Basketball

LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 113-87 to win the Eastern Conference.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to claim their place in the NBA basketball finals today.

The Canterbury Rams have claimed the National Basketball League regular season title with a 116-98 win over the Supercity Rangers.

The Golden State Warriors have beaten the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 in game two of the NBA's Western Conference Finals.

The New Zealand womens basketball team has finished the four-nation tournament in China with a 72-64 win over the Czech Republic.

After 13 years in the Tall Blacks singlet, point guard Lindsay Tait has announced his retirement from international basketball.

Goran Dragic scored 30 points for the Miami Heat to force their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Toronto Raptors to a deciding game seven.

The Golden State Warriors are unsure if Australian Andrew Bogut will be fit to mark Oklahoma's Kiwi centre Steven Adams in the NBA Western Conference finals.

Steven Adams has played a big part as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs to reach the Western Conference Finals in the NBA.

Steph Curry becomes the first unanimous winner of the NBA's Most Valuable Player award.

The former Breakers basketballer Cedric Jackson has signed to play for Melbourne United for the next ANBL season.

Cedric Jackson and Tai Wesley won't be returning to the New Zealand Breakers for the upcoming Australian Basketball League season.

The NBA became the first major North American sports league to announce plans to put ads on jerseys in a move that opens up a significant new revenue stream.

The New Zealand Breakers basketball club has re-signed centre Alex Pledger.

Another Breaker is to play in Europe in the off-season of the Australian National Basketball League.

The Breakers have agreed to release guard Corey Webster to take up a short term contract in Europe.