Basketball

DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Shakira Austin scored 15 points, including two free throws with 2.8 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 81-79 on the campus of George Mason University on Tuesday. Austin missed two free throws with 31.

Canadian Kelly Olynyk is getting traded for the third time in five months, this time going from Washington to San Antonio for two players and a second-round pick, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night.

Kelly Olynyk is getting traded for the third time in five months, this time going from Washington to San Antonio for two players and a second-round pick, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark picked her Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston No. 1 while Napheesa Collier took her Unrivaled business partner Breanna Stewart first in the WNBA All-Star Game draft on Tuesday.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors signed center Jakob Poeltl to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 29-year-old from Austria averaged a career-best 14.5 points and 9.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Brown knows there's going to be pressure that comes with coaching the Knicks. He also knows there's a great roster and great restaurants waiting in New York. He's excited about all of it.

BOSTON (AP) — Even before Jayson Tatum limped off the court with a torn Achilles tendon during the Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinals loss to the New York Knicks, Brad Stevens knew big changes would be on tap for the franchise this offseason.

TORONTO — The glue of the Toronto Raptors is sticking around for another four years. Jakob Poeltl and the Raptors announced on Tuesday that the centre had signed a multiyear contract extension.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover athlete of NBA 2K26 following his MVP and title-winning season , the video game's developer announced Tuesday. Last season's scoring champ and finals MVP will be featured on the game’s standard edition.