NBA NewsFriday, Jan 16, 2026

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.

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

Kuminga left Golden State's loss to Dallas in the second quarter on Thursday and didn't return

CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert are heading to Atlanta and no draft picks are changing hands