Spike Lee bailed on his New York Knicks’ courtside seat for the rest of the season

Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there

A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors, Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year, and Jon Horst took Executive of the Year on Monday night in Santa Monica.

The decision to hand the best film Oscar to “Green Book” continued to be debated Monday, long after the last Champagne glass had finally been emptied. Rarely in Oscar history, after all, has a winning movie prompted a noted guest in the audience, who had just won his first competitive Oscar, to try to storm out of the night’s big...

If Beale Street could talk… it might tell Regina King to duck. King was almost tackled by NBA star Joel Embiid Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley is being accused of gambling fraud after a wager at a Las Vegas casino last weekend, casino regulators said Thursday.

The NBA will return to London next year with a regular-season game between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks.

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment charging the father of NBA player Enes Kanter with “membership in a terror group,” the country’s official news agency reported Monday. The indictment followed an investigation of Mehmet Kanter, and prosecutors planned to seek his conviction and a prison term of five to 10 years at trial, Anadolu Agency said. It’s unclear when...

Georgetown University basketball legend Patrick Ewing will return to coach the team he led to a national championship in 1984, a source confirmed to NBC Sports.

If ever you leave one job for another, you would want praise like this from your former boss! Georgetown legend Patrick Ewing is leaving his job as associate head coach of the Charlotte Hornets to take over the Hoyas basketball program. Ewing received a standing ovation from Hornets players and coaches as he said goodbye at Verizon Center Tuesday. Head…

After he was criticized by Charles Barkley for questioning Cleveland’s front office, James tore into the former NBA star and opinionated TV commentator on Monday night following a loss in Dallas.

Some $300,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from the home of former Los Angeles Laker and NBA coach Derek Fisher on Monday, police said.

Two pairs of specially designed sneakers worn by Golden State Warriors All Star and reigning two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry are now up for auction to raise money for the Oakland Fire Relief fund.

LeBron James says he has lost respect for Phil Jackson after the famed NBA coach used the word “posse” to describe the Cleveland star’s business partners.

Blinking back tears, LeBron James extended his right ring finger, the one sparkling with 400 diamonds, and touched the championship banner. As it rose from a golden, miniature Cleveland skyline toward the ceiling, Queen’s “We Are The Champions” filled Quicken Loans Arena and Cavs fans sang along with Freddie Mercury just as they did in June. And, incredibly, this was...

Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes, a 12-time All-Star who refined the big man’s role in the infancy of the National Basketball Association, has died. He was 87.

A former college basketball star from New Jersey has been found slain in the back seat of a vehicle in New York City.

LeBron James had some business to take care before rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers for training camp.