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There isn’t a whole lot you can complain about the Pistons start to the season. They sit at an East-best 4-1 and got through the brutal start to their schedule with a 3-1 record. This is all despite missing Jalen Duren for half of the games and key rotation players like Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Joe for a couple. The Brooklyn Nets are 0-4, but they have been sneakily competitive this season with their only blowout loss being a 27-point loss to the Indiana Pacers. They are coming off a buzzer ...

While Robbie is out celebrating, Blake returns to discuss the impressive wins the Pistons have earned over the past week. Despite injuries, the team knocked off the 76ers and the Hornets, while dropping a game to a hungry Knicks team. So what should we think about the scoring lulls and how to address them? How has Paul Reed impressed? Are we seeing some new Ausar playmaking flashes? We’ve got you covered for all this and more in this week’s episode! You can watch the entire episode on our ⁠⁠⁠...

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A blockbuster trade proposal would send Bam Adebayo to the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns to the Heat.

Former LSU women's basketball star Angel Reese led the Atlanta Dream to a Game 6 win, keeping their season alive.

ATLANTA (AP) — There should be no problem with the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream approaching the first WNBA Finals Game 7 in league history with a sense of urgency.Then again, that's what Golden State coach Natalie Nakase thought about Game 6.

The Dream need to bring the same mentality that let them dictated the first half of Game 6 to the title game.

Saniyah Hall. | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Next week, 24 five-star prospects will make their women’s college basketball debuts, beginning their heralded freshman seasons for teams with ambitions of contending for the 2027 national title. The NCAA landscape, in short, is flooded with first-year talent. Among all the hyped freshmen, I’m most intrigued by these five, interested in how they will operate within, be optimized by or elevate their team contexts. In the comments, be sure to shar...

The Houston Rockets take on the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Cup on Friday. Rockets center Alperen Sengun is listed on the team’s injury report, with the Turkish star currently questionable to play due to low back soreness. Here’s everything we know about Alperen Sengun’s injury and his playing status vs. the Mavs. Alperen Sengun’s […] The post Is Alperen Sengun playing tonight? Rockets vs. Mavericks NBA Cup injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Phoenix Suns are sticking with Jalen Green as a playmaker despite growing frustration over their offensive struggles. Head coach Jordan Ott remains patient with the experiment, even as reports of locker room concerns highlight Phoenix’s need for a traditional point guard. Ott addressed the team’s approach when asked whether Green would continue handling playmaking […] The post Suns not giving up on Jalen Green PG experiment as locker room frustration boils over appeared first on ClutchPoi...

Dwyane Wade has a new face - on his statue.

Will Wade has put himself between a rock and a hard place.

The Kristaps Porzingis situation just keeps getting weirder and weirder for the Golden State Warriors, who now may be forced to make a tough decision.

Veteran NBA swingman Brandon Boston Jr. has officially signed with Trabzonspor, the Turkish team announced on Friday (via Twitter). Reporting earlier this week indicated that Trabzonspor was Boston’s probable landing spot after he was waived by the Bulls at the end of the NBA preseason. Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com reported at the time that Boston […]

The Orlando Magic will be the first challengers as the Raptors strive to make a splash in the tourney

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This tense, historic matchup is what the WNBA had in mind when the league began the Finals format last season.

Indiana was meant to be the WNBA’s prime destination, but that’s not the case now. The conversation around Indiana Fever fandom has sparked debate across the WNBA, with critics and defenders viewing the atmosphere through vastly different lenses.

The Atlanta Dream kept their championship hopes alive on Thursday after defeating the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals. Now, ESPN lead WNBA play-by-play announcer Ryan Ruocco believes Angel Reese could play a major role in helping the Dream finish the job in Game 7, especially because of her fearless mentality.

These March Madness shots were this close to changing history. Rewatch the heartbreaking near-buzzer-beaters that left teams and fans wondering what could have been.

Sophie Cunningham was trying to protect Brittney Griner at an airport when a $5,000 Louis Vuitton bag struck her in the face.

The Memphis Grizzlies have improved to 5-0 on the season after blowing out the Portland Trail Blazers on Ja Morant’s first game against his old team. Up 23 points with two and a half minutes remaining, the Grizzlies were already in celebration mode on the bench. Big man Isaiah Stewart had an unusual way of […] The post Grizzlies’ Isaiah Stewart celebrates 5-0 record by smacking all his teammates on chest appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It has not always looked pretty, but New York Knicks superfan Ben Stiller believes Karl-Anthony Towns has earned a contract extension after starting the year with five consecutive double-doubles. Stiller reacted to a parody song performed by Knicks fans after the team’s 19-point comeback against the Chicago Bulls. He wrote, “DOUBLE DOUBLES EVERY GAME GET […] The post Knicks superfan Ben Stiller demands Karl-Anthony Towns gets ‘paid’ after 5 double-doubles in a row appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jokic is sitting at 200 career triple-doubles. Westbrook’s record is 209. He had 34 in 65 games last season, so at that pace he’d need roughly 19 more games to get to 210. Even his career rate of 24.6% would put it at around 41 games. The piece argues that the closer Jokic gets, the more the record itself could start affecting things. It brings up Curry pressing a little when he was chasing Ray Allen’s three-point record, and teammates getting caught up in trying to help him get there. With J...

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Kendrick Perkins believes the Philadelphia 76ers are capable of reaching the 2027 NBA Finals, pointing to their comeback wins and four players he considers reliable late-game options. Speaking on the Road Trippin’ Show, Perkins said Philadelphia has shown an ability to recover from significant deficits during its 4-1 start to the 2026-27 season. He highlighted […] The post Kendrick Perkins predicts 76ers will reach NBA Finals appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Bulls host the Celtics in their NBA Cup opener after suffering a crushing defeat against Boston earlier.

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The Atlanta Dream forced a WNBA Finals Game 7 but Angel Reese's tough Game 6 highlights go mega-viral across social media platforms.

All three trophies won by the Knicks last year will need to be defended. This one comes first.