NBA NewsYesterday, Oct 21, 2026

The Knicks on Tuesday hung a banner at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the NBA Cup title they won last season.

Paul George had an excellent Boston Celtics debut, but it was also a costly one.

After being waived on Saturday by New Orleans, free agent guard Kobe Bufkin has agreed to sign a two-way contract with the Jazz, reports Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report and The Stein Line (Twitter link). Utah doesn’t currently have an open two-way slot, so the team will need to waive one of its current two-way […]

The Warriors will be without Brandin Podziemski for their season opener against the Lakers due to a back issue, a surprise scratch for the durable 23-year-old.

After the 2025-26 season ended, Kevon Looney didn’t realize the next step in his NBA journey would bring him back to a familiar place. But after what he described as a “weird” year in New Orleans, Looney is back in Los Angeles, which provided a full-circle moment for him when the Lakers opened their regular...

LeBron James ended up with the Philadelphia 76ers, but there were times this offseason Stephen Curry thought the King was joining him on the Golden State Warriors.

The Chicago Bulls began the new season North of the border against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. It also marked the official debut of No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson, slated to be the franchise player. Though the rebuilding Bulls were largely outmatched, that didn’t mean that Wilson didn’t have something up his sleeve. That was […] The post Caleb Wilson dazzles Bulls fans with sensational slam dunk appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Dallas Mavericks ushered in the Dustin May era for the first time on Wednesday. But Cooper Flagg meshing with the ex-Michigan coach wasn’t the only thing on the mind of fans. Kyrie Irving made his return from a torn ACL against the Houston Rockets. Fans got treated to vintage “Uncle Drew” in Irving’s 2026-27 […] The post Kyrie Irving flashes vintage form on 1st NBA bucket in almost 600 days appeared first on ClutchPoints.

No more internet lobs for now from Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant this time. The Rockets forward is back to business on the court with the 2026-27 NBA season finally here, and he already has a poster dunk. He took off and threw down an emphatic dunk right in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper […] The post Watch Kevin Durant posterize Cooper Flagg on emphatic slam dunk appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Fred VanVleet made his much-awaited return from his ACL injury on Wednesday, as the Houston Rockets hosted the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Center. VanVleet reclaimed his spot in the starting unit, joining Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun. It did not take long for the veteran guard to sink his first […] The post After 535 days away, watch Rockets’ Fred VanVleet nail a 3-pointer vs. Mavericks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Chicago Bulls began the 2026-27 season on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. Unfortunately, they will be without Stacey King, who passed away in June at the age of 59. As a result, Bulls play-by-play announcer Adam Amin humbly left the analyst chair open for the 1st quarter, per Bulls on CHSN. Newly hired analyst […] The post Bulls leaves analyst chair empty in honor of Stacey King in season opener appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Mavericks agree to a two-way NBA deal with former first-round pick Walter Clayton Jr., sources told ESPN.