Basketball NewsSaturday, Feb 7, 2026

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 7, 4:50 PM ET

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks and No. 11 Kansas beat Utah 71-59 on Saturday to take a seven-game winning streak into its Monday night home showdown with top-ranked Arizona. Trey White added 16 points for Kansas (18-5, 8-2 Big 12). Darryn Peterson had 14. and Melvin Council 11. Keanu Dawes led Utah (9-14, 1-9) with 20 points. Terrence Brown added 16. and Don McHenry had 12. The Utes have list five straight. The Jayhawks led 38-31 at halftime an...

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 7, 6:38 PM ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Xzayvier Brown scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Oklahoma held off No. 15 Vanderbilt 92-91 on Saturday to end a nine-game losing streak. Nijel Pack added 17 points for the Sooners (12-12, 2-9 Southeastern Conference) who had a 21-point lead with 12:03 left. Oklahoma shot 53.4% from the field. Tyler Tanner led Vanderbilt (19-4, 6-4) with 37 points. Tyler Nickel added 18. Nickel hit a 3-pointer with 1 1/2 minutes left to cut Oklahoma's lead to 10. AK Oker...

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 7, 6:44 PM ET

Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 112-106 on Saturday. Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second triple-double of the season and No. 10 for his career. Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, and Kevin Durant added 20 points.

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Publisher:Hoops RumorsOutlet infoFeb 7, 12:46 PM ET

The Spurs’ Carter Bryant, the Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes, the Heat’s Keshad Johnson and the Magic’s Jase Richardson have been named the participants in the All-Star Slam Dunk competition, the league announced in a press release. It will be held next Saturday at the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome. All four players will be making their event […]

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Publisher:Hoops RumorsOutlet infoJan 3, 1:59 PM ET

The Pistons have issued updates on a trio of injured players, making the following announcements on Saturday (Twitter link): Forward Tobias Harris has been diagnosed with a left hip sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks. Center Jalen Duren has a sprained right ankle and will be reevaluated in one week. Guard/forward Caris LeVert […]

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Publisher:RealGMOutlet infoJan 7, 3:44 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors have not made any substantial progress in trade conversations on a deal involving Jonathan Kuminga. Kuminga becomes trade eligible on January 15th and the Sacramento Kings remain the most interested team. Sources from the Warriors have said the team is prepared to keep Kuminga past the trade deadline if no deal to their liking materializes. However, Kuminga has played only 10 minutes over the past month as he remains firmly out of Steve Kerr's rotation. Kuminga has a...

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