NBA NewsThursday, Jan 15, 2026

Indiana coach Rick Carlisle waited a full month to earn career win No. 1,000, becoming the 11th coach to reach the milestone when the Pacers won at Charlotte on Thursday night.

Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama is listed as out for Saturday night's game against the Trail Blazers.

LeBron James cleared the air following the Lakers' 141-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, separating himself from the opinion of his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, who said that L.A. should trade away fan favorite Austin Reaves.

The NBA fined Celtics star Jaylen Brown $35,000 on Monday because of "public criticism of the officiating" after the team's 100-95 loss to the Spurs over the weekend.

Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas will be reevaluated in four weeks after sustaining a right calf strain.

The Kings are expected to get Domantas Sabonis back Friday after a 27-game absence.

The Nuggets are hopeful both Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon will return from lengthy injury absences for Sunday's game against the Nets.

The Bucks were booed off the court at halftime during their 139-106 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night.

Cooper Flagg twisted his left ankle for the second consecutive game Wednesday night and was ruled out.

The NBA hopes Grizzlies guard Ja Morant can play Sunday after the star missed Thursday's start of a two-game NBA Europe series against the Magic with a right calf issue.

Whitmore was diagnosed with deep-vein thrombosis in December

Here are the latest rumors from around the league as the trade deadline approaches