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The Washington Wizards stunned the Milwaukee Bucks 114-113 when CJ McCollum hit a game-winning shot in the final seconds in front of a stunned crowd at the Fiserv Forum. Coach Doc Rivers believes his team deserved to lose, according to postgame comments to The Athletic. “Listen, I don’t care about the end of the game. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt with injuries here and there this season, and it’s caused players to miss an extended period of time. The latest to suffer an injury is their rookie after an MCL sprain, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “Lakers rookie Adou Thiero has been diagnosed with a right MCL sprain […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama left Wednesday night’s rematch against the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter after suffering an apparent left knee injury but returned to the bench in time to celebrate the team’s 134-132 victory. The 7-foot-5 center, who scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in just 24 minutes, has […]

The Washington Wizards finished 2025 on a high note with a dramatic 114-113 win versus the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, thanks to a last-second heroics from guard CJ McCollum. With one second remaining, McCollum drove down the court after a defensive rebound, crossed over Myles Turner, and hit a pull-up baseline jumper […]

Over 24 hours, the Chicago Bulls went from being trounced by 35 points by the Minnesota Timberwolves to being the ones doing the trouncing. On Wednesday, the Bulls closed out the calendar year with a convincing 134-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.  A game in which Coby White, Josh Giddey, and Zach Collins were […]

ATLANTA, GA – When a new year arrives, everyone wants to break old habits and create better ones that will set the tone moving forward. In all honesty, it’s good to break those habits before the new year arrives so you can come in with a fresh, clean slate. That’s what the Atlanta Hawks did, […]

Victor Wembanyama appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. A video replay showed Wembanyama getting hurt after trying to go for a rebound. Wembanyama immediately fell to the floor in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans came into the matchup against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Although things weren’t looking so good on that front midway through the fourth quarter, Pelicans star Zion Williamson was doing his part to get a win as he dominated the paint. BULLY BALL! Zion […]

The San Antonio Spurs came into their game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday looking to snap a two-game losing streak. As of publication, the Spurs were trailing by double digits early in the third quarter. But Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle gave the home crowd something to cheer about when the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their largest defeat of the season so far following their 126-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The team has lost three of their last four games now, but one of the bigger storylines postgame was Anthony Edwards leaving the Timberwolves’ bench before the game was over. Following the loss, […]

Phoenix Suns big man Mark Williams nearly became a Laker, but a trade that was supposed to make him one last February was ultimately turned down. And now, Williams has finally broken his silence over that controversial rescinding of his trade. Reacting to that failed transaction between his former team, the Charlotte Hornets, and the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are set to play the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. While the Mavs were most recently defeated 125-122 by the Portland Trail Blazers — a loss that saw their record drop to 12-22 overall — the team did receive some good news on Wednesday. Anthony Davis is expected to return from injury, […]

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the Golden State Warriors as they approach the halfway mark of the season. They’ve dealt with injuries, age, inconsistency, trade rumors– almost everything under the sun an NBA team can experience. But with the 132-125 New Year’s Eve win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Dubs will head into […]

For the first few weeks of the new year, the Chicago Bulls will be without some key players. Among those are Coby White, Josh Giddey, and Zach Collins.  White is out with a right calf strain. Giddey is out with a hamstring injury. Collins is out with a sprained toe. However, Bulls head coach Billy […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be shorthanded when they host the Houston Rockets on Thursday. Egor Demin was ruled out for the matchup, the first of a back-to-back, due to lower back soreness. Thursday’s game will mark Demin’s third absence of the season. The rookie point guard also sat out a pair of back-to-backs earlier in […]

MIAMI –  As the Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets impressively on Monday night, 147-123, the game featured many contributions, with one standout being from Nikola Jovic. With the Heat glowing over Jovic in the past three games, it seems as if he turned a corner, with the young forward speaking about the mindset shift […]

Before facing the Portland Blazers on New Year’s Eve, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren said opposing teams defend him unlike any one of his other teammates. Holmgren bounced back from losing to the Spurs with a team-high 29 points, nine rebounds, and four blocks in a 129-104 blowout win against the Philadelphia 76ers. Then, […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Timberwolves hit the floor on the road against the Atlanta Hawks for a New Year’s Eve game. The Timberwolves got behind the eight ball early in this one, falling behind by as many as 27 points in the first half, and never getting closer than 14 in the second. Timberwolves […]

Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green weighed in on the fight between Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams, and New Orleans guard Jose Alvarado, with an intriguing take on the matter. Alvarado received a two-game suspension, and Williams received a one-game suspension. Green rarely shines away from on-court drama, which is why he was shocked to […]

Coming into 2025, the Boston Celtics were expected to do one thing: win. And while they did plenty of that to finish out the 2024-25 regular season, the 2025 NBA Playoffs marked their earliest exit since 2021. It also featured one of the most devastating moments in recent Celtics history. Star forward Jayson Tatum suffered […]

The NBA trade deadline is the busiest and most hectic day of the year in basketball. The NBA’s last day to make deals is particularly fun because every team, whether good or bad, gets in on the action. Last year, 16 trades were made on deadline day alone. Plenty of huge deals, including the Los […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault watched veteran Alex Caruso enter Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks 3-for-15 from deep in his last two outings, which didn’t discourage the guard’s offense in a 140-129 win. While Daigneault gushed over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s growth as a scorer over the years, he commended Caruso’s confidence. Caruso finished […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ front office was lambasted following a historic 2025 draft. Fast forward six months, and the team is in the midst of the NBA’s most dramatic turnaround, with several rookies playing critical roles. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is among those taking notice of the Nets’ promising early draft returns. “It looks like […]

Despite Kevin Durant scoring 30 points in back-to-back games, the Houston Rockets’ recent turnaround has been fueled by the addition of Tari Eason to the starting lineup. Houston had dropped four of its previous five before making the move. But since elevating Eason to the starting lineup, the Rockets are 3-0, including statement wins over […]

The Western Conference road trip for the Detroit Pistons ended on a high note against the Los Angeles Lakers. After losing the previous two games, the Pistons convincingly defeated the Lakers, 128-106. Detroit will end its five-game road trip with a 25-8 record and its first-place spot in the Eastern Conference intact. After stacking a […]

Hall of Famer Reggie Miller delivered pointed criticism of Luka Doncic during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 128-106 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night, calling out the star guard’s defensive effort during the NBC broadcast. Late in the second quarter, Miller focused on a possession in which Doncic failed to slide over defensively, instead raising […]

The Chicago Bulls not only suffered a 136-101 loss on Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they also lost both Josh Giddey and Coby White in this matchup due to injury. White left the game after just seven minutes with a left calf injury, and Giddey exited after 18 minutes as a result of […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been up and down recently, dropping a tight road contest against the Portland Trail Blazers earlier in the week. The Mavericks have been without Anthony Davis for the last few games after he injured his groin in last week’s Christmas Day road loss against the Golden State Warriors. Thankfully, on Wednesday, […]

With the discussion around Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young and his trade value, there seems to be a ton of discourse around the guardrails that make him a player who could be difficult to deal to another team. While the talks around the Hawks trading Young will continue ahead of February’s trade deadline, there is […]

When it comes to sports agency, Rich Paul has rewritten the book. His efforts helped catapult LeBron James into the stratosphere along with many others. In many ways, he helped orchestrate the phenomenon of the Big Three super teams.  The most obvious example was that of LeBron, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh with the Miami […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been playing some improved basketball of late, winning five straight games thanks in large part to some monster stat lines put up by Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers still sit ten games below .500 and well below the playoff line in the Western Conference, but for the first time this season, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been up and down this year, currently sitting at 17-14 after a recent road win over the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime. Rookie VJ Edgecombe was the hero in that game, knocking down an open three off a pass from Tyrese Maxey in the waning seconds to give Philadelphia the win. Paul […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ reported interest in Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has done little to advance the ongoing speculation surrounding Anthony Davis, as league sources continue to indicate that a meaningful deal between the two teams remains unlikely. Sam Amick of The Athletic reported Wednesday that while Dallas has explored Kuminga as a potential […]

After finding himself on the wrong end of being posterized by Utah Jazz’s Walter Clayton Jr., Boston Celtics guard Derrick White could only blame himself. In a game where White’s seven blocks against the Jazz made history, he was happy his team got the win. The Celtics beat the Jazz, 129-119. After the game, White […]

Throughout LeBron James’ career, his friend and agent Rich Paul has been at his side. Over the summer, he was instrumental in James signing a $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers for another year.  Recently, Paul said that the Lakers weren’t a championship-caliber team despite James, Luka Doncic, and Austin Reeves on […]

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world a season ago by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and acquiring Anthony Davis as part of the deal. With the man who made the trade — Nico Harrison — no longer associated with the Mavs, rumors of Dallas potentially moving on from AD have swirled. […]

Former NBA guard Austin Rivers revisited a formative lesson from his father, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers, while reflecting on a late-game moment involving Giannis Antetokounmpo. Speaking on the latest episode of Off Guard With Austin Rivers, Rivers recalled how a windmill dunk by Antetokounmpo in the closing seconds of a game sparked a […]

Head coach JJ Redick admits that the 2025-26 Los Angeles Lakers are still trying to find their identity after a 129-106 blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons. Redick spent time berating the Pistons for fouling on nearly every defensive possession, as the Lakers coach stated during his postgame media availabilty. As for the Lakers’ identity, […]

ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel fueled the trade rumor mill across the NBA this week by labeling the Cleveland Cavaliers as a dealer ahead of the trade deadline and identifying Cavs forward Dean Wade as a potential target for the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets. “I’ve been told that Dean Wade on the Cleveland Cavaliers is very […]