NBA NewsFriday, Feb 13, 2026

The NBA slammed the Jazz ($500,000) and Pacers ($100,000) with substantive fines, saying that both teams sat healthy players in recent games.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is averaging 26.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.9 assists per game this season, joining Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic as the only players posting 25-7-6 averages. The 25-year-old Israeli has emerged as a frontrunner for Most Improved Player and finished fifth in Western Conference All-Star fan voting with over 2.2 million votes. Avdija attributes his breakout to empowerment from former coach Chauncey Billups, chemistry with teammates who celebrate his s...

For many of today's NBA All-Stars, English is their second language, and that impacts how they think about the game.

Jumping over cars -- and Shaq -- wins fans but doesn't translate into the talents recruiters want to see

Which teams are closest and which are furthest away? We stacked 18 teams that missed the playoffs.

After 21 years, the legendary point guard has officially retired from basketball The post Chris Paul announces retirement appeared first on Eurohoops .

Gilgeous-Alexander would be the 11th player to win two MVPs through their age-27 season

The Knicks owner spoke publicly for the first time in three years on Monday

San Antonio appears to be getting closer to having Victor Wembanyama back on the floor. The Spurs have listed the big man as questionable for Tuesday’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies after he took part in full 5-on-5 action during Monday’s practice, according to Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. Wembanyama has missed the […] The post Spurs list Victor Wembanyama as questionable appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Over the next few days, the entire basketball world will convene at Intuit Dome for All-Star Weekend, once again thrusting this franchise into the national spotlight.

An NBA Board of Governors meeting in March will continue discussions over the possibility of expansion, sources told Shams Charania of ESPN. "There is a Board of Governors meeting in March where the expectation is there's going to be some more information, financials, on what it looks like when you go get a couple more expansion teams," said Charania. Seattle and Las Vegas remain the two favorites to receive expansion teams. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson met with Adam Silver last week to d...

After losing Myles Turner in free agency last summer, the Pacers experimented this season with players like Isaiah Jackson and Jay Huff in the starting center role. However, the team felt that acquiring a veteran five was a priority, according to general manager Chad Buchanan, who tells Tony East of Forbes that Ivica Zubac emerged […]