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The Los Angeles Lakers would have wanted to travel to the Chase Center to play the Golden State Warriors in better form, having lost all three of their last four games. The Warriors arrive to this gam in better form, having won two of their last three games, including the latest, which was a 133-112 […]

SAN FRANCISCO– It’s been a career year for Gui Santos, and the Golden State Warriors have rewarded him as such. Santos and the Warriors agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Saturday morning– a three-year, $15-million deal with a player option for 2028-29, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Santos was set to be […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott recently detailed what it was like to coach Kobe Bryant during his historic 60-point performance in the final game of his NBA career. Scott appeared on Rock 955’s The Morning Mosh Pit podcast and reflected on Bryant’s unforgettable finale against the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander addressed Lu Dort’s ejection in Friday’s 127-121 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets. All Gilgeous-Alexander could do was watch the Thunder in overtime after leading Oklahoma City with 36 points and nine assists. Head coach Mark Daigneault shut SGA down for the night after clocking in […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have a track record of finding diamonds in the second round. One of their latest discoveries is quickly making a case that his value extends far beyond the current wages. With an All-Rookie year on the resume and another productive season underway, Jaylen Wells should strongly consider pushing for a contract extension worth […]

The Atlanta Hawks have officially begun selling their Magic City-inspired merchandise following a viral announcement that drew national attention earlier this week. After unveiling a surprise collaboration with Magic City on Thursday, the Hawks listed their “Forever 404 Magic City Peachtree Hoodie” for sale on the team’s official website. The hoodie is priced at $125 […]

MIAMI – With Miami Heat star Norman Powell considered “week-to-week” with a groin strain, the team is looking for ways to fill the void that the All-Star has now left, which is no doubt a big ask with how productive he’s been. As the Heat’s frustrations grow amid a step back in the last two […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to take on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, which should be a competitive matchup between the two Western Conference teams. It also happens to be Luka Doncic’s birthday, and he’s seemingly preparing to continue his wild birthday streak. Over the course of Doncic’s eight-year career, Saturday’s game will […]

Only the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 16-game winning streak — which the San Antonio Spurs ended — has gone longer than the Silver and Black’s 11-game winning stretch through February. Mitch Johnson, though, is looking beyond the number of consecutive wins. “I think that’s a sign of growth for a team that, at a certain point, […]

Kevin Durant is coming off a historic 40-point performance that lifted the Houston Rockets to a 113-108 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday. He is routinely viewed as one of the best pure scorers in league history. On Saturday, Kendrick Perkins took those claims a little further by comparing Durant to 35-time Grammy Award […]

Josh Minott played extended minutes with the Brooklyn Nets for the first time on Friday. While the Nets were thoroughly embarrassed during a 148-111 blowout loss to the Boston Celtics, Minott turned heads with his play against his former team. The trade deadline acquisition was among Brooklyn’s lone bright spots, posting nine points and two […]

The Chicago Bulls are in a real state of limbo. They are in the middle of an 11-game losing streak, including going through February without a win. Additionally, they are still coming to terms with a new roster following seven big trades. Recently, head coach Billy Donovan shared publicly what the front office told him […]

The San Antonio Spurs went undefeated in February. It’s a fact not lost on Victor Wembanyama. “Feels like an accomplishment. I guess, looking back, we could say it’s a satisfying month. “It feels good.” In dispatching all 11 opponents they faced from February 1 to February 26, the stretch featured one game that could be […]

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford recently returned from injury in the team’s 124-105 loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. Gafford has been dealing with persistent ankle injuries throughout the season, missing several games. In his return to the lineup for the Mavericks, he played 20 minutes, scoring 14 points and nabbing five rebounds. The performance showcased […]

Now just 1-3 since the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to snap their current skid against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. They might be forced to attempt to do so without Rui Hachimura, who is on the injury report after missing the team’s last game against the Phoenix Suns. Here is […]

The Dallas Mavericks struck gold this season when they picked up undrafted point guard Ryan Nembhard on a two-way contract, and the team officially signed him to a standard deal after waiving veteran Tyus Jones, as per Shams Charania of ESPN. The signing of Ryan Nembhard brings the Mavericks’ current roster to 15 standard contracts. […]

The Utah Jazz host the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night at the Delta Center in the second game of a back-to-back. The Pelicans won 129-118 the last time around with Saddiq Bey producing a monster 42 points, seven assists and five rebounds. The Pelicans have found recent momentum and are currently on a three-game […]

On Friday, Cooper Flagg was ruled out for the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies. He remains out due to a foot sprain. Though he isn’t in uniform, Flagg has remained active in a different way, per Noah Weber of The Smoking Cuban. Head coach Jason Kidd went into detail about the extent […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — With Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing in his first game since January, coach Mark Daigneault and his coaching staff had a plan set in place to monitor the reigning MVP’s minutes. In a 127-121 victory against the Denver Nuggets, the Thunder prevailed in overtime without Gilgeous-Alexander. Still, the fact that […]

In the second installment of a five-game road trip, the Portland Trail Blazers travel to the East Coast to take on the struggling Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon. Forward Deni Avdija, who has only played one full game since the All-Star break, headlines the injury report. Here is everything we know about Deni Avdija’s injury […]

The Los Angeles Lakers travel to the Chase Center on Saturday night for a primetime Pacific Division clash against the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James and company have lost each of their last three fixtures and will take on a side that have won two of their last three games. Draymond Green and Kristaps Porzingis […]

The league-leading Detroit Pistons narrowly escaped with a 122-119 overtime victory against a heavily depleted Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night at Little Caesars Arena. The three-hour, 22-minute marathon featured blown leads, crucial disqualifications, and a bizarre 18-minute delay in the third quarter when a power surge caused the arena’s scoreboard horn to blare continuously. However, […]

After numerous rumors throughout 2025, the Nike Retro Air Jordan release calendar for 2026 is filled with numerous classics making their long-awaited returns. Early Air Jordan numbered models continue to see a resurgence as another Jordan 3 makes its way into the rotation. This time, the “True Blue” colorway returns for the first time since […]

Friday night’s NBA slate featured a bout between the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The two teams have developed a rivalry in recent years, and with each matchup, the games seem to get more and more intense. Tensions boiled over on Friday when Nuggets center Nikola Jokic ran up the court. Thunder’s Lu […]

New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson made franchise history during Friday’s 127-98 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks. The 29-year-old surpassed 7,000 points in the first quarter of his 265th game with New York, becoming the fastest player in team history to reach the milestone. Brunson finished with a game-high 27 points in 31 minutes, […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Friday’s 127-121 win in overtime, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gave his honest opinion on Lu Dort’s fourth-quarter ejection for his scuffle with Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic. The two had to be separated, which led to a physical altercation between Thunder center Jaylin Williams and Jokic. The two […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault watched All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dominate through four quarters before sitting him in overtime of Friday’s 127-121 win against the Denver Nuggets. In a 2025 Western Conference semifinal rematch, the physicality between the two teams commenced from the jump, as Gilgeous-Alexander earned a technical foul against […]

Fans of the Detroit Pistons are growing in excitement about their team’s potential playoff success after their win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Detroit is enjoying a strong campaign as one of the best teams in the entire league. They pulled off an overtime win over Cleveland, who has been making its way […]

The Dallas Mavericks and veteran point guard Tyus Jones have mutually decided to part ways, and he will be waived, league sources told ClutchPoints. Jones, 29, was acquired by the Mavericks at the trade deadline in a smaller deal with the Charlotte Hornets, who were looking to trade the 11-year guard for cap reasons. Last […]

The NBA world saw one of the greatest players in history hang up his sneakers last weekend when Chris Paul officially announced his retirement from professional basketball. From his hot start with the New Orleans Hornets to his final full season with the San Antonio Spurs, the guard who quickly became known as “CP3” finished […]

Not a lot went right for the Milwaukee Bucks when they welcomed the New York Knicks to town for a Friday night Eastern Conference showdown. Entering the half with a 20-point deficit, the Bucks were able to play the Knicks even in the third quarter but ultimately went down without much of a fight in […]

Jaylen Brown and Joe Mazzulla had positive comments to share about Nikola Vucevic following the Boston Celtics’ blowout win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Vucevic is going through the 15th year of his NBA career, his first with the Celtics. He started the 2025-26 campaign with the Chicago Bulls before they traded him […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets had been playing a tightly-contested game on Friday night inside the Paycom Center. It was the first time that Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets traveled to play in OKC against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder since their Game 7 matchup in the 2025 Western Conference semifinals. Things got […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard James Harden is dealing with difficulties with his nagging hand injury. Harden is going through the 17th year of his NBA career, his first with the Cavaliers. He started the 2025-26 campaign with the Los Angeles Clippers before they traded him to Cleveland in exchange for Darius Garland. Harden has impressed […]

The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were already deep into a chaotic, “twilight zone” matchup at Little Caesars Arena when Donovan Mitchell decided to steal the show from the sidelines. With a broken scoreboard and a literal handheld air horn dictating the game’s rhythm, Mitchell provided the perfect comedic beat to an otherwise stressful Friday […]

On Friday, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Denver Nuggets. A much hyped matchup between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. During the game, tensions rose between the two superstars. As SGA was pushing the ball and guarded by Jokic, SGA was seen throwing the ball at Jokic, per ClutchPoints. As a result, […]

De’Anthony Melton was expected to play a big role for the Golden State Warriors when he signed with them in the summer of 2024. But just six games into his Warriors stint, Melton suffered a torn left ACL on November 12, 2024 and was out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. He was expected […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Ahead of Friday’s showdown between the MVP candidate Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets and All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, coach David Adelman delivered an interesting take. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander are coming off injuries that kept them both out for a significant number of games. Many wondered if either […]

Friday night at Little Caesars Arena was already trending toward “all-time weird” status, but things took a sharp turn from technical chaos to sideline drama. While the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were busy navigating a broken scoreboard and a handheld air horn, a few fans in the front row decided to test Dennis Schröder’s […]