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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league located in North America, featuring 30 teams—29 based in the United States and 1 in Canada. It is regarded as the top men's basketball league globally. The NBA is a key member of USA Basketball (USAB), which FIBA (the International Basketball Federation) recognizes as the governing body for basketball in the U.S. Alongside three other major professional sports leagues, the NBA holds a significant place in the sports landscape of the United States and Canada. Players in the NBA are the highest-paid athletes in the world when looking at average annual salaries.

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7 biggest questions that will shape 2025 NBA Finals

1 day ago | nba.com | Steve Aschburner

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageOKLAHOMA CITY — If the NBA’s championship series can be considered the last test before summer for each of the participating teams — their Finals exam, so to speak — one advantage over the college and high school versions that tormented so many of us is, these guys know the questions in advance. Now it’s all about how the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers answer them.
2025 NBA Finals: Pacers shock the world with underdog journey

2 days ago | nba.com | Steve Aschburner

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageLike a lot of stories, the simplest way to begin is with the ending. In the case of the Indiana Pacers, the ending that really matters for where their team is now came 53 weeks ago. That’s when the mighty Boston Celtics, rolling through a 16-3 postseason to the 2024 NBA championship, swept the Pacers in four games.
What’s next for Knicks after bold moves come up short of Finals run

3 days ago | nba.com | Brian Mahoney

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks went further than they’d gone in 25 years, just not as far as they hoped. They signaled they were serious about making a run at the NBA title when they traded for Mikal Bridges in the summer and then Karl-Anthony Towns in a preseason blockbuster, adding a top perimeter defender and an All-Star center to a lineup headlined by Jalen Brunson. Their all-in moves just couldn’t get them all the way there.
Knicks-Pacers: 5 takeaways as Indiana eliminates New York, advances to 2025 Finals

3 days ago | nba.com | Steve Aschburner

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageINDIANAPOLIS – Indiana coach Rick Carlisle had started counting off his team’s Eastern Conference championship series from the get-go, not by victories, but by duration. “This is just Day 1 of 13 days,” Carlisle said after the Pacers pulled off an improbable, exhilarating, overtime victory over the Knicks in the opener in New York.
Knicks-Pacers: 4 things to watch as East Finals shifts back to Indiana for Game 6

4 days ago | nba.com | John Schuhmann

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageThe Knicks earned a return trip to Indianapolis and another 48 minutes of basketball. Facing elimination for the first time in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks came up with their best defensive performance of the series (and maybe the entire season). They finally slowed down a Pacers offense that had scored more than 120 points per 100 possessions in 8 of its 14 games prior to Thursday.
Regular-season Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners: Oklahoma City Thunder

6 days ago | nba.com | Mike Barner

The Thunder have had some of the most dominant players in the NBA play for them during the franchise’s time in Oklahoma City. Three of them have brought home regular season MVP awards. Let’s highlight the achievements of those players during their award-winning campaigns. When the Thunder were still known as the Seattle SuperSonics, they selected Durant with the second pick in the 2007 Draft. He won the 2007-08 Rookie of the Year award, averaging 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
Finals-bound Thunder

6 days ago | nba.com | Sam Amick

* * *OKLAHOMA CITY — On May 28, 2016, Klay Thompson changed the course of Oklahoma City Thunder history forever. The Golden State Warriors star vanquished those Kevin Durant- and Russell Westbrook-led Thunder all by himself with an unforgettable finish in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, outscoring the entire Oklahoma City squad in the fourth quarter with an unconscious flurry of 3s.
Timberwolves-Thunder: 5 takeaways as Oklahoma City advances to the Finals

6 days ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageOKLAHOMA CITY — There was an aggressive double-team on the ball, a steal and subsequently a dunk. Then a blocked shot, which turned into a pair of passes and a jumper in transition. And this was before the energy was elevated — more defense, more shots made followed. This was the sign of a desperate team.
Knicks-Pacers: 4 numbers to know as Indiana looks to advance

6 days ago | nba.com | John Schuhmann

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageThe Indiana Pacers are one win from their first trip to the NBA Finals in 25 years, and while defense wins championships, offense can get you pretty far, too. The Pacers’ offense has been the story as they’ve taken a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, with the New York Knicks facing elimination in Thursday’s Game 5 (8 ET, TNT).
The Athletic: In NBA playoffs, playing injured is the expectation. Aaron Nesmith has met the moment

1 week ago | nba.com | David Aldridge

Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA or its teams. * * *INDIANAPOLIS — This time of year, everybody’s got something. Busted fingers, balky backs, banged-up elbows. It’s the cost of admission to May and June basketball, which is the only basketball that should matter. I get that “Ringz Culture” is derided in our more advanced age of thinking. But we do this every year to find out who the best team is.