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The Golden State Warriors took care of business on Friday night, beginning a critical road trip by dispatching of the severely undermanned Memphis Grizzlies in convincing 121-101 fashion. Jonathan Kuminga picked up in February where he left off a career-altering January, scoring 29 points on more highly efficient shooting. Draymond Green did it all for […]

Prior to the New York Knicks’ Thursday matchup with the Indiana Pacers, it was revealed that Julius Randle’s dislocated shoulder would be re-evaluated in two to three weeks. No final decision has been made regarding in-season surgery, but all reports so far indicate it is probably unnecessary. The operative word here is “re-evaluated.” With the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going into the NBA trade deadline armed with two draft picks in what most agree is an uninspiring 2024 class. Odds are the organization opts to defer the selection owed by the Los Angeles Lakers until the heralded 2025 NBA Draft. However, the Lakers’ struggles make it difficult to ignore […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are not actively pursuing Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan ahead of next week’s NBA trade deadline, team sources not authorized to speak publicly told ClutchPoints. Recently, sources outside the Sixers organization shared that Philadelphia had an interest in DeRozan. It was said that the 76ers would be willing to offer a first-round […]

Dereck Lively II recently became the first Dallas Mavericks player to earn an NBA Rising Stars Game selection since Luka Doncic in 2019 and 2020. Lively, who’s dealing with a nasal fracture, learned of the honor while battling his injury. Still, he is “grateful” for the selection. “Sadly, yeah,” Lively said on Friday of finding […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons is probable for Saturday’s road matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons missed Wednesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns after injuring his knee Monday vs. the Utah Jazz, his first game back from a three-month absence due to a back injury. Head coach Jacque Vaughn said the three-time All-Star was […]

The clock is officially ticking down until the NBA trade deadline passes. In less than a week, there will be a handful of teams around the league making moves to not only put themselves in a better position to contend in the postseason but continue building for future success as well. Although this year’s trade […]

The New Orleans Pelicans can win the season series over Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs but the game is just window dressing for the main attractions. Unfortunately, hoops fans might not get to see a second round of Zion Williamson versus Wembanyama. After yesterday’s practice, head coach Willie Green shared that the 2019 NBA Draft’s […]

The Dallas Mavericks will be one of the most intriguing teams to follow ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Dallas has dealt with an injury-plagued season, yet they are still within distance of making a legitimate run in the Western Conference. The Mavs have been linked to forwards such as Kyle Kuzma and Andrew Wiggins, […]

For quite a while now, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen has been streaking. No, it wasn’t anything like indecent exposure. Instead, Allen had taken the reigns of the franchise’s double-double record and run away with it. But all good things eventually have to end, and Allen saw his streak snapped in the Cavs’ 108-101 […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt is expected to be sidelined for several weeks, possibly longer, with a right foot injury. Vanderbilt will undergo further evaluation on his right foot to determine the duration of his absence, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin reported on Friday. A season-ending procedure is on the table. Vanderbilt injured […]

The Phoenix Suns are sixth place in the West at the beginning of February, which will consist of the NBA All-Star break. Phoenix, which is led by Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, is one of the best offensive teams. But the Suns need to shore up defensively to accomplish their championship goals. ClutchPoints […]

The Dallas Mavericks will battle the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night at the American Airlines Center. Dallas received a plethora of injury updates Friday during practice. Luka Doncic has been removed from the injury report, while Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively II are both listed as questionable for Saturday’s game. Derrick Jones Jr. and Maxi […]

The New England Patriots have found their new offensive coordinator, hiring Alex Van Pelt to lead the unit and replace Bill O’Brien. Van Pelt, 53, is the most senior coordinator of new Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo’s staff. The former NFL quarterback has spent 18 seasons as an assistant coach in the NFL, most recently […]

The biggest omission from the NBA All-Star game may not have been the biggest – in terms of height and stature – omission among those not chosen. At 7-foot-4 and with the hype that towers over the field, Victor Wembanyama probably wasn’t the most deserving snub. In averaging 20.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game […]

Next man up has always been a tried but true cliche, especially if you’re the Cleveland Cavaliers. All season long, the Cavs have been dealing with injuries all over their roster, with the latest keeping Darius Garland (jaw) and Evan Mobley (knee) out for over a month. In their duo’s absence, Cleveland didn’t see its […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been linked to Kyle Kuzma ahead of the NBA trade deadline. However, the Sacramento Kings also have interest in Kuzma, and Dallas is reportedly “pursuing a much wider range of players” than Sacramento, per Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Fischer adds that the Mavericks are still “connected” to Andrew Wiggins and […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers were more down on their luck than they ever were at any point this season, Tyrese Maxey swooped in with a masterful performance to rejuvenate the team’s spirits. Joel Embiid’s left meniscus injury, which will continue to sideline him, will be watched closely. It holds the Sixers’ season in the balance. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (30-17) wrapped up a long, dreadful road trip against the Utah Jazz (24-26). The Sixers played a very good game and came out victorious in a fantastic game, winning 127-124 to snap a four-game losing streak. Let’s break down the finale of this 76ers road trip. 76ers player notes: Tyrese Maxey: 51 […]

There are no certainties in the NBA, and that was proven on Thursday night when the Boston Celtics lost 114-105 to the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers. L.A. was without its two best players, as 2024 All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis both missed the nationally televised contest with various injuries. All of Boston’s starters were […]

The Boston Celtics are sending two players to Indianapolis for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, but guard Derrick White isn’t among them. White, who’s started every game he’s played for the C’s this season, has been hearing plenty of All-Star noise lately. Yet he was left off the list of Eastern Conference All-Star reserves before […]

Powered by a red-hot Austin Reaves, the Los Angeles Lakers improbably defeated the Boston Celtics, 114-105, at TD Garden on Thursday night, despite the absence of LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (hip). The Celtics (now 37-12) entered Thursday with the best record in the NBA and a historic 22-2 mark at home. The Lakers […]

Ahead of the February 8th trade deadline, the Houston Rockets have made a bit of noise. The Rockets on Thursday sent Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Steven Adams, according to reports. Houston is finally offloading Oladipo’s $9.4 million contract as well as extra draft capital to the […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker had a whirlwind of a Thursday. The team’s second-leading scorer was named the Western Conference Player of the Month and earned his fourth NBA All-Star appearance. Booker is one of seven reserves for the All-Star game. Making his 4th #NBAAllStar appearance… Devin Booker of the @Suns. Drafted as the 13th […]

Only 12 players from the Eastern Conference and only 12 players from the Western Conference receive the honor of being called NBA All-Stars every single season. After the five starters from both conferences were announced a week ago, highlighted by LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA revealed the seven remaining All-Star reserves from each […]

After LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo highlighted the list of players named as the starters in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, the league has announced the 14 reserves who will take part in this year’s festivities. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the most notable All-Star reserve, making his 10th All-Star appearance, while New […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ season-long seven-game road trip takes them to Detroit, where they’ll take on the Pistons on Friday night. They were forced to play against the Wizards without star forward Paul George. George, who was dealing with a sore left groin over the last week, was not listed on the Clippers’ injury report […]

After putting away the pesky Detroit Pistons 128-121, the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the road to face the Memphis Grizzlies in the second game of a back-to-back. Memphis is banged up, bloodied, and bruised heading into this matchup. The Grizzlies will be without Steven Adams (knee), Desmond Bane (ankle), Brandon Clarke (Achilles), Luke Kennard (knee), […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were going into their third road game in four nights without a two-time NBA All-Star and one of the most respective defensive stoppers in the league. The visitors had neither Zion Williamson nor Herb Jones against the Houston Rockets but still came out ahead 110-99. Willie Green’s locker room gave most […]

The San Antonio Spurs attempt at playing natural forward Jeremy Sochan at point guard probably cost the Spurs wins to start the season, and Sochan thinks that is at least partly responsible for keeping him out of the 2024 NBA Rising Stars game. “I feel like at the start of the season there was a […]

Cam Thomas struggled to find a role with the Brooklyn Nets during his first two NBA seasons. However, that didn’t stop the 2021 first-round pick from developing a close relationship with Kevin Durant. Known for his elite microwave scoring entering the league, Thomas spent two years picking the brain of one of the greatest offensive […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ruled out LeBron James and Anthony Davis for Thursday night’s nationally televised matchup against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Davis was listed as questionable with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy and a left hip spasm. LeBron had been listed as questionable with left ankle peroneal tendinopathy. AD missed the Lakers’ loss to […]

For only the twelfth time this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers played with their fully healthy starting unit against the Detroit Pistons. After over a month without starters Evan Mobley and Darius Garland making the Cavs’ starting unit whole, the squad was back together and continued to try to pick up where they left off in […]

The Eastern Conference of the past few years, where just a handful of teams can reasonably expect to make a deep playoff run, is just that: a thing of the past. There are more legitimate threats and there are young, hungry teams with the capacity to turn things upside down. Before the 2024 NBA trade […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been fined $75,000 by the NBA for mismanaging their injury report regarding Joel Embiid’s injury in their recent game against the Denver Nuggets, the league announced. The NBA’s announcement reads as follows: “The 76ers have been fined $75,000 for failing to include Joel Embiid on the team’s injury report in an […]

After a disappointing finish to the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics made major changes. In late June, they completed a massive three-team trade that sent away team leader Marcus Smart and brought in star center Kristaps Porzingis. Although this big move shocked many Boston fans, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens had his eye […]

Losing your best (or second-best) player is never a good thing. And that’s exactly what happened to the New York Knicks on Saturday, when Julius Randle took a nasty spill on his right shoulder.  Randle’s injury was officially diagnosed as a dislocated shoulder on Saturday night. The good news is that Randle’s time out will […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are about to finish a five-game road trip with a matchup against the Utah Jazz. They already know they will be without Joel Embiid and will now see if their other star is available to play. Is Tyrese Maxey playing vs. the Jazz? Is 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey playing vs. the Jazz?  Maxey […]

Kevin Durant’s return to Brooklyn went as you would have expected, at least on the court. The Phoenix Suns superstar turned in a patented performance against his former team, posting 33 points, five rebounds, and eight assists on 10-of-16 shooting during a 136-120 victory. While the game played out predictably, the Nets’ handling of their […]