NBA NewsThursday, Apr 9, 2026

It wouldn’t be a Cavaliers season without some detractors. That’s just the way it goes around these parts. So it’s no surprise that ex-NBA center and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins didn’t hold back this week, taking aim at the Cavs’ toughness and their franchise star. “The whispers around the NBA is that the Cleveland […] The post Kendrick Perkins calls Cavs ‘soft,’ says Donovan Mitchell under most pressure in NBA appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The 76ers did not provide a timeline, but historically players are out about three weeks following this surgery.

The Chicago Bulls took on the Washington Wizards in their second straight game on the road. They were without Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey due to injuries. During the game, Guerschon Yabusele had to be taken out due to a left shoulder injury. In total, he played 16 minutes, scored five points, and dished out […] The post Guerschon Yabusele leaves Bulls showdown vs. Wizards with shoulder injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Denver Nuggets are scheduled to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. While the club has a chance to secure the No. 3 seed in the next two games, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon all popped up on the latest injury report before the contest. All three of the Nuggets’ stars […] The post Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon are on Nuggets’ injury report for Thunder game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Send in your questions now for this week’s episode of The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast to discuss everything Pistons. Submit your question to the comments section here or on X/Twitter to @TheRealWesD3 and/or @blakesilverman. Join us live on Saturday afternoon for the show where we’ll recap the Pistons’ recent stretch of games. How do you hope the play-in tournament […]

For the first time in about 20 years, the NBA's MVP race might actually be, well, a race. At least, it feels like there's at least some intrigue regarding who'll wind up winning the Michael Jordan Trophy later this spring. Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the clear favorite to win the MVP award again, which makes a lot of sense.

Reigning Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander claims two awards on the unofficial ballot of Dan Devine of Yahoo Sports: MVP and Clutch Player of the Year. To be clear, Devine does have an official vote for year-end awards, but those ballots aren’t sent out until the regular season concludes on April 12. Devine also notes […]

The absurd extent of Joel Embiid’s injury misfortune is impossible to exaggerate.

For those hoping to get an up close look at LeBron James — and hopefully Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves — during the NBA playoffs, the Lakers are offering a ‘new premium experience.’ Revealed on Thursday morning, the Lakers front office announced a second-row of courtside seating will be made available during the postseason. Los...

Former NBA guard Jeff Teague is raising eyebrows with his latest comments, suggesting the league’s draft lottery may not be as random as advertised. Speaking on his podcast, Teague pointed to several high-profile outcomes over the years that he believes are more than coincidence, including the recent scenario involving the Mavericks landing the No. 1 […] The post Former NBA guard Jeff Teague suggests draft lottery is fixed appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The NBA trade deadline is one month away -- so where do we think Giannis, AD, Trae Young and others will be on Feb. 5?

The Cavaliers sent out an injured 26-year-old point guard to receive the 36-year-old Harden