NBA NewsTuesday, Jan 20, 2026

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.

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 .

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

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 132-116 loss to the Blazers.

Morant market is tepid, with teams more interested in buying low.

Andrew Caley's favorite NBA player props on MLK Day include Kyle Filipowski, Devin Booker, and Brandin Podziemski.

The Golden State Warriors’ season was jolted off course this week. Shams Charania believes a bold pivot could be coming. Following Jimmy Butler’s devastating season-ending torn ACL, Shams suggested that the Golden State Warriors may explore a trade for Sacramento Kings wingman DeMar DeRozan as a short-term replacement. With Butler leaving what Shams described as […] The post NBA rumors: Shams suggests DeMar DeRozan as possible Warriors trade target to replace Jimmy Butler appeared first on Cl...

A chance to get the bad taste out of the Bucks’ mouths from the last two games