NBA superstar LeBron James has managed to wow crowds even when he's sitting on the sidelines.

Tall Ferns optimistic Japan matches will help them qualify for Rio Olympics.

Steven Adams will face a battle for his starting role on the Thunder after Oklahoma City decided to keep Enes Kanter.

The road to Rio will take a one-week detour in Napier this week as the Tall Blacks begin the countdown to next month's pivotal series against Australia.

The National Basketball League grand final will have a familiar feel to the Super Rugby final after the Southland Sharks and Wellington Saints won their semifinals last night.

Basketball leaders are waiting for College Sport to start an investigation into a school match where a coach hurled abuse at a referee, causing the game to be canned.

There may not have been a New Zealander drafted, but there was still a strong Kiwi connection in the NBA Draft yesterday.

Kiwi NBA player Steven Adams probably won't be switching codes any time soon.

As the NBA and one-day cricket shows, it's adapt or die. Mark and Andrew weigh in on the week's sporting matters.

Watch LeBron James suffer a bloody gash on his head after colliding with a cameraman late in the second quarter today in Game 4.

When NBA star Kyrie Irving turned up for a press conference, all anyone on social media could focus on was his quirky tattoo.

The Harlem Globetrotters, yesterday unleashed a wide array of gravity-defying tricks in front of thousands of fans at Auckland's North Shore Events Centre.