Basketball News · LatestYesterday, Oct 9, 2026

The Lakers will lean on Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to lead the team this season, and they showed their on-court chemistry in a 114-110 win over the Kings.

Julius Randle followed Jordi Fernández edict to play hard by hustling and diving on the floor for a loose ball during the Nets' preseason win.

Bruce Brown had another solid showing in the Knicks' preseason loss to the Wizards on Thursday and continued to make a strong case to crack the roster.

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Sabrina Ionescu blamed herself for the Liberty's Game 2 loss. Down 0-2 to the Atlanta Dream, New York faces elimination in Game 3 on Friday.

The Los Angeles Lakers played their third of five preseason games on Thursday night, turning on the lights at Crypto.com Arena for the first time since last year’s playoffs to host the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers blew out the Kings in their preseason opener in Sacramento early in the week, and this time they took […]

Dylan Harper shines in the starting lineup.

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On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played their third preseason game — with Austin Reaves making his debut for the team in exhibition season. One notable absence from the Lakers lineup is Walker Kessler, their big-money signing this offseason, as he remained on the sidelines with a finger injury. It’s getting to a point […] The post Lakers’ JJ Redick eases concerns about Walker Kessler’s preseason finger injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The New York Knicks are still searching for their rhythm in the preseason, but Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson have clearly picked up right where they left off off the court. After Thursday’s 111-109 loss to the Washington Wizards at Madison Square Garden, Brunson was in the middle of his postgame scrum when Hart decided […] The post Knicks stars Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson already back to locker room shenanigans after preseason loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

On Thursday night, the Philadelphia 76ers’ vaunted quintet of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, and VJ Edgecombe shared the court for the first time in an NBA game. It might have been preseason, but it must have been a treat for the fans at attendance in Barclays Center to see that stacked […] The post Watch 76ers’ Joel Embiid hilariously fumble alley-oop attempt from Labaron Philon appeared first on ClutchPoints.

New York Knicks leading scorer Jalen Brunson described it as “really cool” to see the team’s three NBA championship titles displayed on the back of its jersey during an interview after their 111-109 loss to the Washington Wizards in the preseason on Thursday night. Speaking during an interview shared by SNY Knicks on X, Brunson […] The post Knicks’ Jalen Brunson reacts to new uniform nugget after winning NBA Championship appeared first on ClutchPoints.

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain asked how Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trains during the offseason, he was invited to join him in Toronto over the summer. The third-year guard didn’t hesitate, taking the offer and spending a week in Toronto, Canada, with the two-time MVP. McCain’s entering the Thunder’s 2026-27 season inspired. […] The post Jared McCain reveals how SGA’s off-ball move can help Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young revealed that he tried to confront D’Angelo Russell after the controversial video leak involving his then-girlfriend, Iggy Azalea, in 2016. During an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Young explained that security prevented him from entering the Lakers’ arena to confront Russell. “I tried to get […] The post Nick Young admits trying to fight D’Angelo Russell appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points as the Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118 at Kaseya Center on Thursday, October 8, to improve to 2-0 in the preseason. Miami overcame a third-quarter collapse and a late deficit before pulling away in the fourth quarter. The Heat outscored New Orleans 35-22 in the final period […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Heat to preseason win over Pelicans appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Joel Embiid speaks on the viral story about LeBron James allegedly shouting at him for arriving late to the 76ers' practice.

Joel Embiid said a recent report about LeBron James getting on him about being late to practice "never happened" and caused him to wonder why he was targeted.

The 2026 WNBA MVP voting results show an interesting trend, particularly involving Caitlin Clark.

The Heat made a handful of minor transactions on Thursday night, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter links). After waiving Lester Quinones and J’Vonne Hadley, the Heat signed and immediately waived Dennis Smith Jr., then signed Gabe Madsen and Kylor Kelley. All five players are/were on Exhibit 10 contracts and could eventually be […]

Austin Reaves is back.

When the Nets used the No. 8 pick on Dëmin a year ago, many mocked the selection and accused them of fumbling their future.

The San Antonio Spurs opened their 2026 preseason with a 123-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday at Frost Bank Center, surrendering a 19-point first-quarter lead before Atlanta rallied for the road victory. San Antonio led 39-20 after the opening period, but the Hawks responded with a 42-point second quarter to cut the deficit […] The post Spurs fall to Hawks after blowing 19-point lead in preseason opener appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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Joel Embiid made his preseason debut on Thursday, as the Philadelphia 76ers visited the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. The 76ers won their first assignment against the New York Knicks at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday. There was a scary moment in the first quarter when Embiid fell to the floor after Mo Wagner pushed […] The post 76ers fans can breathe after scary Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown collision appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jordan Clarkson averaged a career-low 17.8 minutes per game with the Knicks last season and occasionally fell out of Mike Brown’s rotation, but the veteran guard didn’t take any meetings or field any offers from rival suitors as a free agent during the offseason, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. “It was pretty […]

The Jazz have signed Mohamed Wague, the team announced in a press release. A Bronx native who started his college career playing juco ball in Pennsylvania, Wague had relatively modest roles with West Virginia, Alabama and Oklahoma from 2022-25. However, the 6’10” forward/center was a full-time starter for the Sooners as a senior last season, […]

Porzingis is still away from the team, with Kerr failing to shed much light.

AJ Dybantsa made his preseason debut with the Washington Wizards on Thursday, helping his new team secure a 111-109 road win over the defending champions New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Wizards opened their preseason campaign with a victory, while the Knicks fell to 0-2. Washington built a late fourth-quarter cushion before holding […] The post AJ Dybantsa makes debut as Wizards edge Knicks appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Los Angeles Lakers moved to 2-1 this preseason with Thursday's 114-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Matt Barnes told Steve Ballmer to change the Clippers’ name when he bought the team in 2014. Everybody laughed at Barnes, but he thinks the franchise is cursed and the idea might be worth revisiting following the salary cap scandal. Matt Barnes told Steve Ballmer to change the Clippers’ name when he bought the team...