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The Los Angeles Lakers were on a roll before injuries hit them at the worst possible time as Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have both been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season and likely the start of the postseason. With key ball-handlers out, Luke Kennard has been thrust into a new role […]

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Lakers guard Austin Reaves suffered a grade 2 oblique strain—here’s the typical 3-5 week recovery timeline, treatment options, and why returning too soon carries significant re-injury risk.

Anthony Davis questions Wizards move but remains focused on chasing championships.

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The Spurs have been on an absolute heater since the start of February, winning 29 of 32 games during that stretch, but it won’t be enough to catch the Thunder in the regular season standings. On Wednesday, shortly after San Antonio won its 61st game of the season, Oklahoma City picked up its 64th victory, […]

It didn’t take much from Aaron Gordon for Tim Hardaway Jr. to sign with the Denver Nuggets this past offseason. Hardaway, according to Gordon, reached out to the Nuggets star shortly before signing with the team. The conversation, while succinct, proved successful in helping lure the veteran shooting guard to Denver. “I’ve known Tim for […] The post Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon reveals what convinced Tim Hardaway Jr. to sign with Denver appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker credits Quin Snyder with unlocking a version of himself with the Atlanta Hawks he had never been asked to find, describing a belief from his coach that exceeded his own self-assessment heading into this season. The emergence has Alexander-Walker as one of the favorites to win Most Improved Player. "He saw a ceiling higher for myself than I did," Alexander-Walker told NBA.com. "And that was really cool for me because I felt like in my career I've never had that before....

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The Toronto Raptors welcome Miami Heat to the Scotiabank Center for the second time in a week in a high stakes clash.

Let’s rank the best rookies in the NBA this season.

Realistically, the Lakers have most of their Doncic-, Reaves-less rotation figured out.

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ESPN analyst Zach Kram explores how pace has become a counterintuitive phenomenon impacting the league's best and worst teams.

The Knicks almost need to beat the Celtics again to establish themselves as a true contender and silence any critics suggesting otherwise.

Brown has been putting up MVP numbers all season, but his biggest edge in the race may just be his leadership

Between memorizing the astrological signs of his teammates and undergoing extreme underwater training, Brown didn't need to be a hero in Boston. He simply needed to lead. "I'm not going to make myself small ever again."

Paul Westphal was a supremely talented basketball player

Nikola Jokic's historic season continues as his latest streak over the last 10 games has been the best out of 1.4 million 10-game spans in NBA history.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard continued his astonishing scoring streak on Wednesday night, but couldn’t help his side overcome the Oklahoma City Thunder, who won 128-110. He finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists, one steal, and two three-pointers, pushing his streak of consecutive 20-point games to 56, moving one game shy of […] The post Clippers star Kawhi Leonard nears James Harden, Allen Iverson in history books appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Let's get a little bit more personal about the weight of the expectations. It’s a different scale for different folks.

Their season turned into a nightmare with injuries to stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who should not be rushed back to play in hopes of saving the season.

Austin Reaves may be a key piece in the Lakers' rotation, but with the need to maximize their returns, sources suggest that L.A. may make some changes.

The trio of 2014 champs dined and caught up on old times

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