"It's all about a 'want to' mindset,'' Hofstra men's basketball coach Speedy Claxton said. "You've got to want the basketball ...

The Fever turned the page from a tumultuous week with a greater focus on defense to beat the Atlanta Dream. Here's what stood ...

The Pistons suffered a close loss last night against the Hawks that could’ve been avoided if they were better on the defensive glass. Even though the Pistons held steady in their clutch defense, they ...

Florida junior center Rueben Chinyelu has been named to the Naismith Men's College Defensive Player of the Year Late-Season Team, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Friday. Chinyelu ranks second ...

HOUSTON — Austin Reaves couldn’t pinpoint exactly when it happened. But he remembered what sparked the Lakers’ defensive turnaround, which has carried over for 3 ½ months, through their first-round ...

We have taken our 79 greatest defensive NBA players ever list and split it into five positions: point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers. The players who received some ...

One of the biggest questions entering the Lakers-Rockets first-round playoff series was how the Luka Doncic- and Austin Reaves-less Lakers would generate quality offense against the Rockets’ defense ...

Angel Reese reached 900 rebounds in 71 games, the fastest to the milestone in the WNBA history. She also had the 53rd ...

Defense doesn’t always get its flowers in the fantasy basketball realm. But when a big flashes versatility and elite rim protection, it can turn in massive fantasy gains. There are the obvious two-way ...

Nikola Jokić has found the perfect time to revert back to his defensive ways. AAron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post via Getty Images Stars are playing like role players. And a role player is performing ...