“It was the basis of my career,” Michael Jordan said.

Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson and sports journalist Sam Smith talk about the stars who helped define the sport, including Jordan, Kobe, and Shaq. They spoke with Tonya Mosley about their new book,

NBA Hall of Famer Steve Nash said this past week that Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is "getting into the heir statistically of people like Michael Jordan (though he added that such comparisons are normally considered "sacrilege to say").

Across decades of NBA scoring evolution, few benchmarks carry the weight of a 40-point game. Only a handful of players have reached that threshold often enough to define eras, styles, and legacies. Using StatMuse’s numbers,

The Thunder are on pace to become the greatest team ever in the NBA, but are they better than Michael Jordan's Bulls in the 90s?

Monk's Kentucky coach, John Calipari, was the one who noticed his similarities with MJ. Of course, Monk was flattered by the compliment, but he chose to see it for himself before embracing the next Jordan title.

The NBA on NBC crew released the latest installment of its Michael Jordan interview series on Tuesday night. Titled "MJ: Insights to Excellence," the network h