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Jason Kidd has spoken to Mark Cuban about his latest comments on the Luka Doncic trade.

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Before the calendar flipped to 2026, the Charlotte Hornets were 11 games below .500 (11-22). On the 21st of January, the Hornets still did not look like they were about to turn things around; a 94-87 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers sent them down to 16-28 on the season. But since then, the Hornets have […] The post Charles Lee toasts ‘hungry’ Hornets team for securing winning record appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets played and we will now forget it happened

The Dallas Mavericks may have lost their Friday night clash against the Orlando Magic, 138-127, but the rest of the team will go to sleep tonight with their hearts full. After all, the team’s main man, Cooper Flagg, just had the best night of his brief professional career thus far. Flagg, who is making a […] The post Cooper Flagg thanks Mavericks for having his back in 51-point game vs. Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Dallas Mavericks, after sabotaging themselves by trading Luka Doncic away for a substandard package, lucked into the first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft and rescued the team’s future by stumbling upon Cooper Flagg. Flagg has since proven himself to be one of the best first overall picks in recent history, and his […] The post Mavericks’ Jason Kidd thinks it would be ‘unbelievable’ for Cooper Flagg not to win Rookie of the Year appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA has informed the 13 teams currently affiliated with Main Street Sports Group that they’re free to pursue new in-market media rights agreements for the 2026-27 season, according to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal. Those teams are the Thunder, Spurs, Pistons, Cavaliers, Clippers, Heat, Timberwolves, Magic, Hornets, Hawks, Pacers, Grizzlies and Bucks. Main […] The post NBA teams cleared to seek new local TV deals for 2026-27 appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Rookie sensation Flagg scores 51 in defeat

From rotation experiments to OG Anunoby's All‑Defensive case, Mike Brown details what stands out as the Knicks hit 50 wins.

Two years after she was first drafted into the WNBA Nyadiew Puoch says she's finally ready to make her debut after she was drafted by expansion side Portland Fire.

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Rookie Maxime Raynaud scored 28 points and the Sacramento Kings overcame a 17-point, first-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 117-113 on Friday night. Raynaud was 11 of 14 from the field and made 6 of 7 free throws. Nique Clifford added 23 points and seven assists, and Daeqwon Plowden had 17 points.

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The Houston Rockets have clinched a spot in the 2026 NBA playoffs, and they’ve now won five consecutive games, including a 140-106 trouncing of the Utah Jazz on Friday night. With this recent hot streak, the Rockets are now fifth in the Western Conference standings, and as things stand, they are set to face the […] The post Ime Udoka vows to ‘play it out’ regardless of Rockets’ final seeding appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Barrett and Murray-Boyles set the tone for the Raptors as they try to recover their spot in the standings

Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game.

Five different games were decided by more than 30 points.

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Nick Nurse revealed the key to the Philadelphia 76ers prevailing in their matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Nurse is going through his third season as the 76ers’ head coach. After missing the playoffs last season due to injuries on the roster, he is on pace to get them back to that higher […] The post Nick Nurse reveals how 76ers have come alive on offense appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Nets followed the script tonight, losing handily to the playoff-bound Hawks.

Here is the official bracket for the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Get the bracket, schedule and scores here.

Watch the Game Highlights from UCLA Bruins vs. Texas Longhorns, 04/03/2026

Although multiple reports have suggested Kristaps Porzingis appears to be leaning toward re-signing with the Warriors, he declined to commit to staying with Golden State after Thursday’s loss to Cleveland. The Latvian center is extension-eligible and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer if he doesn’t sign a new deal before then. “It’s hard […]

Many thought Embiid, known for social media hijinks, was trolling, but he was actually upset by the situation

The New York Knicks led by as much as 47 points as they earned a blowout win against the Chicago Bulls, 136-96.

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg became the youngest player in NBA history to have a 50-point game, as the rookie scored 51 in Friday's 138-127 home loss to the Magic.

The Boston Celtics did no wrong on Friday night as they thoroughly beat down the Milwaukee Bucks in a 32-point blowout.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was ejected after just one technical foul and forward Naji Marshall was tossed moments later from the bench after getting his second tech on Friday night in a game against Orlando.

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