball coaches for three major American universities made statements condemning the Confederate flag earlier this week.

Despite the fact that San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan lost a whopping $25 million in bad investment deals, the five-time NBA champion is still not sure he’ll re-sign with his team next year and remain in the league.

On Tuesday, UT President Greg Fenves announced that the school is now investigating charges of infractions purportedly tied to the men’s basketball program. The review will be headed by former NCAA Infractions Committee member Gene Marsh.

Allegations of the mistreatment of women’s basketball players have been filed against both the University of Illinois Illini basketball program and coaches Matt Bollant and Mike Divilbiss.

At his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis welcomed some of the Harlem Globetrotters, who were visiting Rome while on tour.

Just weeks after settling out of court for a February 2014 hoops assault, R&B singer Chris Brown has again been named a suspect after a basketball-related physical altercation.

The NBA announced the launch an exploratory clinic in Cuba to expand its reach into the once forbidden country in the wake of President Obama’s bid to normalize relations with communist nation.