The Utah Jazz are set to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in an away game set to tip off at 8:30 p.m. EST. However, it sounds like Utah will be without one of its star players, Lauri Markkanen, as he’s already been ruled out. Reports indicate that the 28-year-old forward is officially out […] The post Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen out vs. Mavericks due to illness appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Free throw attempts have plummeted across the NBA in January, leading to a significant scoring decline and raising questions about whether officials received instructions to alter how games are being called. Team trips to the free throw line have fallen from 26.1 per 100 possessions in October to 21.7 in January, representing a nearly 20 percent decline in free throw rate according to pbpstats.com data. The result is games are seeing approximately eight fewer points on average in January. The...
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The Los Angeles Lakers host the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night, with the team looking to put together a mini win streak. Jaxson Hayes is on the Lakers’ injury report, and he is listed as questionable due to left hamstring soreness. Here is everything we know about Jaxson Hayes’ injury and his playing status for […] The post Is Jaxson Hayes playing tonight? Lakers vs. Hornets injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NBA’s All-Star process has never been kind to teams buried at the bottom of the standings, and Trey Murphy III understands that reality as well as anyone. The new-look New Orleans Pelicans started training camp with playoff aspirations, but the season has been derailed by injuries to its most established stars. Dejounte Murray and […] The post How Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III really feels about NBA All-Star disrespect appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NBA hopes Grizzlies guard Ja Morant can play Sunday after the star missed Thursday's start of a two-game NBA Europe series against the Magic with a right calf issue.
Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh give you the latest as the NBA trade talks heat up! The duo breaks down why Anthony Davis wants out of Dallas and whether the Lakers should trade Austin Reaves after Rich Paul’s latest comments.
NBAUpdated Jan 20, 12:40 PM ETThe Bulls‘ front office went nearly three years (from August 2021 to June 2024) without making a trade involving a player, but the team has been a little more active on the trade market in the past year-and-a-half. According to Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, there’s a sense that trend could continue this season. […]
Proposed Lakers trade signals ruthless shift away from sentiment and legacy.
Anthony Davis’s injury issues are well-known. The former No. 1 overall NBA draft pick is a perennial All-NBA and All-Star selection when healthy, but it’s effectively a coin flip when he is actually healthy. The persistent ailments have resulted in major criticism and ridicule by fans and media members and have led some, like former […] The post Gilbert Arenas dubs Mavericks’ Anthony Davis ‘Mr. Ouchie’ over endless injuries appeared first on ClutchPoints .
NBAHere's the lates buzz from the NBA rumor mill with the trade deadline three weeks away
The Houston Rockets played some rough basketball last week, and found themselves on a three-game losing streak, two of them being against the Portland Trail Blazers and the third being to the Sacramento Kings. If it was any time to get out of a slump, it was to start the week, and that’s what they […] The post Rockets’ Kevin Durant compares monster dunk that crushed Kay Adams’ Chicago heart to Tush Push appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NBA gets a juicy matchup that could also not have one of the best players available. It will be one of the better teams in California vs. the prize of the Big Apple, as the New York Knicks visit the Sacramento Kings. It’s time to look at our NBA odds series, while making a Knicks-Warriors […] The post Knicks vs. Warriors prediction, odds, pick – 1/15/2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Although the Pelicans have turned away teams expressing interest in forward Trey Murphy III and Herbert Jones, potential trade partners who have talked to New Orleans have gotten the impression the club is open to moving center Yves Missi and/or swingman Jordan Hawkins, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). After starting 67 […]
The blocks are fun, but let’s walk through the little things that have allowed Victor Wembanyama's defensive impact to stick night in and night out.