NBA NewsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026

Kendrick Perkins recently suggested that rising NBA players are looking up more to Kevin Durant than LeBron James. The former NBA champion noted that many of today’s young stars admire Durant’s style and skill over the veteran Lakers forward. Perkins explained, “A lot of these guys, these young stars and rising superstars, they don’t look […] The post Young NBA stars idolize Kevin Durant over LeBron James, says Kendrick Perkins appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

It wasn’t exactly a prayer that Madonna answered for American figure skater Amber Glenn. Just before Glenn performed her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday night, which is set to Madonna's song “Like a Prayer,” she received a video from the “Queen of Pop” wishing her luck in the individual competition at the Winter Games. Turns out that Madonna had seen a clip of Glenn performing to her song.

France came from last place to win the Olympic men’s biathlon relay for the first time on Tuesday by less than 10 seconds from stunned world and defending champion Norway. Sweden hung on for the bronze, less than a minute ahead of Germany. World Cup champion Eric Perrot was France's final leg skier.

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Second round draft picks move around a lot and are usually not valued very highly. But, as things currently stand, it looks like the Washington Wizards will be selecting two or three players in the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft. Players drafted in the second round rarely end up factoring into a team’s […]

Has the top three or four in the 2026 NBA Draft expanded to five or six. And is Kingston Flemings on Nets radar.

After over 35 years with the franchise, Lakers President of Business Operations Tim Harris will reportedly be leaving.

Rounding up all Warriors and NBA related news for Tuesday, February 17th.

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Trae Young will remain sidelined for Atlanta’s Saturday matchup against the Toronto Raptors, as the lingering bruise to his right quadriceps continues to keep him off the floor. The setback marks a fourth straight absence, stretching his time away as the team prioritizes caution with the nagging injury. Before being shut down, Young had been […] The post Trae Young still unavailable as injury lingers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Brooklyn Nets continue to struggle whenever Michael Porter Jr. is unavailable, dropping to 0-6 this season in games he has missed. That trend held again as Porter, the team’s top scoring option, was sidelined by illness for the second night of a back-to-back set. Without him, Brooklyn was overmatched by the Washington Wizards, falling […] The post Nets offense collapses without Michael Porter Jr. available appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

During Denver’s game in Cleveland on Friday, NBA on Prime sideline reporter Cassidy Hubbarth shared some optimistic news regarding the health of three key Nuggets players, as relayed by Ryan Blackburn of Mile High Sports. Hubbarth explained that Aaron Gordon, who is dealing with a hamstring issue, and Christian Braun, who is nursing an ankle […] The post Denver upbeat about Nikola Jokic recovery appeared first on TalkBasket.net .