After losing a total of 199 games over the past three seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers finally were rewarded for their tanking efforts with the first pick of the 2016 NBA draft.
Basketball's governing body has ruled that Australia did not deliberately lose a World Cup game to delay playing the United States.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban openly wondered Sunday whether it would be in the Oklahoma City Thunder's long-term best interests if superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook sat out the rest of the season.
An effort to reform the NBA's draft lottery process failed to get enough votes to pass at the league's board of governors meeting Wednesday, sources told ESPN.
Basketball's governing body is investigating whether Australia deliberately lost a World Cup game to delay a possible matchup with the United States.
