LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will headline a star-studded United States Olympic basketball team chasing a fifth straight gold medal at this summer's Games in Paris, officials announced on Wednesday.

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

The basketball groups for Paris 2024 have been announced, with gold medal favourites the United States paired with reigning world runners-up Serbia in a draw held in Switzerland, where France will meet world champions Germany.

The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.

This weekend saw the end of the four pre-Olympic tournaments, with 10 of the 16 participants winning the last of the coveted tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games women's basketball competition, with USA the defending champions and gold medallists at the last seven Games.

The Los Angeles Lakers has unveiled a statue in honour of Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in California in January 2020. The franchise expects to build at least two more.

A month before his 25th birthday, the Slovenian basketball icon continued to break records with an astonishing 73-point performance as his Dallas Mavericks won 143-148 on the road at the Atlanta Hawk's court.

The venues and participating teams for the 3x3 Basketball Qualifiers have been announced. Hong Kong, Japan and Hungary will host this important event between April and May this Olympic year.

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic was remembered around the NBA as a warm friend and influential mentor after his death on Wednesday at the age of 46.

Erik Spoelstra, a true icon of the NBA's Miami Heat, has agreed a record-breaking $20 million, 8-year contract extension with the Florida-based team, making him the highest-paid coach in the NBA.

The U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Vince Carter, among others, has been nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time. Carter and Augustus stand out individually.

The most important basketball tournament in the Americas continent has a date and a venue. It will be held for the first time in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, from 23-31 August 2025.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) celebrates the first World Basketball Day, marking a historic milestone as the first team sport to receive this global recognition and prestigious honour.