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Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the visiting Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.

Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the visiting Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.

A'ja Wilson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Candace Parker made two free throws with 24 seconds left and the visiting Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 84-80 Sunday to extend its franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season.

Kahleah Copper scored 27 points and Courtney Williams added 12, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to help the visiting Chicago Sky rally to beat the New York Liberty 86-82 on Sunday in the second meeting between the teams in three days.

Kayla McBride scored a season-high 24 points and Tiffany Mitchell put back her own miss with 3.0 seconds left to help the visiting Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 80-78 Saturday night and avoid tying the franchise record for consecutive losses to open a season.

Breanna Stewart banked in a go-ahead shot with 7.6 seconds left and the visiting New York Liberty rallied to defeat the Chicago Sky 77-76 on Friday night in Courtney Vandersloot's return to the Windy City.

Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 on Thursday night.

Natisha Hiedeman scored 19 points, Alyssa Thomas had 16 points, nine rebounds and a franchise-high 16 assists and the visiting Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 89-84 on Thursday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers have named Nick Nurse as their new head coach as the franchise chases its first NBA championship in 41 years.

Kitchener's Jamal Murray will be playing in the NBA finals against the Miami Heat with the first game kicking off Thursday night. The City of Kitchener is hosting several watch parties. Here's where to catch the first three games.

It’s a rare home game for Canada’s senior women’s national basketball team, which tips off an important summer on Friday with a friendly against Japan in Victoria — its first time playing in Canada since 2019, and its first game in the provincial capital in over 20 years.

Toronto's Zach Edey decided it was the right call to return to Purdue instead of staying in the NBA draft. Edey's decision came Wednesday night, in social media posts from both the centre and the Boilermakers that earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament behind Edey.

When Canadian NBA star Jamal Murray was a teenager at the Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy, he declined to have a mobile phone for most of his two years with the program. He wanted his focus to be on basketball so that he could take his game to the next level.

Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Brionna Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun held off the Indiana Fever 81-78 on Tuesday night.

Breanna Stewart had 25 points and 11 rebounds in her return to the Pacific Northwest and the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 86-78 on Tuesday night.

The Miami Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 on Monday in Boston to get it done in their NBA Eastern Conference finals and avoid an unprecedented comeback that would see them blow a 3-0 lead in the series.

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been hired by the Philadelphia 76ers, per reports by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, The Athletic and The Associated Press. The 56-year-old from Carroll, Iowa, won Toronto's first NBA championship in 2019.

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been hired by the Philadelphia 76ers, per reports by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, The Athletic and The Associated Press. The 56-year-old from Carroll, Iowa, won Toronto's first NBA championship in 2019.

NaLyssa Smith scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Indiana Fever end a WNBA record-tying 20-game losing streak with a 90-87 win over the host Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

Derrick White scored on a putback with 0.1 seconds left and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Saturday night to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals.

While the Vegas Golden Knights were playing an important game less than 2 miles down Frank Sinatra Drive at T-Mobile Arena, the Las Vegas Aces were throwing their own house party at Michelob Ultra Arena.

The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach after he spent the last five seasons as a Toronto Raptors assistant, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Shakira Austin had 15 points and 11 rebounds and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 71-69 on Friday night.

Arike Ogunbowale had 26 points and six assists, Satou Sabally added 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and the visiting Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 95-91 Friday night.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper has announced he is keeping his name under NBA draft consideration rather than returning to Marquette.

Jackie Young scored 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting and defending WNBA champion Las Vegas took control in the third quarter en route to a 94-85 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night.

Derrick White had 24 points, including six three-pointers, and the Boston Celtics dominated the visiting Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals.

Becky Hammon, the reigning WNBA champion with the Las Vegas Aces, is reportedly in the mix to become the next head coach of the Toronto Raptors. The move would make her the first woman to become the full-time head coach of a major North American men's sports team. But it would also mean leaving the WNBA.

Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Heat 116-99 in Game 4 in Miami on Tuesday night.

Jayson Tatum had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 17 points and the Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Heat 116-99 in Game 4 in Miami on Tuesday night.

Alyssa Thomas had 22 points and 10 rebounds while DeWanna Bonner added 15 points to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Mystics 88-81 in Washington on Tuesday night.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter covers the big stuff happening in the NBA, where the Finals matchup is nearly set, LeBron James is contemplating retirement and some Canadians are making headlines.

Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the visiting Denver Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Toronto native Toby Fournier, ESPN's 13th-ranked 2024 basketball prospect, is now in Edmonton for senior women's national team camp, with eyes on competing for Canada at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.

Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat moved one win from the NBA Finals after rolling past the visiting Boston Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference title series.

Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and the visiting Chicago Sky spoiled Brittney Griner's regular-season home debut, holding on down the stretch for a 75-69 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.

Watch Day 2 action as some of the top women's 3X3 basketball teams do battle in Azerbaijan to see who will take home the glory.

Watch as some of the top 3X3 basketball teams go head-to-head in Day 2 action at the Manila Masters in the Philippines.

Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 of her 27 points as Dallas built a 17-point halftime lead and the Wings beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 85-78 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 of her 27 points as Dallas built a 17-point halftime lead and the Wings beat the Atlanta Dream 85-78 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum both scored 23 points, and the Las Vegas Aces opened defence of their WNBA championship with a 105-64 road win over the Seattle Storm on Saturday.

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, hitting a pair of buckets to give the Heat the lead after they erased a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit and Miami beat Boston 111-105 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points, rookie Zia Cooke added 14 and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated Brittney Griner and the visiting Phoenix Mercury 94-71 on Friday night in Griner's first WNBA game since being jailed in Russia.

DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points, Alyssa Thomas had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, and the Connecticut Sun held off No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston and the Indiana Fever 70-61 on Friday night to begin the WNBA season.

Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots Friday night in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia. Her visiting Phoenix Mercury lost to the Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 in the teams' opener.

Jamal Murray, from Kitchener, Ont., scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, propelling the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Lakers for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

Expectations and intrigue surround the WNBA as the league tips off its 27th season this weekend.

The Eastern Canadian Basketball League is shuttering early due to high costs and lower revenue than were expected.