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Domantas Sabonis is trending toward a return from an extended absence due to a hamstring injury. The Sacramento Kings upgraded the star center to questionable for Thursday’s road matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Sabonis has missed the Kings’ last five games but was a full participant in practice on Wednesday. His return to the […]

The Golden State Warriors’ long-awaited second star hasn’t exactly put up numbers befitting that status since arriving at the trade deadline. Andrew Wiggins was averaging 17.6 points per game when the Dubs sent him to the Miami Heat. He was shooting 37.9% from beyond the arc on career-high volume, too, also doing enough as a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday at Fiserv Forum. Luka Doncic is questionable on the team’s injury report due to right ankle soreness. Here’s everything we know about Doncic’s injury and playing status vs. the Bucks. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Luka Doncic injury […]

BOSTON — Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander prides himself on his consistency, which helps explain why he’s one of the frontrunners for league MVP this season. And if he’s been anything against the Boston Celtics, it’s consistent. On Wednesday night, the three-time All-Star dropped a game-high 34 points on the reigning champion Celtics. Behind […]

In seven and a half seasons with the Sacramento Kings, De’Aaron Fox recorded one triple-double. He nearly matched that in his sixth week with the San Antonio Spurs. The 2023 NBA All-Star scored a game-high 32 points and dished out 11 assists vs. the Dallas Mavericks. But in terms of numbers, it’s a stat he […]

In the midst of a tough stretch, since Victor Wembanyama was lost for the season, the San Antonio Spurs managed a split against another struggling franchise by knocking off the Dallas Mavericks 126-116. It’s the kind of outcome the team’s leading scorer, De’Aaron Fox, wants to see more often. “It’s definitely difficult without Vic. At […]

In a Washington Wizards season defined by player development amid adversity, Jordan Poole has had a different experience from his Golden State Warriors days. The Michigan alum was a backup on a squad with future Hall of Famers Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green before getting traded to the rebuilding Wizards in July 2023, […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat are in the midst of a five-game skid after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, there will be a lot of finger-pointing from fans on who’s to blame and which aspects need to be cleaned up. While the Heat are looking to make a final […]

Over a decade ago, Ray Allen broke Reggie Miller’s all-time 3-pointer record with his 2,561st 3, reaching the pinnacle of shooting. Back then, 3,000 was just out of reach. And 4,000? That benchmark wasn’t even an idea; it was a fantasy. But that’s what Stephen Curry makes special– he makes the impossible possible. He makes […]

MIAMI – The Heat’s playoff push looks grim as the team has now dropped five games straight after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, 119-104. While it wasn’t another Heat collapse where they led by double-digits, it was still a gutting defeat as they are now seven games under .500. Miami […]

The Atlanta Hawks have found several ways to win in their last four games, and tonight was much different than the past three. In their game against the Philadelphia 76ers, they got the win without Trae Young, but in their latest win against the Charlotte Hornets, they needed 21 free throws from him, which led […]

SAN ANTONIO — The Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs 126-116 on Wednesday night. The Mavs battled throughout the contest, but the Spurs ultimately found a way to win. After the game, guard Dante Exum revealed the team’s current state of mind amid all of the injuries and adversity of the 2024-25 […]

Zaccharie Risacher has continued to grow throughout his rookie season, and it looks like he’s putting everything together at this point of the year. Head coach Quin Snyder has noted all season that Risacher’s growth is not linear, but it’s hard not to notice the strides that he’s made over the past few months. Risacher […]

SAN ANTONIO — The Dallas Mavericks earned a 133-129 victory against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. It was a competitive win for the Mavs without question. On Wednesday, Dallas will play San Antonio once again on the road. PJ Washington is among the Mavericks who is not playing as he continues to deal with […]

MIAMI – As Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo praised Andrew Wiggins after Tuesday’s practice, saying that he’ll get back to All-Star level as he gets more comfortable with the team, there is one aspect that he still has yet to show before returning to his usual production. With the Heat facing some stress due to […]

There’s no doubt that what Dyson Daniels has been able to do on defense has warranted him to be in the running for Defensive Player of the Year, but he’s doing things on the other side of the ball that should be talked about. With injuries happening throughout the season, Daniels has come into the […]

When the Golden State Warriors traded for star forward Jimmy Butler, there were rumors that these next two seasons could be the twilight run of all-time NBA legend Stephen Curry.  Discussing Curry’s potential retirement on his podcast, The Draymond Green Show, with Baron Davis, the four-time All-Star recalled a conversation with his long-time teammate about […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, the hope was that Luka Doncic would be able to get his team back on track in the aftermath of a 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics and LeBron James suffering a groin injury. That did not happen. Doncic’s lackluster performance and the […]

The Chicago Bulls are making a push for the play-in tournament despite losing a number of guys due to injury or at the NBA trade deadline. Josh Giddey has been a primary reason for the Bulls maintaining the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, Giddey left the Monday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers […]

There is no story better in the NBA right now than what the Detroit Pistons have achieved this season. Around this time last year, the Pistons were the laughingstock of the league when they finished the 2023-24 season with a 14-68 record after a historic 28-game losing streak. With a month left this season, the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will visit the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at Ball Arena. Rudy Gobert is questionable on the team’s status report due to lower back injury maintenance. Here’s everything we know about Gobert’s injury and playing status vs. the Nuggets. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Rudy Gobert injury […]

BOSTON — The 2023-24 Boston Celtics were relatively perfect, posting an incredible 16-3 record in the playoffs en route to their 18th championship in franchise history. And that was after they went 64-18 in the regular season, which was Boston’s best performance since their storied 2007-08 campaign. With all that excellence in mind, Celtics star […]

The Boston Celtics will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum is questionable on the team’s status report due to right knee tendinopathy. Here’s everything we know about Tatum’s injury and playing status vs. the Thunder *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Jayson Tatum injury […]

The Brooklyn Nets were in position to take down the NBA’s top team on Tuesday. Leading the Cleveland Cavaliers by 18 points in the third quarter, Brooklyn’s visit to Rocket Arena had the makings of a marquee win. However, the Nets collapsed down the stretch, losing the fourth quarter 31-18 en route to a 109-104 […]

With Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga expected to return to the court Thursday against the Sacramento Kings, the head coach Steve Kerr is actively thinking about how the seventh overall pick of the 2021 draft fits next to Jimmy Butler, Stephen Curry, and the rest of the team.  On the Willard and Dibs show, […]

With five championships, six NBA Finals appearances, and a league record 22 straight playoff berths, the San Antonio Spurs represented an NBA standard for the better part of two decades. Though it’s a level of success rarely seen through sports annals, the recent editions of the Silver and Black are light years away from previous […]

A 133-129 loss to the Dallas Mavericks continues a tail spin for the San Antonio Spurs. While the Silver and Black have sputtered since Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending injury immediately following the All-Star Break, two games vs. the Dallas provided a chance for them to get right back in the Western Conference Play-in picture. Instead, Spurs […]

The Washington Wizards looked like one of the worst teams ever after two 16-game losing streaks, including a winless November. However, the new-look Wizards (13-51) are 3-3 in March and 4-4 with Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart in the lineup. That’s why Washington raised two spots to No. 28 in Monday’s NBA power rankings before […]

After a tough four-game Western Conference road trip, the Detroit Pistons returned to Little Caesars Arena and scored a 123-103 victory over the Washington Wizards. Their second consecutive win featured an intense play style the Pistons have adapted to all season. Detroit and Washington exchanged high emotion on the court filled with heavy trash-talking and […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland had been searching for his shot for weeks. Ever since taking a hard fall against the New York Knicks, the Cavs guard has struggled, averaging just 16.7 points on 34.4% shooting over his last six games. Early into the Cleveland’s home tilt against the Brooklyn Nets, it unfortunately felt like […]

The New York Knicks are doing their best to get by without their All-Star point guard, Jalen Brunson. Brunson is out after spraining his ankle a week ago and will be re-evaluated in about two weeks. But in the meantime, the Knicks appear to be in good hands, relatively speaking, as backup guard Miles “Deuce” […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers know their playoff aspirations rest on the shoulders of Donovan Mitchell. But at home against the Brooklyn Nets, Mitchell’s shoulders, and the rest of him, were on the sidelines. A surprise addition to the injury report with left groin soreness, Mitchell’s absence left a noticeable void. Nevertheless, the Cavs responded with a […]

Jimmy Butler has been a revelation for a Golden State Warriors team dead in the water pre-trade deadline. A team once flirting with the 10th seed of the play-in tournament, Butler and the Warriors have surged to sixth in the West and only three games behind the Houston Rockets, winning nine of their last 10 […]

After a narrow 120-118 home victory over a disappointed Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns, Taylor Jenkins praised the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant’s resiliency amid some recent challenges as a driving force behind their ability to overcome offensive struggles. Morant’s misfiring Grizzlies have been battling through a teamwide shooting slump, but Jenkins is confident […]

A rookie’s fearless approach did not just rattle Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns, it ignited Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies and a roaring FedExForum crowd. However, the usual suspects (Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells) took a backseat to Cam Spencer’s trash-talking, which helped Morant propel the Grizzlies to a much-needed 120-118 comeback victory. And forget […]

On Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena, the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors will play a game that could play a notable role in shaping the future of the NBA. However, most of the notable players between the two sides are on the injury report. This Philadelphia-Toronto matchup is a tank-off between teams that could have a […]

Skeptics of the Memphis Grizzlies sounded an alarm too soon going by a 120-118 win over Kevin Durant’s Phoenix Suns to start a four-game FedEx Forum homestand. The under fire Ja Morant demonstrated not just his scoring prowess but an uncanny ability to “manipulate” games and manufacture wins for his shorthanded squad. Taylor Jenkins could […]

With about one month left in the 2024-25 NBA season, the Rookie of the Year race appears to have a clear frontrunner. While there hasn’t been a runaway winner in the NBA rookie rankings, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle has stood out during the second half of the season. Although the Spurs aren’t going […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat deal with the stress at this point of the season, they are using those emotions as fuel to overcome the hurdles in front of them and turn around their season. With the Heat having the confidence to bounce back, Bam Adebayo speaks on continually having the mindset to “keep […]