Basketball feature articles

Miami Heat superstar LeBron James has labelled his side’s clean sweep over the Milwaukee Bucks as a “big step” in their bid to defend their NBA title. more

LA Lakers centre Dwight Howard has labelled his side’s season a “nightmare” after it came to an end at the hands of a San Antonio Spurs clean sweep in their first round playoff. more

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says his side’s clean sweep over the LA Lakers wasn’t a “fair fight”. more

Miami Heat superstar LeBron James says he’s not interested in statistics after scoring 27 points in his side’s 110-87 victory over Milwaukee Bucks in Game One of their Eastern Conference first round NBA Playoff. more

LA Lakers centre Pau Gasol admits the season-ending Achilles injury to superstar team-mate Kobe Bryant is hard to swallow. more

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade says he won’t rush back from a knee problem ahead of the NBA playoffs. more

Miami Heat superstar LeBron James insists his side isn’t targetting the 33-game winning streak record held by the LA Lakers side from the early 70s. more

Miami Heat have won their 23rd consecutive NBA match triumphing on the road to the Boston Celtics 105-103. more

Miami Heat continued their remarkable run with their 18th straight win after defeating Indiana Pacers 105-91 on Sunday. more

LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant says his side’s “locked in” on their task of making the playoffs. more