Twice in the second quarter of game one, minutes apart, Kevin Durant barrelled down court with the ball and was thrilled to discover that the scrambling Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to have no interest in guarding him. On one of these plays, J.R. Smith stepped out of the way, as if to say, go right ahead, sir, enjoy yourself.

Golden State cruised to a 113-91 victory over Cleveland to take the opening game of these best-of-seven finals.

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Victorian Country duo Nathan Sobey and Mitch Creek aim to become the latest Australians to make the jump from the NBL to the NBA.

​LeBron James has issued a searing and personal response to the discovery of racist graffiti spray-painted outside his Los Angeles home.

A racial slur was painted on the outside gate of Cavalier LeBron James' Los Angeles home just a day before the basketball superstar was set to play in his seventh straight NBA finals

Big contracts and big snubs in a busy week for Canberra sport.

The Capitals have recruited WNBA forward Jordan Hooper to bolster their WNBL roster.

The NBA Finals tip off on Friday with Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers battling for the title a record third consecutive year.

Former Capitals leader Nat Hurst thought her Opals chances had passed by until she got a shock call.

Australian basketball great accused of defrauding NBA coach of $750,000.

Shane Heal and his former basketball mentor, Brett Brown, are locked in a battle on a court of a different kind with the Australian sporting great accused of defrauding the NBA coach of $750,000.

While NBA fans gear up for next week's NBA Finals series, Australia's draft hopefuls are testing their chances in the US.

LeBron James became the leading scorer in NBA playoff history with a three-point jump shot that hit nothing but net.

The pain couldn't stop Kyrie Irving. The Celtics couldn't either.

Erin Phillips headlines the Australian Opals 21-player squad for a US camp next month and the FIBA women's Asia Cup in July.

Canberra basketballer Alex Bunton hopes she can launch her international career with the Opals.

Patty Mills could be on the verge of cashing in with a mega-sized new NBA contract but the Australian guard had two other priorities after his San Antonio Spurs were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.

Patty Mills may have played his last game for the San Antonio Spurs.

Football stars and Hollywood stars came to Cleveland on Sunday night to watch the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics.

Patty Mills' San Antonio sink to 3-0 series deficit in NBA western conference finals after loss to Golden State.

LeBron James lit up Boston's TD Garden with a stellar display as the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Celtics 130-86 to race to a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Penny Taylor married her long-time partner, fellow basketball star Diana Taurasi, over the weekend and she has called for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and recognise same sex marriage.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says his team felt sorry for themselves and lacked the belief they could beat the Golden State after losing star forward Kawhi Leonard to an ankle injury.

The Golden State Warriors have smashed the injury-plagued San Antonio Spurs 136-100 to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA western conference finals.

Patty Mills says there is a simple reason why he does not fear becoming a victim of a "dangerous" close out defensive play in San Antonio's NBA Western Conference Final series against the Golden State Warriors.

Canberra basketballer Patty Mills says the Spurs can rise above injury drama to beat the Warriors.

​The Golden State Warriors have pulled off a dramatic 113-111 comeback win to stun Patty Mills' San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA western conference finals.

Dual sports star Erin Phillips will turn more of her attention to her AFLW career but remain available for the Australian Opals.

Rebecca Allen will start her third season with WNBA club New York Liberty and she knows where she is going and her side has a strong direction too as they chase a WNBA championship.

Australian Patty Mills has stepped up big again as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs clinched their NBA Western Conference semi-finals series with a commanding 114-75 win over Houston.

The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 123-101 to move to within a game of a place in the NBA's eastern conference final.

Erin Phillips' next step is uncertain after she was released by US basketball club Dallas Wings.

Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze believes the new FIBA World Cup qualifying format will boost the sport around Asia and lift the Boomers in the process.

Patty Mills' shot went cold in the final minutes of the San Antonio Spurs' thrilling game-five playoff overtime victory against the Houston Rockets, but his coach Gregg Popovich didn't mind.

San Antonio Spurs' Patty Mills repays coach Gregg Popovich's faith with starring role against the Houston Rockets.

​Muslim women now will be able to compete in basketball while wearing hijab, thanks to a rule change by the international governing body for the sport.

Former Capitals skipper Abby Bishop will play for Adelaide while ACT netball trio get Australian call up.

NBL club Melbourne United will play a game in China just three days after the AFL clash between Port Adelaide and Gold Coast in Shanghai later this month.