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WNBACailtin Clark took center stage on Wednesday as the Indiana Fever hosted its customary media day ahead of the 2026 WNBA season. The two-time All-Star faced all sorts of questions as she heads into her third year with the Fever. Apart from taking over the spotlight on media day, Clark also took on a role that she has recently embraced.
On the night Jaylon Tyson was selected in Round 1 of the 2024 NBA Draft, he told his brother Jordyn: "You're next." He was right.
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The Portland Trail Blazers are deadlocked in a battle with the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Deni Avdija and Co. will try to take a 2-1 series lead on Friday night when the series shifts to the Pacific Northwest for Games 3 and 4 with Damian Lillard watching from […] The post Damian Lillard could return from Achilles injury vs. Spurs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Talking smack the way Jaden McDaniels did in the aftermath of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets on the road can only have one of two effects. It can either jolt the opposing team wide-awake, or it can put the trash-talking side at quite an advantageous position, mental-wise. It certainly looks […] The post Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels stands on business in Game 3 after calling out Nuggets stars by name appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Rudy Gobert followed his inspired Game 2 effort against Nikola Jokic by stifling the three-time MVP again on an ugly 7-for-26 shooting night.
The Raptors proved they could "make some noise" in their first-round series against the Cavs, as RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes each scored 33 points in a 126-104 rout in Thursday night's Game 3.
The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked us all by coming out and dominating the Denver Nuggets 113-96 in Game 3.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing the fight to the Denver Nuggets, but they suffered a slight injury scare in Game 3. In the second half of their game, star guard Anthony Edwards came up limping after making a play. With the Timberwolves holding a lead at the time, the All-Star guard was taken out of […] The post Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards suffers injury scare late in Game 3 vs. Nuggets appeared first on ClutchPoints.
In their worst performance of the series thus far, the Knicks lose their second straight game by a point.
Bridges started Thursday’s Game 3 defeat. He took a few shots. Bricked them. Lost all confidence. And poof … disappeared faster than five first-round picks.
After dropping Game 1 at home to the Magic, the Pistons once again struggled to get their offense going in the first half of Game 2. That turned around when the third quarter started, fueled in part by a passionate halftime outburst from head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, ESPN’s Ohm Yungmisuk writes. “He really got on […]
Entering Thursday night, the Toronto Raptors knew they had to bring it for their backs were against the wall. Going down 3-0 in their first-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers was a death sentence to their season, so they had to bring their A-game to avoid seeing their campaign come to a premature end. Scottie […] The post Raptors’ Scottie Barnes makes franchise history with bombshell Game 3 vs. Cavs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr reportedly is not planning to make decision on whether or not to return to the team until at least next week.
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The Knicks have a Mitchell Robinson dilemma.
Josh Hart delivered his first playoff dud — at least scoring-wise — at the worst time.
The Lakers look to take a commanding 3-0 lead against the Rockets on Friday.
Knicks coach Mike Brown isn't yet ready to bench Mikal Bridges, but he took a step toward it in a disappointing Game 3 finish in Atlanta.
The 2025-26 season was supposed to be the New York Knicks’ time to shine. Both their biggest competitors for Eastern Conference supremacy seemed to be headed for down years, and the Knicks had all the opportunity in the world to perhaps finally get over the hump. But they have been having trouble in their first-round […] The post Mike Brown’s silver linings from Game 3 loss to Hawks will fall on deaf Knicks fan ears appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The New York Knicks have fallen behind 2-1 in their first-round matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, losing two consecutive one-point games in the most demoralizing fashions possible. In Game 2, Mikal Bridges clunked a game-winning attempt after CJ McCollum bricked two free throws. And then in Game 3, the Knicks couldn’t execute properly on their […] The post What Knicks’ Mike Brown told Jalen Brunson to do on failed last play vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Rockets' All-Star Alperen Sengun makes a confident statement despite a 0-2 deficit in the first-round series against the Lakers.
The New York Knicks are floundering in their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, but at least one stat makes it hard to blame Karl-Anthony Towns for his team’s Game 3 loss on Thursday. The Knicks dropped Game 3 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta to the tune of a 109-108 score. Despite the razor-thin […] The post This Karl-Anthony Towns stat makes Knicks’ Game 3 loss to Hawks even more mind-blowingwp appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Toronto outscore Cleveland by 20 in the fourth quarter.
Jalen Brunson had the ball in his hands with a chance to win.
CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left, leading the Hawks to a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series on Thursday night.
The NBA has fined Devin Booker $35,000 for publicly criticizing officials following the Suns' Game 2 loss to the Thunder.
Random dribbles following the first half of Game 3 of the Cavaliers-Raptors playoff series Thursday in Toronto. 1. To be honest, the Cavs haven’t played all that great. Very up and down. That’s the not-so-great news. The good is they’re still tied. 2. Toronto came out on fire, both energy-wise and when it came to […] The post Cavs-Raptors Game 3 halftime dribbles appeared first on Hoops Wire.
There is hope for the San Antonio Spurs that star big man Victor Wembanyama will be there on the court when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers in a crucial Game 3 of their first-round series in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. On Thursday, the Spurs made an update on the status of Wembanyama, listing […] The post Victor Wembanyama’s official Game 3 injury status vs. Blazers appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Reaves might be returning earlier than expected for the Lakers.