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More changes are coming at ESPN. According to John Ourand of Puck, another round of layoffs is expected in Bristol, part of what has become an ongoing adjustment period across the sports media landscape. The good news, relatively speaking, is that the cuts are expected to be limited — around 30 positions, primarily in off-camera […] The post ESPN facing more layoffs; NBA voices largely unaffected appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 142-126 road win over the Mephis Grizzlies on Monday. 1. This was one of those good news, bad vibes nights. The good? The Cavs got win No. 50. They secured a top-four playoff seed. (We had reason to worry about that for a minute.) Nor did they allow Memphis’ record-setting […] The post Dribbles: Cavs win, but perimeter defense remains reason for alarm appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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For better and definitely for worse.

The Minnesota Timberwolves ruled Anthony Edwards out for Tuesday's game against the Indiana Pacers due to right knee injury maintenance. Edwards recently missed six games due to patellofemoral pain syndrome, commonly known as "runner's knee." It is the same injury that ruled Steph Curry out for 27 straight games. Similar to Curry, there is nothing structurally wrong with Edwards' knee. Doctors have cleared Edwards to play when he feels healthy enough. Edwards returned to action last Monday ag...

Is this really the end of the Ja Morant era of the Memphis Grizzlies? Over the course of the last few years, the relationship between the star point guard and his team has steadily deteriorated. It’s so bad that many thought that Morant was going to be traded during the 2026 NBA trade deadline. While […] The post Grizzlies’ Ja Morant resurfacing old 2019 tweet fuels final Memphis game rumors appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Tonight is the final road game for the 2025-26 Houston Rockets. Their next road game will be Game 1 or Game 3 of their first round series. Obviously, this is a game that many associated with the Phoenix Suns have had circled on the calendar. Jalen Green has missed all three previous games between these […]

Portland Trail Blazers (40-39, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (60-19, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hosts Portland looking to extend its five-game home winning streak. The Spurs have gone 34-15 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is second in the Western Conference in rebounding with 47.1 rebounds. Victor Wembanyama paces the Spurs with 11.5 boards. The Trail Blazers are 27-22 in Western C...

Memphis Grizzlies (25-54, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (51-28, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its nine-game home win streak alive when the Nuggets face Memphis. The Nuggets are 33-16 against conference opponents. Denver leads the Western Conference with 121.8 points and is shooting 49.5%. The Grizzlies are 19-30 against Western Conference opponents. Memphis is eighth in the Western Conference scoring 11...

Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski explained his reasoning for not setting screen on final play of the team's 117-116 loss to the Rockets.

The Denver Nuggets overcame a first-half deficit to burst past the Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 behind Nikola Jokic.

Well, this one caught some attention. Stephen A. Smith didn’t exactly hold back when discussing Mike Breen and his recent praise of the New York Knicks. Speaking on ESPN, Smith took issue with what he viewed as overly generous commentary surrounding New York, making it clear he’s not handing out any passes — even to […] The post Stephen A. Smith calls out Mike Breen over Knicks praise: ‘Don’t give free passes’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Mike Brown acknowledged discussing a starting lineup change — “there’s always going to be chatter about it” — but isn’t close to acting and, at least for now, anticipates the status quo for the playoffs.

Renowned sports doctor suggests Victor Wembanyama only has a 20% chance of staying alive in the MVP race following his recent rib injury.

ATLANTA – The Monday evening matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks had all the feelings of a playoff game. The roaring crowd, the multiple lead changes, and the big shots down the stretch. The Hawks fell 108-105, but there was a lot they could take away from a game like this. […] The post The lesson Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker learned from close loss to Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

A year ago, they were a little less lovable — a product of exhausting all their draft assets in trades and losing their rough-and-tumble identity — but they were underdogs, nonetheless.

Joel Embiid gave the Sixers all he could, but it wasn’t enough as Tyrese Maxey struggled in a loss to the Spurs.

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Blazers and move into the No. 3 seed in the West.

To say that the Memphis Grizzlies have given up on the 2025-26 season would be a major understatement. Ever since trading Jaren Jackson Jr. at the trade deadline, the Grizzlies organization has only had one thing in mind: lottery balls. But that doesn’t mean that the Grizzlies aren’t going to get out there and try […] The post Grizzlies nearly break bonkers 3-point NBA record in loss to Cavaliers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With just three games left in the 2025-26 regular season, the San Antonio Spurs are experiencing a crazy plot twist. During their win against the Philadelphia 76ers, star center and MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama went down with an upper-body injury. Wembanyama was able to finish the first half, but was ruled out of the second […] The post Spurs’ Mitch Johnson delivers ‘positive’ Victor Wembanyama’s injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Washington Wizards are coming off a frustrating loss to the Brooklyn Nets, but one that essentially will guarantee them a top 4 pick in this year’s Draft Lottery. They now play a double-header at home against the Chicago Bulls. That’s right, two games against the same team in the same place. Here’s the preview. […]

Steve Kerr and Golden State Warriors teammates made their case on Monday following practice for Draymond Green to earn his 10th All-Defensive Team.