After trading Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings at this year’s trade deadline, the Chicago Bulls have committed to a rebuild. They’ve floated in mediocrity fo ...

It was the greatest combination of talent and dunkers in Slam Dunk contest history, and a little-known Pacer almost stole the ...

In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

To get Williams, a former first-round pick, the Lakers sent rookie Dalton Knecht, a 2030 first-round pick swap and their 2031 ...

Matas Buzelis will join two-time defending champion Mac McClung, Spurs rookie Stephon Castle, and Milwaukee Bucks' guard ...

1988 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan wins the NBA Slam Dunk contest with a perfect score of 50 on his final dunk, in front of a hometown crowd at Chicago Stadium. 1990 — Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues ...

Luka Dončić is officially headed to Los Angeles after a shocking blockbuster trade. Reactions to the Luka Dončić-for-Anthony ...

Tyrese Haliburton nailed a clutch 3-pointer with less than a minute left and Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 22 points in the ...

Brooks Barnhizer is known as a leave-it-all-on-the-floor player. He may have taken that a little too far Wednesday night. He started bleeding immediately, but he flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd ...

Michael or LeBron ... travel out to Long Island to see a basketball game.” Another ticket-holder, Fred Schruers, asked, “Am I ...

With six different champions in as many years, new emerging stars every season and new teams preparing for a big playoff run, the NBA is as competitive as ever.