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New Orleans Pelicans star Jaxson Hayes was booked for a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer and hospitalized to treat minor injuries after allegedly being involved in a violent altercation, according to reports.

Donald Trump has taken aim at transgender athletes being allowed to compete in women's sports, NBA icon LeBron James, the USA Women's football team, Major League Baseball and Joe Biden as part of a long rant at a rally in Arizona.

A legendary career on the court, a host of high-profile endorsements and a starring role in the new Space Jam movie have helped LeBron James break new ground by becoming the first active billionaire in the NBA, a new report says.

Wild celebrations ensued in Milwaukee as the Bucks won their first NBA championship in 50 years, but the scenes were marred by trouble as several gunshots were heard and police had to make arrests.

Basketball icon LeBron James has hit back at "haters" who have panned his newly-released sequel to the Michael Jordan classic 'Space Jam', bragging about the critically-derided movie's takings at the box office on opening weekend.

The USA basketball team was booed by its own fans after losing to Australia, also being slammed online after falling to a second straight defeat in preparation for the Olympics Games in Tokyo.

NBA host Maria Taylor's reported shunning of a contract in pursuit of a payday that would rake in a salary close to $8 million has been enthusiastically backed by former baller Jalen Rose, who has insisted she "needs a raise".

ESPN analyst Jalen Rose has claimed white basketball star Kevin Love is only on the US men’s basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics because he’s the beneficiary of “tokenism,” although Rose’s knowledge of past teams appears murky.

LeBron James has joked about paying "straight cash" after reports that Alex Caruso, one of his Los Angeles Lakers team-mates who he has built a close on-court relationship with, has been arrested for possession of marijuana.