Basketball NewsWednesday, Oct 21, 2026

Publisher:Hoops RumorsOutlet infoOct 21, 10:21 PM ET

Second-year center Khaman Maluach earned the starting nod in the middle from head coach Jordan Ott in the Suns’ regular season opener on Wednesday, as Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic tweets. With Phoenix’s No. 1 center, Mark Williams, expected to miss a significant portion of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, Maluach battled Oso […]

Publisher:Hoops RumorsOutlet infoOct 21, 11:54 PM ET

The Bulls are missing starting center Nic Claxton to open the regular season, but they got some reinforcements in their frontcourt on Wednesday as Zach Collins returned after missing the preseason due to a quad injury. He’ll be limited to approximately 12-to-16 minutes per game for the time being, as Joe Cowley of The Chicago […]

Publisher:NY Post NBAOutlet infoOct 21, 12:03 AM ET

There is the buzzkill element to all of this, sure.

Publisher:TalkBasket.netOutlet infoOct 21, 1:24 AM ET

Josh Hart said the New York Knicks were ready to move on from their championship celebrations and focus on the new season after opening their title defense with a 106-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. The Knicks raised their championship banner and received their rings at Madison Square Garden before the game, […] The post Josh Hart on Knicks’ loss to 76ers: “Now we can turn the page” appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Publisher:TalkBasket.netOutlet infoOct 21, 1:02 AM ET

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse praised Joel Embiid’s decision-making, the team’s second-half defense and its ability to respond under pressure after a 106-100 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Nurse highlighted Embiid’s willingness to make the right play rather than force his own shot in Philadelphia’s season opener, which also marked LeBron […] The post Nick Nurse: “Joel was magnificent tonight” in 76ers win appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Publisher:TalkBasket.netOutlet infoOct 21, 5:28 AM ET

NBA legend Charles Barkley shared a story about his longtime friendship with Michael Jordan, recalling how the Chicago Bulls icon once helped him deal with a disappointing playoff elimination. Barkley revealed that Jordan called him in the middle of the night following a loss during his time with the Houston Rockets and arranged to pick […] The post Charles Barkley details Michael Jordan’s late-night call after playoff loss appeared first on TalkBasket.net.