Five boys and five girls were selected during the Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 presented by Alaska National Training Camp to comprise the newest batch of Jr. NBA All-Stars and represent the country at the first Jr. NBA Global Championship Asia Pacific Selection Camp in Jakarta, Indonesia in June to train with top youth players from the region.

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Anthony Davis isn't the only player on the Los Angeles Lakers' radar.

While Davis may be the Lakers' top trade target, their are other players they are considering to acquire as they look to surround LeBron James with some more top-tier talent. After making wholesale changes up top, L.A. is making sure it won't enter next season with the same core that failed to qualify for the playoffs this past season.

one of the bad stuff from Game 3 matters.

It doesn’t matter that whatever flow the Raptors had in Sunday’s first half was reduced to a pathetic drip in the second half. Toronto posted 58 first-half points, tallying 18 assists on 21 buckets in the first 24 minutes. They followed it up with 38 points on putrid shooting in the second half. Oh well.

MIES (Switzerland) - Former German national team and NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki was revealed as a global ambassador for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.

Nowitzki becomes the third global sporting icon to be named an ambassador of the first-ever 32-team World Cup, joining Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant.

TORONTO -- Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points -- including two important field goals late in the second overtime -- and grabbed nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 118-112 in double-overtime Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Bucks lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 slated to Tuesday in Toronto.

The Golden State Warriors secured a huge win on Saturday night, coming back from an 18-point deficit to beat the Trail Blazers, 110-99, to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. The win pretty much wraps up the series for the Warriors, as no team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit.

TORONTO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee 118-112 on Sunday night to cut the Bucks’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.

Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Norman Powell scored 19 points before fouling out, and Marc Gasol had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Raptors will try to draw even when they host Game 4 on Tuesday night.

The champs figured out they only need two quarters of solid basketball to crush Portland’s will. The Dubs take a 3-0 lead in the series and are now one win away from the Finals,

The Golden State Warriors ripped the heart out of the Portland Trailblazers in Game 3 on the road, beating them up in the second half of a 110-99 win. This is the second straight time the reigning champs spotted the Blazers a double-digit lead before roaring back and getting the W. The Warriors ripped off a 57-33 run in the final two quarters, using 12 players to overwhelm the home team with STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.