It was the first playoff matchup of Stephen Curry and LeBron James since 2018. This time, James came out on top.

Golden State’s stars made several uncharacteristic errors down the stretch against the Lakers in Game 4. The role players haven’t helped much either.

Curry and James are meeting in the playoffs, perhaps for the last time. Together and apart, they have redefined a generation of basketball.

Atlanta’s Trae Young, Boston’s Jaylen Brown and the Nets’ Mikal Bridges are learning to handle the praise and the pressure of rising stardom.

The Celtics fired Udoka in February after he violated team policies. Udoka said at a news conference for his hiring as Houston’s coach that he...

Udoka took the Celtics to the N.B.A. finals last season, but he was abruptly suspended in September for violating team policies.

Bridges pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence in November. He was accused of assaulting the mother of his children.

In a memo, the league said it was “facing a very different economic reality than just one year ago.”

The Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis plays with the bruising style of his father, Arvydas. It has made him an All-Star and helped the...

The star Celtics guard talks about his career year in the N.B.A., educational inequality and his association with Kanye West.