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The Portland Trail Blazers were looking to keep their momentum rolling against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, but things took a sharp turn for the worse late in the second quarter. Donovan Clingan, the Blazers’ towering rookie center, found himself making an early exit after a heated moment resulted in an automatic ejection. Donovan […] The post Blazers’ Donovan Clingan ejected from Memphis game after dangerous elbow appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Draymond Green sets the record straight on his true relationship with Stephen Curry after viral stare-down on the sidelines.

Ice Trae in D.C.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Sam Alexis scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half to help Indiana jump out early and cruise past Minnesota 77-47 on Wednesday night that ended the Hoosiers' four-game losing streak. Lamar Wilkerson added 16 points for Indiana (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten). Tucker DeVries chipped in with 13 points and Nick Dorn scored 11. The three combined for 10 of the Hoosiers' 24 3-point attempts. Indiana held a double-digit lead the entire second half. The Hoosiers shot 57% (31 of 5...

Over the course of his life and career, Kobe Bryant made friends, enemies, and frenemies. Certainly, everyone knows about his roller coaster relationship with Shaquille O’Neal. But one of his closest relationships was with Richard “Rip” Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons. On Wednesday, Hamilton reflected upon his years with Bryant, per NBC Sports Philadelphia. Both […] The post Rip Hamilton recalls lifelong friendship with Kobe Bryant appeared first on ClutchPoints .

NY looks to keep its streak alive against the league’s best record.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson added 21, and No. 10 seed Illinois beat 15th-seeded Wisconsin 82-70 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Cearah Parchment scored 14 points for Illinois (20-10) and Lety Vasconcelos — the tallest player in program history, listed at 6-foot-7 — scored a career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting Wisconsin (13-17) has lost 10 in a row, including a 92-60 loss at Illinois on Feb. 11. Gift Uchenna tied her seaso...

Kaitlyn Duhon scored 14 points, Harissoum Coulibaly added 11 and Khady Leye sank the go-ahead layup with 5.2 left on the clock for No. 15 seed Auburn in a 50-49 win over No. 10 seed Texas A&M in the first round of SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Leye finished with 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Tigers (15-16).

Bucks star wants to be the engine of the offense and avoid ball-dominant teammates going forward.

Kyshawn George suffered a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow and will be reevaluated in three weeks, the Wizards announced (via Twitter). The team states that it plans to treat the injury “conservatively,” so there’s no guarantee that George will return before the season ends on April 12. George left Monday’s game […]

The Washington Wizards are going to be without Kyshawn George in the lineup for at least three weeks. It’s said that he is dealing with an elbow injury that needs some time to heal. Reports indicate that George, who is 22 years old, is dealing with a partial tear in his UCL in his left […] The post Wizards’ Kyshawn George out at least 3 weeks with elbow injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Hornets The Hornets are winning. And that’s helping rookie Kon Knueppel win a little attention, too. According to Christian Clark of The Athletic, Charlotte coach Charles Lee believes Knueppel has taken the lead in the Rookie of the Year race — particularly with the Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg missing time due to a foot injury. “I […] The post NBA Notes: Hornets, Kon Knueppel, Grizzlies, Rayan Rupert, AJ Dybantsa appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Williams has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Bulls due to left foot soreness. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Miller is super excited to see Tatum back in action for the Celtics.

Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman is not letting Oklahoma City Thunder’s Lu Dort off the hook for his flagrant-2 foul on All-Star Nikola Jokic, despite the veteran guard’s recent apology. After the Nuggets’ 127-121 loss in overtime, Jokic called Dort’s dirty play an unnecessary move, on Friday. Dort spoke out about the incident for […] The post Nuggets’ David Adelman doesn’t care that Lu Dort apologized for Nikola Jokic trip appeared first on ClutchPoints .

All due respect to the short-handed Warriors. And the league-worst Kings. And the feisty-but-still-mediocre Pelicans. But the Lakers were supposed to win those games. And that isn’t meant to take...

The Warriors’ newest addition will miss the team’s next game but at least he’s making the road trip!

The load management plan that the Knicks instituted for Mitchell Robinson has been successful so far, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. Robinson has already appeared in 44 games, which tops his totals from the past two seasons, and he’s on pace for his highest number of games played since 2021/22. Coach Mike […]

Murray (illness) won't play Wednesday against the Grizzlies. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Watford will start Wednesday versus Utah, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Only a quarter of the season left

Recently, the Atlanta Hawks have been a major talking point in the NBA world after they announced their partnership with local adult entertainment venue Magic City for an upcoming game. Among the collaboration’s critics was San Antonio Spurs big man Luke Kornet, who took to his blog to publicly ask for the Hawks to discontinue […] The post Draymond Green defends Hawks’ Magic City Night amid ongoing objections appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown has led his team toone of the best records in the NBA this season without Jayson Tatum, which, for JR Smith, means it’s no longer Tatum’s team. With Tatum’s potential return to the Celtics looming, many wonder how Boston will adjust amid Jayson’s season debut. While Brown has been the […] The post JR Smith lays out why Celtics are Jaylen Brown, not Jayson Tatum’s team appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Here’s San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper on his mentality when the season started/fellow 2025 draft class members VJ Edgecombe (Philadelphia 76ers) and Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks) getting significant early minutes. (via San Antonio Spurs): “Day by day was definitely my biggest mentality. I think, props to those guys. I mean, they came out right […] The post Dylan Harper not comparing himself to other rookies because ‘we’re all in different situations’ appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Who will be crowned the Unrivaled CHAMP? The post 2026 Unrivaled Championship Game Log: Phantom vs. Mist appeared first on Ballislife.com .

Dynamic Texas Duo! The post Bryson Howard, Cameron Lomax Lead Frisco Heritage’s 5A DI State Run! appeared first on Ballislife.com .

A packed NBA arena somewhere far from Los Angeles, and out of the tunnel walks the most recognizable basketball player on the planet wearing your team’s jersey.

Kerr's contract with the Warriors ends when the season ends, but nobody is too stressed about it.