Basketball News · LatestTuesday, Mar 17, 2026

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 27 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 129-111 on Monday night. Saddiq Bey had 23 points, while Jeremiah Fears and Trey Murphy III each added 17 to help the Pelicans win for the eighth time in 12 games. Naji Marshall scored 32 points for the Mavs against his former team. Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg, the top pick in the 2025 draft, had 21 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Williamson made 11 of 13 sho...

Shamet’s been ice cold since first mention of a neck sprain.

Jaylen Brown scored 18 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics defeat the Phoenix Suns 120-112 on Monday night. Jayson Tatum added 21 points in his fifth game back from Achilles tendon injury, while Derrick White had 21 and Payton Pritchard 19. White was presented with February’s Eastern Conference […] The post Celtics’ Brown drops 41 to dethrone Suns 120-112 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns 120-112 behind Jaylen Brown's 41-point performance to continue their rise in the Eastern Conference.

NBA expansion is back on the table. And frankly, it feels less like a question of if and more like when. League owners are expected to discuss expansion during next week’s Board of Governors meetings, with a vote potentially coming on whether to begin taking bids for two new franchises. The likely destinations remain Las […] The post NBA Expansion Feels Inevitable, With Owners Set To Cash In On Massive Entry Fees appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Three of the world's most prominent sports investment groups are preparing bids for NBA Europe franchises ahead of the March 31 non-binding submission deadline, sources with direct knowledge told The Athletic. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is targeting a London franchise, Qatar Sports Investments is preparing a Paris bid and Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital is pursuing a Milan team. Each bid is expected to be independent rather than partnered with existing European clubs. Over 100 po...

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.

Monday's Magic-Hawks game was originally intended to be memorable for a very different reason.

Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu did not pass up the chance to get back at Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane on Monday. The Hawks hosted the Magic at State Farm Arena, and the contest got heated in the third quarter, as Okongwu and Bane got held up with the ball underneath the basket. As they […] The post Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu gets technical foul for spiking ball on Desmond Bane 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 .

Examining the six potential rules that will govern the NBA's imminent expansion draft in the summer of 2028.

While many sources have claimed that the Lakers may be better without LeBron James, Rich Paul doesn't necessarily have the same opinion.

Box score for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA game from March 16, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards underwent an MRI on his right knee that revealed inflammation and he will be re-evaluated in 1-2 weeks.

Kawhi Leonard sat out the Los Angeles Clippers' 119-115 loss to the San Antonio Spurs due to a left ankle sprain. Leonard suffered the injury on Saturday against the Kings. Leonard, who is averaging a career-high 28.3 points this season, can only miss two more games to meet the 65-game threshold to qualify for end-of-season awards.

Everybody knows the saying about the best-laid plans.

Steve Kerr reached 600 wins in his 943rd regular-season game Monday night in Washington.

Somebody forgot about Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson. With a little over two minutes left in the second quarter of Monday night’s game between the Orlando Magic and the Hawks, veteran Atlanta guard CJ McCollum made a move along the baseline and attracted multiple Orlando defenders. What the Magic seemingly did not see was Johnson […] The post Hawks’ Jalen Johnson sets the world on fire with full-speed dunk appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Easy Conversation With Ezra · Episode

Our bi-weekly look at the 15 teams in the Western Conference: DEN and LAL: A fascinating end-game as Denver is hoisted by their own fouling petard GSW: The totally injured Warriors limp towards the 10 seed - 25:20 MIN: They've really struggled in the possession game - 32:27 OKC: Why was Shai able to score 20 so many times when others failed? - 39:01 SAC: Dylan Cardwell has intrigued as a rim protector - 46:21 PHX: Jalen Green is being asked to do too much again - 57:21 SAS: How do the Spurs h...

Road tripping, still!

Alperen Sengun being sidelined from Monday night's game against the Lakers leaves the Rockets' frontcourt considerably shorthanded.

Game 68.

Trae Young limped off the court in the third quarter, and did not return.

He might get the night off.

WASHINGTON D.C.– While his season is over, and his return to the basketball court is still a long way out, Jimmy Butler remains in good spirits as he begins his road to recovery. The Golden State Warriors star spoke to the media for the first time since he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his […] The post Jimmy Butler’s promise to Warriors fans amid positive ACL injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Bucks could be without multiple key players in their game against the Cavs.

Coming off their only loss of the season, the RedHawks have a chance to silence some skeptics against fellow No. 11 seed SMU (20-13) on Wednesday night. The RedHawks, who are back in the tournament for the first time since 2007, were rewarded with a game in Dayton, roughly 43 miles from campus.

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 […]

It will still be a magical night regardless.