Basketball News · LatestMonday, Mar 9, 2026

As Caitlin Clark prepares for her first game in nearly eight months, it's impossible for her to squash the butterflies she says she's feeling -- but she doesn't exactly want to.

The Boston Celtics travel to San Antonio on Tuesday, March 10 with several key players sidelined or questionable. Payton Pritchard is listed as questionable with a neck spasm, while Nikola Vucevic is out with a fractured right ring finger. Two-way guard John Tonje will not play, and Baylor Scheierman is available despite a left thumb […] The post Celtics visit Spurs on Tuesday: injury report appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

In a subscriber-only story for The Third Apron, Yossi Gozlan takes a look at 11 players around the NBA who are currently eligible for veteran contract extensions. According to Gozlan, Spurs wing Julian Champagnie has been a complete bargain on his current deal and should be in line for a considerable raise. San Antonio holds […]

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Golden State basketball is on the way! Come join our game thread and chat about tonight’s matchup here.

The Cavaliers will look to get back on track against the Sixers.

Kevin O'Connor catches up with David Jacoby to discuss all things around the association, and Rashad Phillips joins the show to break down the loaded 2026 draft class.

Here’s San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle on the group being more comfortable embracing physicality (won 15 of last 16 games). (via San Antonio Spurs): “I feel like it was a point in the season where [De’Aaron] Fox talked about it, Mitch [Johnson] obviously talked about it, but I mean, teams can’t really beat us […] The post Stephon Castle: Once we respond to teams’ physicality, they don’t really have an answer appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

76ers guard Tyrese Maxey does not have any fractures in his sprained right pinky, according to medical tests, coach Nick Nurse said Monday.

LeBron James has been in and out of the lineup for the Lakers this season due to a slew of injuries that have plagued him. Throughout that time, Los Angeles is 9-2 when Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves play in his absence. This has been a popular fact amongst NBA fans and media, using it […] The post Bill Simmons praises Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves thriving without LeBron James appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Zuby Ejiofor of St. John's was selected as Big East Defensive Player of the Year in balloting by the league's head coaches.

“I want the players to push for what they think is just and deserved.”

It hasn’t been the cleanest season for Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green. The decline has set in for the 36-year-old future Hall of Famer as the Warriors’ season has see-sawed above and below .500, with injuries to Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler derailing their championship aspirations. You can see it in his diminished effect […] The post How the Warriors are getting the most out of late-stage Draymond Green appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Washington Wizards are on the road tomorrow night and will play the Miami Heat. Game info When: Tuesday, Mar. 9 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Kyshawn George (elbow), Tristan Vukcevic (thigh), Jamir Watkins (ankle), Anthony Davis (hand, groin), Cam Whitmore (shoulder), Alex […]

‘Magic City Night’ is no more for the Atlanta Hawks all thanks to Adam Silver and Luke Kornet.

Lakers Austin Reaves may be rounding back into early-season form, and that could be big news for the Lakers. Reaves scored 25 points in Sunday’s win over the Knicks, just the third time in the past 15 games he has topped the 20-point mark. His scoring dipped after returning in early February from a strained […] The post NBA Notes: Lakers, Austin Reaves, Raptors, Markelle Fultz, Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Angel Reese is one of the most recognizable names in women’s sports. Reese first broke onto the scene with the LSU Tigers when she won the 2023 national championship under the leadership of coach Kim Mulkey, defeating Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Reese would go on to be drafted No. 7 by the Chicago Sky in the 2024 WNBA draft.

You couldn’t have scripted it any better.

PHOENIX– Inside the chaotic nature of the NBA season lies a Duke basketball familial undertone. The program consistently has players referring to it as a ‘brotherhood,’ and no one feels that quite like Phoenix Suns rookie Khaman Maluach. Duke has a high level of success, consistency, and a legitimate championship expectation every year, and one […] The post Exclusive: Khaman Maluach gets real on Duke basketball culture, NCAA tournament hopes, Suns success appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Power ranking college basketball's five most competitive conferences entering the postseason

Seth Curry is officially making his return tonight for the Warriors @nbcswarriors.bsky.social This will be his third game of the season and first since Dec. 4 after missing the last three months to left sciatic nerve irritation

The NBA has called off the Hawks' plans for celebrating Atlanta's famed strip club, saying it did so because of "concerns" from across the league.