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Best NBA Player Props and Bets 5/8/26

We’re back today with another exciting NBA slate featuring some of our favorite matchups here at Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Foreve

Who is the NBA GOAT? The greatest U.S. basketball players of all time, from MJ to 'Pistol Pete'

Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the best of U.S. men's basketball make up USA TODAY's '250 for 250' list of greats.

The Best NBA Playoff Rivalries of All Time

Part of the beauty of the NBA playoffs is the ever-present possibility for the rekindling of old rivalries and the births of new ones. Every clutch shot, hard foul, pointed quote, or Game 7 could ignite (or reignite) lasting enmity between players,

Top 10 Decisions That Will Shape the 2026–27 College Basketball Season

Here are 10 undecided players whose choices will have the biggest impact on the 2026–27 men’s college basketball season.

Who's the best American basketball player of all time? Vote in our '250 for 250' poll

USA TODAY Sports '250 for 250' series will explore the greatest home-grown American sports figures of all time, starting with men's basketball.

Lakers return home desperate to remedy 2-0 hole vs. Thunder

Consecutive 18-point losses haven't zapped the Los Angeles Lakers of their belief they can recover to make it a series with the Oklahoma City Thunder.