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The Atlanta Hawks have started the season 1-2, and it’s obvious that they’re still trying to gel with the new pieces they’ve added. At the same time, they haven’t been very healthy the past two games, and it’s been to three starters on the team: Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson, and Zaccharie Risacher. With a four-game […]

The Atlanta Hawks have had a mixed start to the season and are currently 1-2 after losing 117-100 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Trae Young had another disappointing shooting night, going 5-12 from the field and returning with 15 points, 10 assists and four rebounds. Post-game, he had a simple message for his haters, referencing […]

The Dallas Mavericks are one of the most interesting teams in the NBA this season, and it all comes down to their No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. All eyes are on the former Duke star as he gets his feet wet in the pros, and he is starting to settle in through three games […]

The Milwaukee Bucks dropped their first game of the season, losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-113 despite a dominant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak scored 40 points with 14 rebounds and nine assists, going 16-20 from shooting. And despite the loss, Giannis is more concerned about the Bucks getting their act together for […]

The Brooklyn Nets lost rookies Drake Powell and Danny Wolf to ankle injuries during their first game of the season. They lost another key contributor during Sunday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Ziaire Williams exited the game after suffering a lower back contusion on a hard fall. He was ruled out promptly, and his […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have started the season 2-0 after beating the likes of the Charlotte Hornets and the Boston Celtics in their first two matches. Once again, the spotlight was on Joel Embiid, who has been on a minutes restriction thus far after undergoing knee surgery in the offseason. “I’d rather not minute restrictions, but […]

Three games into his NBA career, Dylan Harper put together an effort that showcased why just about everyone had him slotted as the 2025 second overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs. The former Rutgers star scored 20 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed 6 rebounds in helping lead the Silver and Black to […]

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home-opening win over the Milwaukee Bucks, LaVar Ball was spotted making the rounds at Rocket Arena for the first time since the team traded for his son. As Lonzo Ball went through his pregame warmup, LaVar chopped it up with Cavs president Koby Altman and assistant general manager Brandon Weems. LaVar […]

The LA Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers faced off Sunday evening for the first of four matchups this season. What was supposed to be a battle between best friends Tyronn Lue and Chauncey Billups quickly turned somber following the news this past week. Billups, who just started his fifth season as head coach of the […]

Leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-120 road victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, Austin Reaves recorded a career-high performance. In the absence of LeBron James and Luka Doncic due to injuries, Reaves assumed full control of the Los Angeles offense, scoring a career-high 51 points, narrowly missing a triple-double with 11 […]

Austin Reaves has built quite a close friendship with Luka Doncic even though they’ve been teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers for a little less than nine months. The two always have quite a hilarious banter with one another, with Reaves clowning Doncic after he missed a free-throw on Friday night during their 127-110 win […]

Deandre Ayton is about as far as a fan favorite as one can get in his previous stops. The Phoenix Suns shipped him out for depth pieces. The Portland Trail Blazers decided that buying him out was worth it. And through his first game or so as a member of his newest team, the Los […]

On Sunday night, the Sacramento Kings had a golden opportunity to keep it going after they won their first game of the new campaign on Friday against the Utah Jazz. They were facing a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team that was without both Luka Doncic and LeBron James, after all, and they were at home. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been dealing with so many injury issues to begin the season. LeBron James is already out of action to begin the campaign as he deals with sciatica, and then after their win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, Luka Doncic joined James on the mend after suffering multiple injuries […]

MIAMI – In the Miami Heat’s early statement win over the New York Knicks, the team displayed its new style of offense once again to impressive results. While the players are having fun with the Heat’s new offense, certain stars, such as Bam Adebayo, aren’t fulfilled just yet. Despite the Knicks focusing on slowing down […]

It’s hard to believe now considering how far he’s come, but Austin Reaves used to be a benchwarmer who got little-to-no minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers. Moreover, Reaves even started the 2024-25 season on the bench — with head coach JJ Redick inexplicably using him as the team’s sixth man behind D’Angelo Russell. But […]

No Luka Doncic, no LeBron James, but that was no problem for the Los Angeles Lakers as they pulled off a 127-120 win against the Sacramento Kings on the front end of a back-to-back. It was Austin Reaves who stepped up for the Lakers, dropping a career-high 51 points while knocking down several big three-point […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were coming off a huge win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, with Luka Doncic continuing his stellar start to the season by following up his 43-point effort on opening night with a 49-point masterpiece in a 128-110 win over the Timberwolves. However, Doncic suffered multiple injuries during that contest […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat got a huge win over the New York Knicks, 115-107, one of the many standout performances was from newcomer Norman Powell, putting together a nice start for his latest team. After Powell had an explosive debut for the Heat in the opening loss against the Orlando Magic and a […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter made his 2025-26 season debut on Sunday night in the wine-and-gold’s home opener, and immediately, the Cavs took notice. “Just his size,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said after the 118-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. “You see our offense, I don’t know how many he had, but our offensive […]

LeBron James reacted to Austin Reaves’ amazing performance following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-120 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. In 39 minutes of action, Reaves filled up the stat sheet in historic fashion. He finished with a stat line of 51 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, and two steals. He shot 12-of-22 […]

Cooper Flagg accomplished an important feat of his young NBA career following the Dallas Mavericks’ 139-129 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. In 29 minutes of action, Flagg had a solid performance with his time on the court. He finished with a stat line of 22 points, four rebounds, four assists, and a […]

LaMelo Ball made his thoughts on his triple-double performance clear after the Charlotte Hornets’ 139-113 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday evening. In 35 minutes of action, Ball filled up the stat sheet. He finished with a triple-double of 38 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists, and three steals. He shot 13-of-25 from the field, […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Toronto Raptors by a final score of 139-129 on Sunday night. The victory represented Dallas’ first win of the 2025-26 NBA season. After two and a half games of offensive woes (especially from a turnover standpoint), the Mavs found their rhythm in the third quarter against the Raptors. […]

Gabe Vincent left Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings with an apparent ankle injury and limped to the locker room, Kings beat writer Jason Anderson posted on X. The Los Angeles Lakers listed Vincent as a starter, but he did not finish the third quarter after the play.  Vincent played 19 minutes and finished with […]

MIAMI – After the Miami Heat blew out the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday to get their first win of the season, the team followed that with an early statement victory over the New York Knicks in Sunday’s home opener, 115-107. Despite the Heat being surrounded by rumors involving Terry Rozier’s arrest from last Thursday, the […]

Cooper Flagg’s throwdown at the end of the third quarter didn’t just rattle the rim; it set off a roar that echoed through the arena and pushed the rookie to a new career high. Joey Mistretta posted the slam on X, writing that the dunk and the free throw that followed gave Cooper Flagg a […]

After Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren tied a career-high six threes in a 117-100 win against the Atlanta Hawks, he revealed he dislocated his thumb. When Holmgren went up to contest Mouhamed Gueye’s dunk in the second quarter, he hurt his hand on the play, and headed toward the locker room before returning in […]

Obi Toppin left Sunday’s Indiana Pacers game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with right-leg soreness and did not return, the Pacers announced on X, formerly Twitter. Toppin exited with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter and finished with nine points, six rebounds, and a steal in 17 minutes, per the ESPN box score. The Pacers were […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers were able to get into the win column on Friday night after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 128-110. While much of the postgame focus was on Luka Doncic’s franchise record-setting night, a huge part of the win was the increased aggressiveness of Deandre Ayton, especially in the second half […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turned in 30+ points for the third consecutive game of the young 2025-26 NBA season, while Chet Holmgren tied his career high in threes in a 117-100 win against the Atlanta Hawks. The Thunder improved to 3-0. Holmgren finished with 31 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including six threes, which […]

SAN FRANCISCO– The Golden State Warriors will remain strict in their plan for managing Al Horford’s health in his 19th season in the NBA. The 39-year-old center will not play against the Memphis Grizzlies, the front end of their upcoming back-to-back, according to head coach Steve Kerr. Horford will be available the following night against […]

On Sunday, the Brooklyn Nets dropped to 0-3 on the young 2025-26 NBA season with a narrow home loss against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. The Nets found themselves down 21 points at halftime and showed impressive resiliency in fighting back to make things interesting down the stretch, but ultimately, they weren’t able […]

DALLAS — Cooper Flagg features the potential of a superstar. The Dallas Mavericks’ 2025 No. 1 overall pick may only be two games into his NBA career, but he’s already displayed serious signs of potential. However, Flagg is still adjusting to the NBA whistle, something head coach Jason Kidd addressed before Sunday’s game against the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are off to a hot start in their first three games of the 2025-26 campaign. Victor Wembanyama has been lights out, as he’s led his team to a 3-0 record to begin the season. His play has been so well that he’s doing something nobody has ever seen in league history. […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper made NBA history in Saturday’s 118-107 win against the Brooklyn Nets. After Victor Wembanyama historic performance in the season opener, Harper became the youngest guard to record a game of at least 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 0 turnovers. At 3-0, the Spurs remain undefeated and this […]

On Sunday, the San Antonio Spurs took the floor for their first home game of the 2025-26 NBA season against the rebuilding Brooklyn Nets after two straight road wins to open up the year. San Antonio got off to a strong start to this one, taking a 69-48 lead into the locker room at halftime […]

The Dallas Mavericks will be without one of their centers for a third consecutive game on Sunday night. After initially being listed as doubtful to play due to a right ankle sprain, Daniel Gafford has been downgraded to out for Sunday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, according to the NBA injury report. Kyrie Irving and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were dealt a major blow this weekend when it was revealed that star guard Luka Doncic would be out for at least one week due to multiple injury issues, as per ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel. Doncic was originally listed as questionable coming into the Lakers’ game against the Sacramento Kings […]