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In the overall NBA landscape, there are not many figures who have had a bigger impact than former Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat coach Pat Riley. While he may be known to most for his work as the head coach and president of the Heat, Riley also left behind a befitting legacy with the […] The post Check out new Pat Riley statue outside Lakers’ Crypto.com Arena appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Immanuel Quickley scored 32 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the Milwaukee Bucks’ three-game win streak with a 122-94 victory Sunday. Toronto’s Brandon Ingram had 22 points, and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 19. Ryan Rollins and Kevin Porter Jr. led the Bucks with 21 points each.

Gill will start Sunday versus the Hornets. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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What if Joe Mazzulla was coaching the Lakers?

The Celtics visit the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2nd, and final, game between them this season.

The ‘ole injury report is getting rather crowded.

Suns guard Jordan Goodwin, who suffered a left calf injury in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win over Orlando, underwent an MRI on Sunday and has been diagnosed with a left calf strain, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic (Twitter links). It’s a brutal blow for the Suns, who recently lost their two leading […]

Warriors big man Al Horford made NBA center history in the first half of Golden State's game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at Chase Center.

The Phoenix Suns host the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, coming into the game after their 113-110 win over the Orlando Magic, which came in the absence of star man Devin Booker. They take on a team that was handed a blowout 157-103 loss by the Denver Nuggets, and once again have plenty of […] The post Suns’ Jalen Green’s injury status vs. Blazers after bonkers buzzer-beater appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Atlanta Hawks are having a somewhat disappointing season, but there is still time to turn things around as they come out of the All-Star break. The Hawks are sitting at 27-31 on the season heading into Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, and head coach Quin Snyder made a surprising change for the start […] The post Why Hawks are benching Zaccharie Risacher for CJ McCollum appeared first on ClutchPoints .

A majority of the NBA community generally sits up and takes notice when a superstar of Ja Morant’s calibre is reported to be interested in a trade. However, recent chatter suggests that there was never a robust trade market for the Memphis Grizzlies superstar, regardless of the fact that the franchise actively explored trade options […] The post NBA rumors: What other teams really believe about Bucks’ Ja Morant trade deadline efforts appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Chris Finch says the Wolves are "still waiting to hear" on Naz Reid's availability for today. Reid is questionable with right shoulder soreness.

The Kings have signed free agent forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release. Baldwin, a former first-round pick, has spent most of 2025/26 in the G League with the San Diego Clippers. However, he recently signed 10-day contracts with the Clips and Sixers, and now is back […]

Need a no-drama win.

With a quick turnaround following last night’s loss in New Orleans, the Sixers take the court in Minneapolis looking to end a four-game losing skid.

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The Orlando Magic (29-26) listed Jalen Suggs as questionable with back spasms ahead of Sunday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers (27-29). The game tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBA TV and marks the second night of a back-to-back for Orlando. Suggs was ruled out prior to Saturday’s 113-110 double-overtime loss to […] The post Is Jalen Suggs playing tonight? Magic vs. Clippers injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Isaiah Joe scored 22 points and Cason Wallace added 20 points and 10 assists to help the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-113 on Sunday. Chet Holmgren had 17 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City (44-14), which made 21 of 41 3-point attempts (51.2%), including six by Joe, and converted 17 turnovers into 31 points. The Thunder played without injured starters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) and Jalen Williams (s...

The Chicago Bulls have found wins hard to come by this season and are currently languishing at 12th in the easier Eastern Conference with a 24-31 record. The Bulls showed signs of life before the trade deadline this time around, parting ways with the likes of Nikola Vucevic, Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White to build […] The post Bulls rumors: The early free agent ‘signals’ coming from Chicago appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Milwaukee Bucks recently frustrated the NBA world by not trading Giannis Antetokounmpo at the deadline, despite immense clamoring from league reporters that a deal was on the horizon. Antetokounmpo is currently out of the lineup due to injury, and the team has freefallen down the Eastern Conference playoff standings as a result. Despite staying […] The post NBA rumors: Why Jake Fischer still thinks Bucks will trade Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 121-113 road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. 1. Sometimes, everything comes down to what you do in the first five minutes. And what the Cavs did was turn the ball over. A lot. 2. Still, in the waning moments, Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell each had a […] The post Dribbles: Cavs flounder early, fight back, but little things costly vs. Thunder appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Pacers wing Aaron Nesmith, who suffered a right ankle sprain in Thursday’s loss to Washington, will miss at least one more week due to the injury, according to head coach Rick Carlisle (Twitter link via Tony East of Circle City Spin). Nesmith was limited to 15 minutes in Thursday’s contest and was sidelined for Friday’s […]