NBA NewsFriday, Jan 30, 2026

Joel Embiid would like to see the Sixers improve at the trade deadline, but also wants to keep the team’s core intact — and no cost-cutting moves.

A wildly entertaining game ends in a Mavericks defeat.

With the trade deadline a week away, here are some notes on some options for the Knicks and where New York stands in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes.

Jamal Murray scored nine of his 27 points in the final 2:26, and the Nuggets spoiled Michael Porter Jr.'s return to Denver with a 107-103 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

Grading every Maverick in Cooper Flagg’s statement performance.

The Timberwolves won their third straight game, taking down the defending champions with a flurry of 3-pointers.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves, Drew O’Connor opened the scoring with 9:42 left and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Thursday night. Tolopilo was denied his first NHL shutout after missing the first 2:11 of the second period because of concussion protocol after he was run over by Ryan Poehling late in the first period. Kevin Lankinen made one save before Tolopilo returned. O’Connor scored on a one-timer off Jake DeBrusk's pass. DeBrusk was ...

NBA trade rumors involving the Utah Jazz

The Lakers could see the return of Austin Reaves against the Wizards on Friday.

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night, losing by a final score of 123-121. Cooper Flagg set a new career-high for points scored in a game with a mark of 49. Flagg accomplished the feat on 20-29 shooting from the field and 3-5 shooting from beyond the arc. […] The post Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg reacts to Hornets loss overshadowing 49-point masterclass appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a target on their back as large as the entire land area of the United States of America, and every team is gunning for their crown — the Minnesota Timberwolves included. On Thursday night, the Timberwolves took advantage of the Thunder’s injury woes and blew them out of the building, […] The post Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards makes ice-cold admission after beating Thunder – ‘It’s super personal’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Cavs are on the road against the Suns tonight.