On October 12th, 1979, Chris Ford made a shot that changed basketball. The Celtics guard caught a pass from teammate Tiny Archibald, set his feet, and connected on the NBA's first-ever 3-pointer. The ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The idea of introducing a four-point line in the NBA has led to ongoing discussion among players, coaches, and fans. As basketball continues to change with more long-distance shooting, especially from ...

Colors are often used as symbolic cultural tools that evoke soul-stirring emotions. For the WNBA, its signature orange hue has accomplished that and more for the 29-year-old professional sports league ...

Welcome to a new series called IAQ — Infrequently Asked Question. In these articles, I hope to address basketball queries people may have that maybe they’re a little too embarrassed to ask. Maybe they ...

It was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, sources said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the Signal app on a personal computer in his office that was connected to the ...

AMD's next-gen APU has apparently leaked. But don't get too excited because "Gorgon Point", as it's known, looks very much like a refresh of AMD's current Strix Point chip rather than a radical ...

Something really interesting about basketball is that the size of the court often varies depending on the level or league of play. In football, a yard is always a yard and you need 10 of them for a ...

The analytics-driven rise of offenses designed to maximize three-point opportunities has become an incredibly hot topic of conversation over the course of the ongoing NBA season. Adam Silver has made ...

Fair or not, the predominant narrative surrounding the 2024-25 NBA season has been that it has been kind of boring. Or, perhaps more broadly, that the NBA has been trending downward for some time, and ...