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Jonathan Kuminga's time with the Warriors appears to finally be over.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (48-15) enter Madison Square Garden as the undisputed leaders of the Western Conference. Their 2025-26 campaign has been characterized by a historically efficient defense and the MVP-caliber play of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who currently sits as the betting favorite for the league's highest individual honor. The Thunder have successfully navigated a rigorous schedule, winning four of their last five games, including a resilient victory over the Chicago Bulls on the f...

The Atlanta Hawks trigger an emphatic display of frustration for 31-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Milwaukee Bucks slide further away from the playoff picture The post Frustrated Giannis Antetokounmpo throws ball in disappointing Bucks loss appeared first on Eurohoops .

Jayson Tatum is officially available for the Celtics' Friday night home game against the Mavericks. Tatum suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in the playoffs less than 10 months ago.

Fizdale said he was under a directive to lose by the front office — led, at the time, by Steve Mills and Scott Perry — to draft Zion Williamson or Ja Morant.

With the league’s second-worst record, the Pacers don’t have much incentive to play Ivica Zubac, but coach Rick Carlisle said the veteran center will be back on the court before the season ends, according to Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link). Zubac, who was acquired from the Clippers at the trade deadline, is […]

Wizards big man Anthony Davis, out since January 8 due to ligament damage in his left hand, was reevaluated on Wednesday in Los Angeles and continues to make progress in his recovery, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link). According to the Wizards, Davis has been cleared to begin limited individual on-court basketball […]

A packed NBA arena somewhere far from Los Angeles, and out of the tunnel walks the most recognizable basketball player on the planet wearing your team’s jersey.

Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 on 8-for-11-shooting, and the Los Angeles Clippers won their third in a row, 130-107 over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Brook Lopez had 17 points for the Clippers while Darius Garland had 12 in his first home game since being acquired in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last month. Pascal Siakam had 29 points in his return after sitting out three games with a left wrist sprain to lead Indiana, but the Pacers lost their ...

Somehow, Jalen Brunson — then OG Anunoby — had the ball with a chance to send the game to overtime. Down by three points with 6.0 seconds left, both got open 3-pointers to tie the game. But both missed, and that was that. Players hate talking about moral victories, but this was one of them. ...

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will face off Thursday night at Ball Arena with both teams managing key injuries. Los Angeles lists Maxi Kleber as questionable with back soreness, while the Nuggets will be without Aaron Gordon, Spencer Jones, Curtis Jones, and Peyton Watson. Cameron Johnson is also questionable due to right ankle […] The post Lakers vs Nuggets injury updates ahead of Thursday showdown appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Lu Dort has made a name for himself by being the heart and soul of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is the one who sets the level of physicality on defense, and his rugged play helped make the Thunder a championship organization. However, his intensity and physical play sometimes cross the line, much like they […] The post Thunder’s Lu Dort breaks silence with Nikola Jokic apology after flagrant foul uproar appeared first on ClutchPoints .