Nuggets' Nikola Jokic is in the midst of a big bounce-back performance, displaying his creativity in Game 5 vs. Thunder ...

Shaquille O’Neal was one of the most dominant basketball players of all time. The four-time NBA champion forged a legendary ...

The Nuggets and Thunder will battle tonight in a pivotal Game 5. If Oklahoma City wins, Denver will be forced to win two ...

But the true origins of the play -- the backboard's use as a passing tool -- date to a seminal moment in the NBA's infancy.

Carr is known for his incredible dunking ability, and he put that on display in a recent pickup game where he threw down a ...

Having stopped his dribble, Morant appeared to have nowhere to go, so he tossed the ball off the backboard, weaved past his defenders and finished the bucket on the other side of the basket.

But the true origins of the play -- the backboard's use as a passing tool -- date to a seminal moment in the NBA's infancy. With only seconds left in double overtime of Game 7 of the 1957 NBA ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder won ugly in Game 4, defeating the Denver Nuggets and tying the best-fof-7 Western Conference ...

Former Maryland big man Derik Queen was dominant throughout much of his freshman season and continued to play well in the Big ...

The pass off the backboard is a legal move, but very few NBA players attempt it. Morant is surely on of the main candidates to do so, given his athleticism and relative health. The Warriors were ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota's stifling defense on an ailing Luka Doncic, and the Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers ...