Kyrie Irving won’t play for the Mavericks this season as he continues his recovery from a torn ACL, but he has been a valuable mentor off the court to Cooper Flagg, the rookie forward said in an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews (YouTube link). “[Irving] was that top pick and was kind of thrown into […]
Marcus Smart entered this stretch of his career focused on regaining his form after dealing with injuries during his time in Memphis and a brief stop in Washington at the end of the 2024/25 season, as detailed by Dave McMenamin of ESPN. With the Los Angeles Lakers needing a reliable perimeter defender to take on […] The post Austin Reaves says Marcus Smart brings effort every game appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The NBA has awarded the Lakers star and Bam Adebayo for his historic game The post Luka Doncic and a historic Bam Adebayo are the NBA’s players of the week appeared first on Eurohoops .
Kristaps Porzingis led the Golden State Warriors with 30 points in a 125-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday, marking a key step forward for the forward. “Today, I think was a pretty big step forward for me… was having fun out there playing with the guys,” Porzingis said after the game. He credited […] The post Kristaps Porzingis: “Today, I think was a pretty big step forward for me” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The Warriors ended their season-high five-game losing streak in a 125-117 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night at Capital One Arena.
Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game has been the most divisive event of the 2025-26 season. On the one hand, a good portion of the NBA fanbase lauded Adebayo for trying to score as many points as he could; never mind that the Miami Heat faced the lowly Washington Wizards, scoring 83 points in a single game […] The post Should Heat star Bam Adebayo have subbed himself out to respect Kobe Bryant? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
ATLANTA – In sports, it seems as if you only get respect when you beat the good teams. For the past few weeks, the Atlanta Hawks have been streaking, but some people didn’t want to validate it after seeing the teams they’ve beaten. Brooklyn twice. Washington twice. Dallas. Three teams that are looking forward to […] The post Nickeil Alexander-Walker speaks up on disrespectful narrative about Hawks’ hot streak appeared first on ClutchPoints .
WASHINGTON D.C.– Steve Kerr wants to make it clear that while he’s listed as an executive producer for Oscar-winning short-documentary All the Empty Rooms, he had very little to do with the actual making of the film. “I want to make very clear that executive producer is a fancy way of saying I had nothing […] The post Warriors’ Steve Kerr breaks silence on Oscar-winning doc he helped produce appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Trae Young limped off the court in the third quarter, and did not return.
The Washington Wizards play the Golden State Warriors tomorrow night. Let’s get to the preview. Game info When: Monday, Mar. 16 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Kyshawn George (elbow), Anthony Davis (hand, groin), Cam Whitmore (shoulder), and D’Angelo Russell (not with team) are out. […]
Recently, the Miami Heat were the center of the basketball world when center Bam Adebayo put together an unbelievable 83-point game against the Washington Wizards, giving him the second-highest scoring game in league history. The game predictably led to a slew of discourse about how “ethical” Adebayo and the Heat’s methods were, but it was […] The post Heat’s Bam Adebayo wins most obvious Player of the Week ever after 83-point game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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Kentucky and Duke have the most former players currently in the NBA with 29 and 27 players apiece. Arizona, UCLA, Gonzaga, Michigan, North Carolina and Florida each have 10 or more players currently in the NBA. Here's how the other 66 schools in the 2026 NCAA Tournament are represented: East Region (Washington, D.C.) 1. Duke (27) 2. UConn (9) 3. Michigan State (7) 4. Kansas (13) 5. St. John's (3) 6. North Carolina (10) 7. UCLA (12) 8. Ohio State (7) 9. TCU (4) 10. UCF (1) 11. VCU (3) 12. Nort...
Cooper Flagg scored 27 points, Naji Marshall added 25 and the Dallas Mavericks bounced back from a 33-point loss to Cleveland two days ago to defeat the Cavaliers 130-120 on Sunday afternoon. The Mavericks, who were routed 138-105 on Friday night, pulled away in the second half to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Cavaliers. P.J. Washington had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas, which won for just the second time in 11 games.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taryn Barbot scored 23 points, twin sister Taylor added 16, and top-seeded Charleston defeated 10th-seeded Hofstra 68-56 on Sunday to win the Coastal Athletic Conference Tournament and reach women's March Madness for the first time. The Cougars held each of their three opponents in the tournament under 60 points. Grace Ezebilo scored 10 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Cougars (27-5) and Taryn Barbot hit four 3-pointers, as did Jami Hill, who finished with 14 points. T...
There was never any doubt that they wouldn't be, but the Wizards were formally eliminated from postseason contention when they lost on Thursday evening. Washington has been -- by far -- the worst team in the NBA since the start of the 2023/24 season, posting an abysmal 49-181 (.213) record during that stretch. The next-worst […]
Jayson Tatum recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes as the Boston Celtics overcame the Washington Wizards 111-100 on Saturday at TD Garden. Neemias Queta added 24 points and 10 boards, helping Boston withstand a late Washington surge and hand the Wizards their 11th consecutive loss. Jaylen Brown contributed 16 points, and the […] The post Tatum, Queta lead Celtics past Wizards to snap losing streak appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Neemias Queta and Luka Garza are each other’s biggest cheerleaders. On Saturday, they combined for 39 points in the Celtics’ win over the Wizards.
MIAMI – As the talk around the Miami Heat has been about Bam Adebayo scoring a historic 83 points on Tuesday against the Washington Wizards, there have been a lot of positives with the team entering Saturday on a seven-game winning streak. With the Heat beating the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after Adebayo scoring 83 […] The post The Heat player that has been ‘reliable since Day 1,’ per Erik Spoelstra appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Celtics return home to host the Washington Wizards for the 3rd,and final, game between them this season.
