NBA NewsMonday, Feb 16, 2026

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey may not have returned with a good showing in the All-Star 3-point contest. However, the rest of the weekend went as ideally as it could have, with Maxey’s Team Stars emerging as the winner of the tournament. And well, the player himself had a pretty straightforward reason for his team’s […] The post 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey’s simple reason for Team Stars smashing old heads – ‘Young and turnt!’ appeared first on ClutchPoints .

On Sunday evening, NBA All-Star weekend concluded with the big game (or games, in this case) itself at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Among the starters for the event was Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey, who has been enjoying a dominant 2025-26 season so far this year. This was Maxey’s second All-Star nod […] The post 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey makes brutally honest confession about 2nd All-Star appearance appeared first on ClutchPoints .

With Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson winning the 2026 Slam Dunk contest, there is still some discussion about the event itself and the changes that need to be made. As people wonder what the future of the Slam Dunk contest will look like, former player Kendrick Perkins has a request to the league. Perkins wouldn’t […] The post Kendrick Perkins challenges Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant, Victor Wembanyama to fix ’embarrassing’ Dunk Contest appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Much has been written over the past few weeks regarding the decline in the entertainment value brought forth by the All-Star Game by virtue of the decrease in effort put in by the players involved. However, no one can ever say that the Detroit Pistons’ representatives for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, Cade Cunningham and […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren credited for saving All-Star game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Detroit Pistons are locked in on finishing out the regular season strong, now that the All-Star weekend has come and gone. Pistons stars Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren were teammates on the American team that ended up winning the festivities over the weekend, and they hope that will be a sign of things to […] The post Isiah Thomas swats away Pistons haters with playoff truth bomb appeared first on ClutchPoints .

During NBA All-Star Weekend, one of the participants in the Rising Stars Game was New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Derik Queen. Queen has been enjoying a strong season with the Pelicans as one of the top rookies in the NBA. In fact, Pelicans’ teammate Trey Murphy III can’t help but continue raving about him, as […] The post Trey Murphy III can’t help but repeat how ‘really f**king good’ Derik Queen is appeared first on ClutchPoints .

To say the Philadelphia 76ers have expected a lot out of VJ Edgecombe as a rookie would be an understatement. Joining the red, white, and blue as a 20-year-old rookie out of Baylor, Edgecombe has started all 50 games he’s appeared in alongside Tyrese Maxey and company in 2025-26, being tasked with spacing the floor, […] The post 76ers’ VJ Edgecombe drops blunt Ja Morant toughest player claim appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The NBA MVP race will come down to who can remain healthy in the final several weeks of the regular season. Throughout the first half of the year, Nikola Jokic was sitting pretty at the top of the MVP rankings, but then he suffered a knee injury, resulting in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overtaking him. Now that […] The post ClutchPoints’ NBA MVP Mondays: Nikola Jokic seizes No. 1 spot coming out of All-Star break appeared first on ClutchPoints .

As Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson won the 2026 Slam Dunk contest during All-Star weekend, the team had further representation from Norman Powell. With the Heat star in Powell earning his first All-Star nod, it was no doubt an emotional weekend for the guard, who spoke about his experience and the focus shifting back to […] The post Norman Powell shifting focus back to Heat turnaround after ‘A-plus’ All-Star experience appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Team Stripes didn’t need overtime. They just needed one clean look and the right guy holding the ball. De’Aaron Fox buried a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift Team Stripes past Team Stars, 42–40, Sunday night, sending the new All-Star format to its decisive final and adding another genuine moment to what has already been an […] The post NBA All-Star: De’Aaron Fox beats the buzzer as Stripes slip by Stars appeared first on Hoops Wire .

For a moment Sunday, the All-Star Game felt like a real game again. The tell wasn’t the score or the format. It was Victor Wembanyama stomping off the floor after a blown defensive assignment — in an exhibition. When Scottie Barnes was left open for a game-winning three in overtime, Wembanyama didn’t shrug it off. […] The post NBA All-Star Game may have found its pulse again appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton recently shared the moment he understood he would not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Pacers star discussed the experience on the Mind the Game podcast while continuing his recovery from a torn Achilles. Haliburton is sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering the injury in Game […] The post Tyrese Haliburton on realizing his Paris Olympics role was limited appeared first on TalkBasket.net .