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Luka Doncic kept it real ahead of Friday’s game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers. The Western Conference matchup streamed on Amazon Prime, where Doncic’s mentor and friend Dirk Nowitzki is a part of the NBA crew’s studio show. The former NBA champion sang the superstar’s praises ahead of the matchup, and Doncic was asked...

Luka Dončić continues to dazzle.

The Jazz fell to 1-8 with another loss on Friday, this time at the hands of Dallas. But prior to the game, owner Ryan Smith offered his support for head coach Will Hardy and a front office led by president of basketball operations Austin Ainge, per Na’Andre Emerson of The Deseret News. “Will’s our guy. […]

Trae Young has faced his former team, the Atlanta Hawks, for the first time since joining the Washington Wizards.

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Luka Dončić’s hot start to the season received an early MVP endorsement from an opposing coach.

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The Lakers are one of the Western Conference’s best teams. Their early success can be tied to Luka Doncic‘s MVP performance to kick off the 2026-27 season. Doncic is in many ways overlooked even with his strong start to the season, but his warmup shots never cease to amaze. Luka Doncic #77 of the Los...

Boston begins 4-game road trip with dominant win

The Spurs are in Sacramento as they look to start off the NBA Cup tournament with a win

Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Memphis Grizzlies 128-97 on Friday, extending their dominance in the matchup. The post Thunder crush Grizzlies as Ajay Mitchell scores career-high 35 appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Watch the full regular season college basketball highlights from No. 4 UConn vs. No. 16 Michigan in the Hall of Fame Series in Boston, MA.

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P.J. Washington scored a season-high 26 points and Cooper Flagg added 21 as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz 112-100 in NBA Cup group play Friday. The post P.J. Washington, Cooper Flagg lead Mavericks past Jazz appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Lakers recently sent two of their youngest players to their G League affiliate. Rookie Cameron Carr and third-year guard Bronny James are on assignment with the Coachella Valley Lakers. Lakers coach JJ Redick revealed the messaging he shared with Carr and James on the decision. Cameron Carr #43 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays...

Analyzing what went wrong for the 76ers in their 119-95 loss to the Cavaliers on the road.

Donovan Mitchell doesn’t have to shoot the Cavs to every victory. Some nights, getting everyone else involved will do just fine. Friday offered a pretty good example. Mitchell finished with 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the 119-95 home win over the Sixers. He made just one 3-pointer. But he gave the Cavs […] The post Donovan Mitchell gives Cavs what they need, even when shot won’t cooperate appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Washington Wizards will play the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road in the second of a back-to-back on Saturday. Wizards star Anthony Davis has played well while on the floor, but he is currently dealing with a right ankle sprain. Davis was initially questionable before ultimately not being available for Friday night’s game against […] The post Is Anthony Davis playing tonight? Wizards vs. Thunder injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Same opponent, different stadium, same result. After falling to the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night in Washington, the Wizards traveled to Atlanta and got beat again, 139-132. With Anthony Davis sidelined with a sprained ankle, the Wizards’ defense largely collapsed. The Hawks got free runs at the rim, open threes, offensive rebounds, and largely had their way against Washington. How bad was it? The Hawks had 105 points in the first three quarters and added another 34 in the fourth. Atlanta had...

The Golden State Warriors are set to host the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. Draymond Green is dealing with an injury, however. According to the NBA injury report, Green is questionable to play on Saturday due to right elbow inflammation/soreness. The 36-year-old forward is averaging 3.0 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per outing to […] The post Warriors’ Draymond Green gets important injury update for Magic game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The New York Knicks have just one player listed on their NBA injury report for Saturday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. They will be without a key player, though, as Josh Hart has been ruled out due to right ankle soreness. Hart has been dealing with the ankle injury. It remains to be seen […] The post Why Josh Hart has already been ruled out for Knicks-Cavs game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LA Clippers forward Brandon Ingram is into the ramping up process as he closes in on making his debut with his new team. Ingram has been recovering from a partially torn Achilles' tendon, which he suffered last season while with the Toronto Raptors. Ingram doesn't have a defined timetable to return, but has begun 5-on-5 work. "Whenever I feel ready. I still gotta do some more 5-on-5 and get comfortable on the floor, comfortable jumping and doing stuff that I do normally on the floor. It's goi...

Back in mid-October, as Karl-Anthony Towns voiced his displeasure with the lack of a new contract extension, he also maintained it wouldn’t impact his performance.

The Charlotte Hornets’ season doesn’t appear to be getting any better.

The Lakers aren’t where they want to be defensively.  But they have reasons to be optimistic that they can be a lot better on that end of the floor. The Lakers entered Friday’s home game against the Trail Blazers ranked No. 16 in defensive rating according to Cleaning The Glass, which filters out garbage time. ...

The Atlanta Hawks outlasted the Washington Wizards 139-132 in an NBA Cup game for their third straight victory on Friday night. The post Hawks past Wizards in Young’s return to Atlanta appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The WNBA has obviously come a long way in terms of financial growth, visibility, and player welfare, particularly with the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement. However, for five-time WNBA All-Star Angel McCoughtry, there is still room, and an even greater need, for improvement, especially when it comes to protecting players.