Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

NBA fans receiving T-shirts for playoff games has become a league tradition, but the process for teams is more complicated than you might think.

Nick Nurse employed an unusual defense used most in elementary and high schools and rarely in the NBA: a box-and-one defense designed to limit a star.

Steve Kerr wore a “Vote For Our Lives” t-shirt in support of stricter gun control laws two days after a gunman killed 12 people in Virginia Beach.

Projected top-three NBA draft pick Ja Morant will undergo surgery on his right knee, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

Steph Curry’s influence on basketball is undeniable. With his three-point shooting, the Warriors star has changed how the game is played, even at the youth level.

Golden State needs to improve its transition defense and get scoring from its bench if it is going to bounce back against Toronto in Game 2.

The Golden State forward will miss his seventh consecutive playoff game with an injured calf as the Warriors look to rebound against the Raptors.

Pascal Siakam’s amazing story has carried him from Cameroon and a Basketball Without Borders camp to hero status in a Game 1 win in the NBA Finals