Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the best of U.S. men's basketball make up USA TODAY's '250 for 250' list of greats.

There are a few things that define legacies in the NBA, most notably championships and individual awards. Some of the game's greatest players, though, never got any hardware of their own. These are ...

The NBA has always been driven by great rivalries. Every era of basketball has had superstar matchups that helped take the league to another level. These battles were never only about stats or ...

Now through July 4, USA TODAY Sports is releasing our "250 for 250" list of America's top homegrown athletes of all time. Each week we'll bring you all-time standouts from across the sports world, and ...

While today's sports fans may not be able to imagine an American sports scene without basketball, more than 115 years passed between the signing of the "Declaration of Independence" and the first game ...