NBA NewsWednesday, Jan 21, 2026

The Brooklyn Nets absorbed a heavy 119–99 defeat to the Washington Wizards, but the message from the locker room stayed centered on response. Nets coach Jordi Fernandez stressed belief and accountability. Fernandez acknowledged the gap while defending his team’s effort, even though the showdown turned lopsided on the glass and in transition. The Nets were […] The post Jordi Fernandez still likes Nets’ fight despite loss to Wizards appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Naomi Osaka made a fashion statement and quite an entrance to the Australian Open, wearing a wide-brim hat, veil and holding a white parasol as she walked onto Rod Laver Arena for her first-round match on Tuesday. The No. 16 seed then went on to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against Antonia Ruzic in 2 hours and 22 minutes. A symbolic butterfly on her hat and umbrella was a reference to her Australian Open title in 2021, she explained in her on-court TV interview.

The Toronto Raptors suffered both a 110-93 loss and another frontcourt setback Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers when rookie forward Collin Murray-Boyles exited in the third quarter with a left thumb injury. The injury occurred midway through the third quarter when Los Angeles guard Lula Doncic struck Murray-Boyles’ left thumb while reaching in […] The post Raptors’ Collin Murray-Boyles diagnosed with injury after loss to Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Golden State still has the bones of a contender — and the ammo to make deals to improve.

Houston Rockets (26-15, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (23-19, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston seeks to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Philadelphia. The 76ers have gone 11-12 at home. Philadelphia scores 116.5 points and has outscored opponents by 1.1 points per game. The Rockets are 11-12 in road games. Houston leads the Western Conference with 16.1 offensive rebounds per game led by S...

An NBA executive sharply criticized Klutch Sports founder Rich Paul for recent comments about the Los Angeles Lakers, calling them damaging to team chemistry. Paul, who represents LeBron James, Bronny James, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Adou Thiero, suggested on his podcast that the Lakers trade Austin Reaves for Jaren Jackson Jr. and said the team is […] The post NBA exec blasts Rich Paul: “Lakers will never recover from this” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Here’s Washington Wizards guard Bub Carrington on what new teammate Trae Young can bring to the group (traded from the Atlanta Hawks for CJ McCollum & Corey Kispert). (via Washington Wizards): “Trae Young can bring everything that he brought to Atlanta, and then some. He’s obviously an amazing talent. I think someone that can go […] The post Bub Carrington: I think Trae Young could go down as a Hall of Famer appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Sam Hauser will make headlines for scoring 30 points in the Celtics win over the Hawks on Monday night. But his under-the-radar impact has been there all season.

All Times EST Monday, Jan. 19 NBA Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 3 p.m. Dallas at New York, 5 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 8 p.m. Miami at Golden State, 10 p.m. NHL Buffalo at Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Seattle, 5 p.m. San Jose at Florida, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Vegas, 8 p.m....

The Spurs start the second half of the season with a rematch against the Timberwolves

Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman grabbed a hat trick as Afghanistan warmed up for next month’s T20 World Cup with a series-clinching 39-run win over the West Indies on Wednesday. West Indies, which lost the first game by 38 runs, got bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs. Mujeeb claimed 4-21 and became only the third Afghan bowler after Rashid Khan and Karim Janat to accomplish a hat trick in T20s.

The Spurs suffer yet another fourth quarter collapse after leading the Rockets by as much as 16.